Area and Perimeter Games

Area and Perimeter Game 1

Shape Surveyor

Area Explorer

Baseball Geometry

Fractions

Measurement

Number Sense

Coordinates

Symmetry

Writing Decimals

FRACTION NUMBER LINE TEST

DECIMAL NUMBER LINE TEST

MIXED NUMBERS TEST

EQUIVALENT FRACTIONS TEST

Spelling 1/23-1/26

Spelling 1/7-1/11

Spelling 12/17-12/21

Prefix Word Study

unquestionable
unruly
unlimited
unrest
unrelenting
irregular
illogical
irreplaceable
noncomformist
nonexistant

No Excuse Word Study

important
children
night
white
began
grow
river
four
carry
state

Scale of the Universe

Today in McMath we learned about powers of ten.

We tried out a really cool website that uses powers of ten to explain the size of our Universe. Feel free to check it out tonight. It might inspire your Achievement Fair project :)

 

Spelling 12/10- 12/14

PREFIX WORD STUDY

between, among = inter-
far away = tele-

interior
intersection
international
interval
intermediate
telemarket
telescope
telephoto
televise
telethon

NO EXCUSE WORD STUDY

between
below
country
plant
school
father
city
earth
light
thought

Spelling 12/3-12/7

PREFIX WORD STUDY

three = tri-

four = quad-

ten = dec-

mil = one thousand

triplet

trilogy

triathlon

quadrangle

quadruple

century

decimal

milligram

million

NO EXCUSE WORD STUDY

answer

found

study

still

learn

should

America

high

every 

near

Spelling 11/26-11/30

PREFIX WORD STUDY
many = multi-/poly-
in/into = en- em-, in-, im-

multipurpose
mutimedia
multitude
polygon (2-D)
polyhedron (3-D)
embellish
engulf
immigrate
influence
inhibit

NO EXCUSE WORD STUDY
contractions

don't
can't
won't
didn't
couldn't
wouldn't
shouldn't
something
example
together

Future Voters of 4M

Happy Election Day!

This morning students had the opportunity to vote for the last name of our mascot Blaze AND did a mock vote for the presidential election tonight. Students also had the opportunity to take a citizenship test. We all agreed it was a VERY difficult test.

So- go out and vote! If you need to find your polling place, use the poll finder. Have a great night!

Ready to Read!

Today we got ready for our November Readathon. We started our day with a 15 minute read-in. What a treat!

 

My goal is to read for 40 minutes each night. What's yours? We read for 65 minutes in class today. Way to go!

Brimhall Readathon!

Check out this awesome video that BH parent volunteers made to get us ready for the big Readathon...

BRIMHALL READATHON VIDEO 

 I am so excited to READ, READ, READ with you all month!

*Way to go A! We are so proud of your acting skills :)

Election 2012

Today we started asking questions about the upcoming election. We are very excited- there are so many different vocabulary words to learn! Check out the beginning of our 4M Presidential Election 2012 Museum Exhibit... 

Here are some of the games we looked at earlier today: 

Roles of the President Game

On the Road to the White House

The Election Game

This is what we worked on after lunch:
The Democracy Project

Nepal Guest Speaker

Today, Ms. Elizabeth came in to teach us all about Nepal.

• We learned that Nepal is a country located between India and China
• Nepal is home to Mount Everest, the tallest mountain on earth

Please submit other facts your remember learning today in the comment section, I'll add them later this week!

 

Regrouping Subtraction Fun

We had a great time practicing regrouping subtraction today. Some of the 4M students decided to participate in a music video!

Way to go S for planning our awesome moves! A big thanks to W, C, and S for figuring out the lyrics. Impressive stuff 4th graders!

"Kick Off to the School Year" Kickball Tournament

We had a great time playing kickball on Friday morning. We practiced working as a team, encouraging others and playing fair.

What a great class!

"We've got spirit, yes we do, we've got spirit how about YOU!"

Spelling 9/24-9/28

No Excuse: (Need to spell correctly for the rest of your life)
number
no
way
could
people
my
than
first
water
been
  
4th Grade Words:(Need to know meaning AND spelling)

subway
subject
submerge
subset
subterranean
superhuman
superabundant
superb
supervise
surplus 

All About Circles

Here we are pretending to be a tether ball court. Notice the centerpoint (W), radius (W), diameter (G) and circumference! (D, J, Y, P and A) Awesome job 4M!

Today in math we studied CIRCLES. We compared circles to our favorite recess sport- TETHER BALL!

If we are trying to remember the different parts of a circle, all we have to do is think of a tether ball court.

Circumference is the measurement around the court= BOUNDARY LINE

Centerpoint is located exactly in the middle of the court= POLE

Radius is from the pole to the boundary line = ROPE ON A STRING

Diameter is the line that goes straight through the pole and touches on the other side = HALF WAY LINE

Who knew learning math terms could be so much fun?

Addition Practice

Are you having a tough time with your addition facts? Check out the following websites, videos and games. 

Helpful Addition Websites:

http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/addition-tips-tricks.html

http://www.helpingwithmath.com/resources/math_facts/mat_basic_facts01.htm

Youtube Addition Videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkC3g0Bk8sk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdIzuGPRhRQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsWzVyCWfz0

Addition Games Online:

http://www.factmonster.com/math/flashcards.html

http://www.math-play.com/one-digit-addition-game/one-digit-addition-game.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/numbers/ch1.shtml