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📱Our iPhone Projects (that involve multiplying mixed numbers) are coming along really nicely.⁠
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I love seeing the kids reach for the rulers to make those lines nice and straight. The creativity is also starting to show up now that they have the math aspect of the project completed.⁠
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Instagram post 2252002237658594301_1420429598 $Get students involved with fraction line plots by giving them each an opportunity to plot a piece of the data set. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ My fraction line plot activities pack has 3 different data sets that students can use to interactively plot information. You can do this in a whole group setting, or break your class up into smaller groups and have them create their own group line plot on chart paper.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ In addition to the interactive opportunities, I also have a fraction line plot packet that provides you with notes, practice pages, and 4 mini-sets of task cards to help students get additional opportunities to show mastery.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Click the link in my bio for more info.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #terrysteachingtidbits #math #teachersofinstagram #mathteachers #5thgradeteachers #5thgrademathteacher #iteach5th #iteach5 #iteachfifth #iteachtoo #teachersfollowteachers #5thgrademath #tpt #teacherspayteachers #fractions #multiplyingfractions #fractionmultiplication #5thgradefractions #fractionlineplots #fractionlineplot #lineplots$

Instagram post 2251260484517236361_1420429598 $To introduce fraction line plots, I provide each student with a card that has a pencil measured on a fraction number line and we interactively create a set of data for the class. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ They determine the length of their pencil and then each student gets a turn plotting the length of their pencil on our class's fraction line plot displayed on the Promethean Board (each student has their own copy at their seat that they fill out). ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Once we plot all of the data, we talk about various questions that we can ask about it and then they work independently to answer some of those questions as well as others that are provided for them. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ There's something about getting to come up to the board that always makes this a fun way to introduce line plots to my kids. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Click the link in my bio for more information.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #terrysteachingtidbits #math #teachersofinstagram #mathteachers #5thgradeteachers #5thgrademathteacher #iteach5th #iteach5 #iteachfifth #iteachtoo #teachersfollowteachers #5thgrademath #tpt #teacherspayteachers #fractions #fractionlineplots #fractionmultiplication #5thgradefractions #multiplyfractions #lineplots #addfractions #fractionlineplot$

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The locker 🧚‍♀️ strikes again! 🤫...I think they’re on to us!

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Instagram post 2248368155360974221_1420429598 $Is anybody else crazy when it comes to organization? ⁠ ⁠ Here's how I started laying out my centers for Thursdays:⁠ ⁠ 💜💛Purple and yellow tables (farthest) had students practicing simplifying fractions using last week's brokenhearted fraction activity⁠ 💙🔶Blue and orange tables included a continuation of practicing fractions as division with word problems as well as a fraction review Quizizz on the computers (if you don't use Quizizz you're missing out!!!)⁠ ❤️💚Red and green tables had students converting improper fractions to mixed numbers using last week's other brokenhearted fraction activity⁠ ⁠ The tables are in pairs and one basket has blank copies of any paper needed for the center, while the other basket is where students put the paper they're working on when they have to switch. At the end of the class, I stack the baskets and we can continue with them the following week.⁠ ⁠ During centers, I am popping around to check in with students and intervene with those struggling. I've had a lot more productivity since establishing this routine and the kids have done much better with not losing things 😜.⁠ ⁠ What do centers look like in your classroom?$

Instagram post 2247652307750445985_1420429598 $As we continue to work on multiplying fractions with whole numbers, multiplying mixed numbers, simplifying fractions, and dividing fractions, I have found myself needing some visual aids. ⁠ ⁠ I've had to give many reminders on how to write fractions that equal one whole as well as writing whole numbers as fractions, so I thought some posters would help. So far, it's been a great reference for students to look at.⁠ ⁠ I also discovered the option of poster printing through @FedEx. It isn't cheap, but it's SO nice to have a blown-up version of my students' notes so they can easily see them.⁠ ⁠ Is anybody else STILL teaching fractions? I'm ready to move on to volume!⁠$

Instagram post 2246981848909967026_1420429598 $This week we started working on our annual iPhone projects. This project tasks students with finding the area of three different iPhone models. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ To do this, they have to demonstrate their understanding of multiplying mixed numbers. They create BOTH an area model and use the standard algorithm to find the area of each model. Once they get their calculations, they will create a poster to display both methods creatively. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Stay tuned over the next week and a half to see some of the final products. You'll be amazed at what they do with these. 🤓📱⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #terrysteachingtidbits #math #teachersofinstagram #mathteachers #5thgradeteachers #5thgrademathteacher #iteach5th #iteach5 #iteachfifth #iteachtoo #teachersfollowteachers #5thgrademath #tpt #teacherspayteachers #fractions #multiplyingmixednumbers #fractionmultiplication #5thgradefractions #multiplymixednumbers #multiplyingmixednumberswithareamodels #iphoneproject$

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