10/28/2010: Adding and Subtracting Decimals (6th Grade)

Visit the site below to practice identifying place value. Use a place value chart if necessary. Choose the "Super Brain" option under the "Choose Place Value" list.

http://www.funbrain.com/tens/index.html

Now, visit the site below to practice adding and subtracting decimals. Use scratch paper if necessary.

http://cemc2.math.uwaterloo.ca/mathfrog/english/kidz/addsubdec4.shtml

10/27/2010: Math Facts Practice (5th Grade)

Visit the website below to practice your math facts. Be sure to turn off the volume on your computer before visiting the website.

http://www.pompuzzle.com/ArithmeTick

10/25/2010: Rounding Decimals (6th Grade)

Follow the link below to play a game dealing with rounding decimals to the nearest tenth:

http://www.numbernut.com/advanced/activities/estimate_quiz_round10th.shtml

10/22/2010: Sum Sense (5th Grade)

Follow the link below to play the game Sum Sense. You need to fill in the blanks to make the addition problem true.

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/SumSense/sumadd.html

10/14/2010: Comparing and Ordering Decimals (6th Grade)

Click on the link below and scroll down to where it says practice. Click the "Start" button to practice comparing decimals. After some practice, we will compete in a Countdown game.

http://www.aaamath.com/dec52_x2.htm

Click on the link below to go to an online game dealing with comparing decimals. After clicking on the link, click on the option "Decimals 0.01 to 9.99"

http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/ordering-game.php?m=Dec-Tricky

If you think that you have mastered the version with decimals between zero and ten, click on the refresh button in the top left corner of your browser and try the option "Tricky Decimals"

10/14/2010: Plotting Points on the Coordinate Plane (7th Grade)

Plot the following points on the coordinate plane. For points that are directly following another point, draw a line to connect the points. When you see the word "Break" start a new line.

(3,8)
(6,3)
(6,-2)
(3,-6)
(-3,-6)
(-6,-2)
(-6,3)
(-3,8)
(3,8)

Break

(-3,5)
(-1,5)
(-1,3)
(-3,3)
(-3,5)

Break

(-3,0)
(-1,-2)
(1,-2)
(2,0)
(1,-3)
(-1,-3)
(-3,0)

Break

(3,5)
(1,5)
(1,3)
(3,3)
(3,5)

Click on the link below to play a game to practice finding the x-y coordinates of points on a coordinate plane.

http://www.mathplayground.com/locate_aliens.html