1) Solve the problem with bar modeling.

Together, Julia, Melody and Dylan collected 175 books. They delivered 1/5 of the books to Mrs. Power and 2/5 of the books to the first grade classes. The rest were divided between the two kindergarten classes. How many books go to Mrs. Iqbal and how many go to Mrs. Happer?

2) Alan forgot some of his “easy” fractions. He is stuck on the decimal and percentage equivalent of 3/5 and 3/8.

How can you help him figure out to the decimal and percentage equivalents of 3/5 and 3/8? How will you help him understand it?

3) Solve the problem with any kind of math model and explain what your math model represents.

Mrs. Hossack found some deals for new laptops. She found one for $1,750. It will be on sale for 20% off this weekend. She found another for $1,525. It will be on sale for 10% off this weekend. Which laptop is the better offer?

4) Mrs. Rekate is making her “famous” carrot cake as a special Thanksgiving treat for the fifth grade.

She needs to make 120 cupcakes, but the recipe is only for 24 cupcakes.

Please help her with the amount of ingredients that she needs.

(You can pick up the recipe from Mrs. Rekate’s classroom.)

5) Complete IXL for 20 minutes, doing an activity recommended for Unit 4 noted on the teacher blog or a higher, more challenging activity.

Parent signature: ___________The activity(ies) I did were: Grade ____ Activity _________

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6) In 2011-2012 at SAS, there were 374 teachers. Using this graph’s data, tell me whatever you can figure out about the teacher population.

7) Practice Gregtangmath.com Kakooma working for 20 minutes on level 6 or higher. Parent signature: ___________

Level _____ Time _________

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8) Add

1/4 + 7/8 + 5/16 =

Explain your work using a picture or a graph AND fractions and numbers.

9) Study Links and Math Journal

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Name _________________ Tic-Tac-Toe Homework for the week of Nov. 25, 2013 - DUE THURSDAY

Tic-Tac-Toe Menu Directions

Choose at least any three activities from our tic tac toe menu. When you have completed three activities, you may decide to be finished. Or you may decide to keep going and complete more activities.

I choose activities # ________, # __________, # __________,

Additionally, I choose activities # __________, # __________, # __________, # __________

Do you have an idea for alternate activities you’d like to do instead for practice? Talk them over with your teacher.

I prefer to do the following alternate activities: ___________________________________________

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Reflection on Homework Choices (tell what you liked, what was challenging, why you made the choices you made, what you learned, etc.) Were you able to do the work independently? Describe the kind of help your parents or tutors gave you. __________________________________________________________________________________

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Student Name: _________________________________________ Date: ______________________

PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE ATTACHED ALL THE WORK YOU HAVE COMPLETED. IF IT IS A TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITY, MAKE SURE THAT YOUR PARENTS HAVE SIGNED THEIR NAME ON THAT BOX TO CONFIRM THAT YOU DID THE PRACTICE ACTIVITY FOR THE ALLOTTED TIME.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS TO LEARN AND BECOME A BETTER MATHEMATICIAN.