ACTIVITIES

This page lists your assignments for April 20th through April 24th. Studnets are required to follow instructions, take notes and complete assignments. Today, I will educate and inform that class about shapes and how they can have similar and congruent sides by measure. Using the overhead projection, I will display 5 shapes (a triangle, square, rectangle, octagon, and pentagon) on the screen. Using a ruler, I will measure each side of all the shapes. I will then give the class the definitions (the equations) to find perimeter and area of all the shapes. After they copy the definitions, I will use the above shape examples to find both the perimeter and area, (using the equations given). Students will copy the notes off the over head. They will then do all the odd problems in their workbook (1-21) for home work that are similar to the examples I did in class. Today, I will go over the home work to make sure the class has the same answers. I will spend no more than 30min answering questions to students who didn’t comprehend certain problems. After, I will have the class split up into groups and puts shapes on the board with given measurements and have them find the perimeter and area. The two winning teams will get candy as a reward. I will then move on to the next lesson. In this new lesson, I will give the definition of congruent and similar on the board and have the students copy it in their notebook. I will display examples on the board of certain shapes that are congruent and certain shapes that are similar and explain to the class why they are and how to differentiate between the two. For homework, students will do the even problems in the textbook (10-40) using the notes they took in class. In today’s lesson, I will go over last night’s homework and spend no more than 45 min on answering questions to students that had problems. I will introduce the class about the importance of volumes in liquid and why it’s imperative in the world. (Use examples and illustrations like cooking, science projects, and electronic work. Using the over head projection, I will display a transparent study guide that informs different measurements (pints, gallons, liters and quarts) and how students can convert too many sizes when needed. The students will receive a copy of their own to keep as notes and help them on the test coming ahead. I will then do examples (on the board) to illustrate how to properly convert the measurements to any size. For home work tonight, I will pick have the students pick 7 measurements in their house to find the volume and have them convert them to different measurements. They will convert them to one size bigger and one size smaller, record the results and bring the information to class the next day. Today in class, I will have the students come up and present one liquid they measured in their home and have them display it on the board and show the class how they converted the measurements to one small and one larger than the actual amount. I will answer any questions about the chapters we covered and the lessons I discussed in class. I will then start the test review and write notes on the board of possible sample problems that will be in the students test on Friday. I will end the class with a fun game where I will break the class into boy/girl teams and have them compete for extra points on the test ( to be fair, whatever the winning team makes, the other team will get half the points added to their test as well) Students will walk into the class room, grab a conversion sheet and a test and begin. I will give the students the entire class period to finish their 25 question test. Those that finish early will be instructed to read a book or put their heads down until others around them are finished. When they leave for the day, I will tell them to have A GREAT WEEKEND!! J
 * __Monday: Introduction to Measurements of shapes__**
 * __Tuesday: Con.’t Of Measurements and shape sides[[image:http://www.layhands.com/MathReminders/Triangle1.jpg align="right"]]__**
 * __Wednesday: Wrapping up shape sides and introduction to conversations with liquid volumes__**
 * __Thursday: Con.’t with liquid volumes and Chapter review__**
 * __Friday: THE TEST DAY__**