This week, I would like to focus on some writing, and specifically some free writing for students. To this end, I introduced a site called Kidblog, which allows students to have their own blogs, which only students in our classroom can read and comment on. I will be moderating all posts and comments for students to ensure that they are appropriate before going live on the site. Parents may also access their child's blog by using a code in their child's Profile. You may need to press "regenerate" to get your child's code. Here is a link to find out how to access your child's account:
http://support.kidblog.org/entries/23242610-Parent-Accounts
This week, students are asked to write 2 blog entries about anything they wish, as long as it is appropriate. Each entry should be about 200 words each, if possible. Please let me know if your child is having difficulty logging in and I will assist him/her at school. Thank you!
Today we also began learning about multiplying larger numbers. In grade 5 students learned how to multiply 2 digit by 2 digit numbers. In grade 6, they learn how to multiply 3 digit by 2 digit numbers, which is not a large jump. Although there are many ways to multiply, I taught students the "place value" method, outlined here:
Here is a video that shows the process:
If you are looking for some extra practice of this concept, try the problems at these sites to help:
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