1.1 Math Message

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1.1 Math Message

• With a partner, talk about what mathematics is.
  Look for items in the classroom that have to do
  with mathematics. Be prepared to share what you
  find.

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1.2 Math Message

• Take a slate, a piece of chalk, and an eraser.
  Make tally marks to show how many children are
  here today.

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1.3 Math Message

• How many months are in a year?
• Can you name the months?

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1.4 Math Message

• Write the date and time on the top of journal
  page 5. Then do problems 1 through 7.

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1.5 Math Message

• 1. Cut out the play money.
• 2. Count the money.
• 3. How much do you have?
• 4. Take an envelope. Write your tool-kit number
  on the front of it.
• 5. Put the money inside.

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1.6 Math Message

• Spend a few minutes looking through your My
  Reference Book. Be ready to share something you
  found interesting. Think about how this book can
  be helpful to you.

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1.7 Math Message

• Write the next 3 numbers on an Exit Slip.
• 12, 14, 16,
• 36, 38, 40,
• 234, 236, 238,

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1.8 Math Masters

• What number is 1 more than 46?
• What number is 10 more than 46?
• What number is 1 less than 46?
• What number is 10 less than 46?

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1.9 Math Masters

• Write the name of someone at home.
• What other names does this person have?

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1.10 Math Message

• Count by 10s. Count as high as you can in 1
  minute. Write the number you reach.

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1.11 Math Message

• Write is less than or is greater than between
  each pair of numbers.
• 20 12
• 40 38
• 30 35
• 70 59

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1.12 Math Message

• Make a list of words to describe the weather.

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1.13 Math Message

• Complete the Self Assessment.

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2.1 Math Message

• 5 children are skating.
• 8 children are playing ball.
• How many children in all?

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2.2 Math Message

• Make up two problems one addition and one
  subtraction.
• Tell what calculator keys to use to solve them.

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2.3 Math Message

• Write 2 2 4 and 5 5 10 on your slate.
  Write any other doubles facts that you know.

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2.4 Math Message

• Find the sums. Look for patterns.
• 1 6 ?
• 6 1 ?
• ? 3 5
• ? 5 3
• 8 2 ?
• 2 8 ?

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2.5 Math Message

• Write all the doubles addition facts on a sheet
  of paper.

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2.6 Math Message

• Make up a story for the number model
• 10 3 7.

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2.7 Math Message

• Take out your envelope of Fact Triangles. Write
  your name, and write Fact Triangles on the
  envelope.

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2.8 Math Message

• Which is heavier --- 1 ounce or 1 pound?
• Do you think your calculator weighs more than 1
  pound or less than 1 pound?

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2.9 Math Message

• Write as many different names for the number 8 as
  you can.
• Example 5 3

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2.10 Math Message

• Which shape comes next? Draw it.

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2.11 Math Message

• June is 3 years older than Kevin. If Kevin is 7
  years old, how old is June?

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2.12 Math Message

• Make up a story for the number model
• 11 8 3

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2.13 Math Message

• On an Exit Slip make up a story for the number
  model 16 9 7.

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2.14 Math Message

• Complete the Self Assessment

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3.1 Math Message

• 52 ____ tens and _____ ones
• 25 _____tens and _____ ones

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3.2 Math Message

• Take 10 , 6 , 6 ,4 ,and 2 from
  your tool-kit money. How much money is that?

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3.3 Math Message

• Find the clock with your tool-kit number on it.
  Set the hands to show the time when school
  starts.

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3.4 Math Message

• The picture below shows one way to draw 36.
• On your slates, draw at least two other ways to
  show 36.

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3.5 Math Message

• Take one of the small pieces of paper labeled
  Counting Pockets. Follow the directions.

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3.6 Math Message

• Here is a Frames-and-Arrows problem that uses
  nickels
• Take a blank Frames-and-Arrows diagram and make
  up a problem that uses nickels, dimes, or
  quarters. Hand in your problem.

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3.7 Math Message
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3.8 Math Message

• Turn to page 76 in your journal. Do you know
  what this machine is called? Do you know how it
  works? Be ready to discuss this machine.

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3.9 Math Message

• Complete the Self Assessment.

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4.1 Math Message

• Which weighs more a dry paper towel or a wet
  paper towel? Why?

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4.2 Math Message

• What is the total number of dots?
• A hot dog costs 45. An orange costs 25. What
  is the total cost?

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4.3 Math Message

• Why are there two sets of marks and numbers on
  our Class Thermometer Poster?

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4.4 Math Message

• At what temperature does water freeze (turn to
  ice)?

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4.5 Math Message

• Eraser 28
• Notebook 69
• You have 1.00. Do you have enough money to pay
  for both items? Be prepared to explain your
  answer.

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4.6 Math Message

• You buy a clock that costs 78. You pay with a
  100 bill. How much is your change?
• Be prepared to share your solution strategy.

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4.7 Math Message

• Name two things you would measure with a ruler.
• Name two things you would measure with a tape
  measure.

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4.8 Math Message

• Make an estimate for the answer to each problem.
  
• Be prepared to tell how you found your answer.
• 75 8
• 57 22

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4.9 Math Message

• Make a ballpark estimate for each answer. Write
  a number model for each estimate.
• 37 58 ?
• 473 234 ?

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4.10 Math Message

• Complete the Self Assessment.

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5.1 Math Message

• I am the Rule Maker. Look at the pictures of the
  attribute blocks labele These fit the rule.
  Look at the pictures labeled These do NOT fit
  the rule. What is my rule?

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5.2 Math Message

• Write a sentence that has the word point or
  points in it.

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5.3 Math Message

• Think of the lines printed on a sheet of notebook
  paper. Imagine that the lines could go on
  forever. Do you think the lines would ever meet?

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5.4 Math Message

• Write the names of the Pattern-Block Template
  shapes on an Exit Slip.

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5.5 Math Message

• Trace each quadrangle that you find on your
  Pattern-Block Template.

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5.6 Math Message

• Find two things in the room that have only flat
  sides. Find two things that have round sides.

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5.7 Math Message

• Take 8 straws and 12 twist-ties. How are
  pyramids and cones alike and different?

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5.8 Math Message

• Take a copy of Math Masters, page 149. It shows
  half of a picture. What do you think the whole
  picture looks like?

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5.9 Math Message

• Complete the Self Assessment.

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6.1 Math Message

• Lia has 13 pencils. Thomas has 6 pencils. Nate
  has 7. How many pencils do they have in all?

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6.2 Math Message

• Silva has 17 CDs. Mark has 8 CDs. How many more
  CDs does Silva have than Mark?

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6.3 Math Message

• What is your favorite food?
• (Candy, soda, and pizza dont count!)

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6.4 Math Message

• Make a list of some things you like to collect.

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6.5 Math Message

• Solve the problem. Try to find the answer in two
  different ways. Be ready to explain how you
  found the answer.
• 56 24 ?

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6.6 Math Message

• How many dots?
• . . . . .
• . . . . .

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6.7 Math Message

• Jane bought 3 packs of gum. There are 5 sticks
  of gum per pack. How many sticks of gum did she
  buy? Show how you found your answer on an Exit
  Slip.

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6.8 Math Message

• Egg carton 2 rows of 6 eggs. Use your
  calculator to find out how many eggs in all.

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6.9 Math Message

• 3 rows of window panes. 5 panes in each row.
  Draw the array. How many panes in all?

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6.10 Math Message

• How would you use your calculator to solve this
  problem?
• 3 children share 12 pennies equally. How many
  pennies does each child get?

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6.11 Math Message

• Complete the Self Assessment.

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7.1 Math Message

• Start at 80 and count by 2s.
• Count as far as you can.
• Write your counts on an Exit Slip.

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7.2 Math Message

• How much more to make 10?

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7.3 Math Message

• 12 17 8 ______
• ____ 4 9 16 11

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7.4 Math Message
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7.5 Math Message

• Lift each book and hold it. Estimate how many
  pounds each book weighs. Write your estimates.

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7.6 Math Message

• A friend measures your arm span in inches.
• Another friend measures your arm span in
  centimeters.
• Who do you think will report the larger number?
  Why? Record your answer on an Exit slip.
• Draw the simple figure in the margin below on the
  board.

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7.7 Math Message

• Turn to journal page 173. Write your longer jump
  length on a half-sheet of paper.
• Then open My Reference Book to page 45 and 46.
  Read about range and median with a partner.

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7.8 Math Message

• Take 1 stick-on note. Turn to journal page 174.
  Print your name and arm span on the stick-on note.

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7.9 Math Message

• Complete the Self Assessment

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8.1 Math Message

• Take 3 sheets. Fold each one into 4 equal
  squares. Carefully cut the squares apart along
  the folds.

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8.2 Math Message

• Martha ate ¼ of a large pizza. Juanita ate ¼ of
  a small pizza. Did they eat the same amount of
  pizza?

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8.3 Math Message

• Tyrone had 12 marbles. He gave 1/3 of the
  marbles to Ling and 1/3 of the marbles to Mike.
  How many marbles did he keep for himself?

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8.4 Math Message

• Carefully cut out each circle.

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8.5 Math Message

• Take a paper clip.
• Find Math Journal 2, Activity Sheets 5 and 6.
• Cut apart the Fraction Cards.
• Then solve this problem
• Which is more ½ of a granola bar or 3/6 of
  the same granola bar?

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8.6 Math Message

• Take out your Fraction Cards. Find the cards
  that show fourths. Line them up side by side.
  Which is more, ¼ of something or ¾ of the same
  thing?
• 4/4 or 2/4?

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8.7 Math Message

• Think of a game you like to play. Would you
  rather play it for ½ of an hour or for 1/3 of an
  hour?

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8.8 Math Message

• Complete the Self Assessment

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9.1 Math Message

• About how many children in our class can lie
  head-to-foot along the longest wall of our
  classroom? Write your estimate on a stick-on
  note. Write large! Keep your stick-on note.

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9.2 Math Message

• Yards and meters are good units to use for
  measuring long lengths. What units are good to
  use for measuring short lengths?

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9.3 Math Message

• Measure the length of your little finger. Would
  you say that your little finder is about 1 inch,
  2 inches, or 3 inches long?

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9.4 Math Message

• Take a slip of paper. Follow the instructions on
  it. Work with a partner.

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9.5 Math Message

• Three children measured the width of a door.
  Could all of them be correct?
• Maria about 1 meter
• George about 9 decimeters
• Latonya about 92 centimeters

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9.6 Math Message

• Look at the top of journal page 221. Which shape
  do you think is the biggest (has the largest
  area)? Think about how you might find out.

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9.7 Math Message

• A checkerboard has 8 rows of squares. There are
  8 squares in each row. How many squares does the
  checkerboard have in all?
• Write or draw a picture to show your strategy on
  a half-sheet of paper.

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9.8 Math Message

• Write some of the units of measure you have seen
  on milk cartons, soft-drink cans, bottles, and
  other containers. For example quart.

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9.9 Math Message

• Pick up the first object in one hand. Pick up
  the second object in your other hand. Decide
  which object weighs more.

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9.10 Math Message

• Complete the Self Assessment

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10.1 Math Message

• Take the following tool-kit bills and coins to
  your seat 6 1, 4 Q, 5 D, 5 N, and 7 P. Write
  the total amount of money on your slate.

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10.2 Math Message

• Look at journal page 230. Use an Exit Slip and
  list two items you could buy with 2.00.

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10.3 Math Message

• Enter these numbers into your calculator. Write
  what you see in the display on your slates.
• Number Display
• 1.02 __________
• .98 __________
• .980 __________
• 1.02 - .980 __________
• Be prepared to share what you notice about the
  displays.

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10.4 Math Message

• Write these amounts in dollars-and-cents
  notation.
• 35 ____._____
• 80 _____._____
• 6 _____._____
• 152 _____._____

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10.5 Math Message

• 90 110 ________
• ________ 180 60
• ________ 140 90
• 30 100 70 _________

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10.6 Math Message

• Write in dollars-and-cents notation.
• 29 cents __________
• 59 __________
• 9 cents _________
• A dollar forty-seven _________
• Ten dollars and 2 cents _________
• Nine hundred thirty-three dollars and thirty
  cents __________
• Try this
• three thousand five hundred forty-six dollars
  and sixteen cents ________________

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10.7 Math Message
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10.8 Math Message

• 1 long ________cubes
• 1 flat _____ longs ______ cubes
• 1 big cube _____flats _____ longs _______
  cubes

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10.9 Math Message

• Write the smallest and largest 4-digit numbers
  that use the digits 1, 6, 8, and 9.

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10.10 Math Message

• What is a digit? How many digits are there?
  Name them.

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10.11 Math Message

• Solve
• 8 5 3 _______

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10.12 Math Message

• Complete the Self Assessment.

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11.1 Math Message

• Use the Art Supply Poster on journal page 264 to
  answer these questions. Explain your answers.
• I have 3.00. Is that enough to buy markers and
  pipe cleaners?
• Is 3.00 enough to buy scissors and glue?
• Is 3.00 enough to buy 2 paintbrushes?

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11.2 Math Message

• You buy a pair of scissors for 2.23. You pay
  with a 5 bill. Should you get more or less than
  3.00 in change?

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11.3 Math Message

• Make a ballpark estimate for each answer.
• 58 37 _______
• 143 65 ________

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11.4 Math Message

• On an Exit Slip, answer the following questions.
  Show your work. Explain your strategy.
• How many corners does a triangle have?
• How many corners do 4 triangles have?

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11.5 Math Message

• How can 2 children share 16 crayons equally?
• How can 3 children share 16 crayons equally?
• Draw a picture or diagram to solve each problem.
  Write your answers on an Exit Slip.

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11.6 Math Message

• 5 rows of tomato plants.
• 4 plants in each row.
• How many plants in all? Draw an array.

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11.7 Math Message

• 5 children share 3 bags of apples equally.
• Each bag contains 6 apples.
• How many apples does each child get?
• How many apples are left over?

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11.8 Math Message

• Tennis balls are sold 3 per can.
• Write and solve a multiplication number story
  about tennis balls.

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11.9 Math Message

• Write a division story on a half-sheet of paper.
• Use the numbers on this Fact Triangle.

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11.10 Math Message

• Complete the Self Assessment.

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12.1 Math Message

• Take a slip and complete the problems.

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12.2 Math Message

• School starts at ____ ____ A.M.
• School is out at __________ P.M.
• How long does the school day last?
• ________ hours

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12.3 Math Message

• On what date were you born? In what year will
  you become 10 years old?

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12.4 Math Message

• Look at the Products Table on page 280 in your
  journal. What can you say about the third row
  and the third column?

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12.5 Math Message

• On an Exit Slip write the fact family for this
  Fact Triangle and then draw an array for one of
  the multiplication facts.

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12.6 Math Message

• Study the graph on journal page 302. On an Exit
  Slip write some things that the graph tells you.

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12.7 Math Message

• Take two stick-on notes. Count the buttons on
  the clothes you are wearing. Write the number on
  a stick-on note and put it in the right place
  above the number line. Save the other stick-on
  note.

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12.8 Math Message

• Complete the Self Assessment.