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Thursday, May 9
   Topic: Functions and variable expressions
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: P.7 Evaluate multi-variable expressions
                 P.9 Complete a function table
                 P.10 Write linear functions
                 P.12 Evaluate expressions involving integers
   Games: Orbit Integers (adding integers)
               Fruit Shoot (subtracting integers)
               Integer Warp (multiplying integers)

Wednesday, May 8
   Topic: Algebra
   Examples and practice in class

Tuesday, May 7
   Topic: Dividing Integers
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: K.12 Multiply integers
                 L.7 Integer division rules
                 L.8 Divide integers

Monday, May 6
   Topic: Multiplying Integers
   Activity: Videotape scenario
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: K.11 Integer multiplication rules

Thursday, May 2
   Topic: Subtracting Integers
   Resources: Virtual Manipulatives (Subtract Integers)
   Games: Fruit Shoot (subtracting integers)
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: I.4 Integer addition and subtraction rules
                 I.7 Subtract integers - using counters
                 I.8 Subtract integers

Wednesday, May 1
   Topic: Subtracting Integers
   Activity: Changing subtraction to adding the opposite

Tuesday, April 30
   Topic: Subtracting Integers
   Activity: Using a number line to subtract

Monday, April 29
   Write: Explain the rules for adding integers. (3+ sentences)
   Topic: Statistics
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: S.2 Interpret charts to find mean, median, mode, and range
                 S.3 Mean, median, mode and range: find the missing number
                 S.4 Identify representative, random, and biased samples

Thursday, April 25
   Topic: Adding Integers
   Resources: Virtual Manipulatives (Adding Integers)
   Games: Orbit Integers (adding integers)
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: I.5 Add integers - using counters
                 I.6 Add integers

Wednesday, April 24
   Topic: Adding Integers
   Activity: Counter chips

Tuesday, April 23
   Topic: Adding Integers
   Activity: Rummy 500 & rules for adding integers

Monday, April 22
   Topic: Integers
   Game: Order integers

Thursday, April 18
   Dismiss at 12:15 - No Class

Wednesday, April 17
   Topic: Introduction to Integers
   Activity: Sentence Strips

Tuesday, April 16
   Dakota STEP Test

Monday, April 15
   Dakota STEP Test

Thursday, April 11
   NO SCHOOL - SNOW PACKET DAY
   Check grades, email me any changes.  Mid-term is next Thursday!
   Assignment: Choose 1 of the following...
               1) 20 minutes in IXL at an appropriate level or higher.
               2) Go to the the link (Figure This).  Choose a challenge from
                    1-10.  Identify which challenge you chose, answer the question,
                    and provide your reasoning with details. This should be
                    more then five (5) sentences and emailed to Mrs. Tvedt by
                    noon Friday.

Wednesday, April 10
   Dakota STEP Test

Tuesday, April 9
   NO SCHOOL - SNOW PACKET DAY
   Complete skills from previous week - GET OFF THE LATE LIST!
   Assignment: 20 minutes in IXL at an appropriate level or higher:
   Not sure what to do? complete late skills, up your scores, review skills for state standards, or try new skills in the I, P, Q, or Ss.

Monday, April 8
   Dakota STEP Test

Thursday, April 4
   Check grades
   Discuss and review for Dakota STEP Test

Wednesday, April 3
   Topic: Solving equations
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: P.5 Solve one-step equations with whole numbers

Tuesday, April 2
   Preparing for Dakota Step Test
   Topic: Review metric system

Monday, April 1
   Topic: Order of Operations
   IXL website
       Level: 5th Grade (do 10 problems)
       Skills: Q.1 Simplify expressions using order of operations and parentheses

Thursday, March 28
   Correct handouts
   Determine areas of concern to cover/review next week

Wednesday, March 27
   Individual help
   Activity: Adding and subtracting positive and negatives using 2 sided chips

Tuesday, March 26
   Review Measurement and Statistics & Probability Standards (Handout)

Monday, March 25
   Review Number Sense Standards (Handout)

Thursday, March 21
   Topic: Coordinate Graphs & Sequences
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: Q.1 Coordinate graphs review
                 Q.2 Graph points on a coordinate plane
                 Q.3 Coordinate graphs as maps

Wednesday, March 20
   Correct Geometry handout
   Topic: Algebra
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: P.4 Evaluate variable expressions involving decimals, fractions,
                       and mixed numbers

Tuesday, March 19
   Topic: Algebra
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: P.3 Solve word problems involving two-variable equations

Monday, March 18
   NO SCHOOL - SNOW PACKET DAY
   Review Geometry Standards (Handout)

Thursday, March 14
   Correct Algebra handout
   End 3rd Quarter - check/update grades

Wednesday, March 13
   Topic: Algebraic Expressions
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: P.1 Write  variable expressions to represent word problems
                 P.2 Evaluate variable expressions with whole numbers

Tuesday, March 12
   Topic: Area (Trapezoid)
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: Continue Z.23

Monday, March 11
   Review Algebra Standards (Handout)

Thursday, March 7
   Topic: Area
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: Z.23 Area

Wednesday, March 6
   Topic: Perimeter
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: Z.22 Perimeter

Tuesday, March 5
   State Benchmark Assessment: Test 2

Monday, March 4
   Go over standards test

Thursday, February 28
   Practice standards test

Wednesday, February 27
   Topic: Area
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: Z.24 Area of compound figures

Tuesday, February 26
   Topic: Percents of numbers
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: AA.17 Find what percent one number is of another
                 AA.18 Find what percent one number is of another: word problems

Monday, February 25
   Topic: Percents of numbers
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: AA.16 Percents of numbers with fractional & decimal parts

Thursday, February 21
   Topic: Percents of numbers
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: AA.14 Percents of numbers and money amounts
                 AA.15 Percents of numbers: word problems

Wednesday, February 20
   Topic: Percents, fractions, and decimals
   Review Rules: Converting fractions, decimals and percents

Tuesday, February 19
   Topic: Percents, fractions, and decimals
   Practice: Converting fractions, decimals and percents
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: AA.12 Compare percents to each other and to fractions
                 AA.13 Compare percents and fractions: word problems

Monday, February 18
   Topic: Percents, fractions, and decimals
   Review: converting percents, fractions, and decimals
   Game: Flower Power
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: AA.11 Convert between percents, fractions, and decimals

Thursday, February 14
   Dismiss at 12:00 - No Class
   CHECK YOUR GRADES AND GET SKILLS DONE

Wednesday, February 13
   Topic: Proportions & Unit rates
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: AA.10 Scale Drawings

Tuesday, February 12
   Topic: Proportions & Unit rates
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: AA.7 Proportions
                 AA.9 Unit Rates: word problems

Monday, February 11
   NO SCHOOL - SNOW PACKET DAY
   Topic: Unit Rates
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: AA.8 Unit rates and equivalent rates

Thursday, February 7
   Midterm
   Topic: Ratios and proportions
   Examples and questions on ratios

Wednesday, February 6
   Topic: Ratios and proportions
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: AA.6 Compare ratios: word problems

Tuesday, February 5
   Topic: Ratios
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: AA.3 Ratios: word problems
                 AA.4 Equivalent ratios
                 AA.5 Equivalent ratios: word problems

Monday, February 4
   Topic: Least common multiple/least common denominator; greatest common factor/reducing fractions; ratios; equivalent ratios

Thursday, January 31
   NO SCHOOL - SNOW PACKET DAY
   CHECK GRADES (many of you are on the late list)
   Topic: Geometry
   Review: Polyhedra
                Faces, edges, and vertices
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: Z.29 Identify polyhedra and count faces, edges, and vertices
                 Z.30 Which figure is being described
                 Z.31 Front, side, and top view

Wednesday, January 30
   Topic: Group problem solving
   Assignment: solve the problems, but be sure to have an explanation

Tuesday, January 29
   Topic: Number Theory
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: L.1 Rules of divisibility

Monday, January 28
   Topic: Number Theory
   Resource: Interactive Factor Tree
                         (you can enter your own numbers and find GCF & LCM)

   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: N.7 Greatest common factor
                 N.8 Least common multiple
                 N.9 GCF & LCM: word problems

Thursday, January 24
   Topic: Number Theory
   Activity: Factor Trees and Prime Factorization
   Assignment: 15 minutes on above web site

Wednesday, January 23
   Topic: Number Theory
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: N.6 Prime factorization with exponents

Tuesday, January 22
   Topic: Number Theory
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: N.5 Prime factorization

Monday, January 21
   Topic: Number Theory
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: N.3 Prime or composite
                 N.4 Identify factors

Thursday, January 17
   Topic: Geometry
   Review, questions, catch-up

Wednesday, January 16
   Topic: Geometry
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: Z.13 Central angles of circles
                 Z.20 Symmetry
                AA.1 Write a ratio to describe objects in a picture

Tuesday, January 15
   Topic: Geometry
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: Z.12 Parts of a circle
                 Z.14 Similar and congruent figures

Monday, January 14
   Topic: Geometry
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: Z.10 Find missing angles and side lengths in triangles and quadrilaterals

Thursday, January 10
   Topic: Geometry
   Resources: Math is Fun: Quadrilaterals
                    Interactive Quadrilaterals
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: Z.8 Triangle review
                 Z.9 Classify quadrilaterals

Wednesday, January 9
   Topic: Geometry
   Resources: Math is Fun: Triangles
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: Z.8 Triangle review

Tuesday, January 8
   Topic: Geometry
   Practice complementary & supplementary word problems

Monday, January 7
   Topic: Geometry
   Resources: Complementary & Supplementary Angles
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: Z.6 Complementary & supplementary angles

Friday, January 4
   Topic: Geometry
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: Z.3 Angle review: measure and classify
                 Z.4 Estimate angle measurements
                 Z.5 Name angles

Thursday, January 3
   Topic: Geometry
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: Z.2 Review of 2 and 3 dimensional figures

Wednesday, January 2
   Topic: Geometry
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: Z.1 Lines, line segments, and rays

Thursday, December 20
   End of Quarter - Check & update grades/work day

Wednesday, December 19
   Topic: Fractions and Mixed Numbers
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: T.9 Convert between decimals and fractions or mixed numbers
                 T.10 Put a mix of decimals, fractions, and mixed numbers in order

Tuesday, December 18
   Topic: Add and Subtract Fractions
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: U.8 Estimate sums and differences of mixed numbers
                 U.9 Maps with fractional distances

Monday, December 17
   Topic: Add and Subtract Fractions
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: U.7 Add and subtract mixed numbers: word problems

Thursday, December 13
   Topics: Add & subtract mixed numbers
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: U.6 Add & subtract mixed numbers

Wednesday, December 12
   Topics: Inequalities and improper fractions and mixed numbers
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: U.5 Inequalities w/ addition & subtraction of like & unlike fractions
                 T.8 Convert between improper fractions and mixed numbers

Tuesday, December 11
   Topics: Add & subtract fractions with unlike denominator
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: U.3 Add & subtract fractions w/ unlike denominators
                 U.4 Add & subtract fractions w/ unlike denom: word problems

Monday, December 10
   Topics: Add & subtract fractions with common denominator
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: U.1 Add & subtract fractions w/ like denominators
                 U.2 Add & subtract fractions w/ like denom: word problems

Thursday, December 6
   State Benchmark Assessment: Test 1

Wednesday, December 5
   Topic: Compare fractions
   IXL website
      Level: 6th Grade
      Skill: T.6 Compare fractions with like & unlike denominators
              T.7 Compare fractions: word problems

Tuesday, December 4
   Topics: Fractions and Mixed Number
   Resource: 2 methods to find least common denominators
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: T.4 Understanding fractions: word problems
                 T.5 Least common denominator

Monday, December 3
   Topics: Statistics
   Resource: Finding mean, median, mode and range
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: S.1 Calculate mean, median, mode, and range

Thursday, November 29
   Topics: Add & Subtract decimals
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: J.3 Estimate sums and differences of decimals
                 J.4 Maps with decimal distances

Wednesday, November 28
   Topics: Properties of Addition
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: I.3 Properties of Addition
                 J.1 Add and subtract decimal numbers
                 J.2 Add and subtract decimals: word problems

Tuesday, November 27
   Topics: Decimals: Inequalities and evaluating expressions
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: O.8 Inequalities with decimal division
                 O.9 Evaluate expressions involving decimals

Monday, November 26
   Topics: Finish multiplying decimals mentally by powers of 10
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: O.6 Multiply and divide decimals by powers of ten

Wednesday, November 21
   Topics: Multiplying decimals mentally by powers of 10

Tuesday, November 20
   Topics: Decimals
   Reminder: move the decimal in the divisor to make it a whole number, then move the decimal on the dividend the same number of places before bringing it up for the answer.
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: O.7 Division with decimal quotients (work on paper)

Monday, November 19
   Topics: Decimals
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: O.4 Divide decimals by whole numbers
                 O.5 Divide decimals by whole numbers: word problems

Thursday, November 15
   Topics: Decimals
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: O.3 Inequalities with decimal multiplication

Wednesday, November 14
   Topics: Decimals
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: O.1 Multiply decimals
                 O.2 Estimate products of decimal numbers

Tuesday, November 13
   Discuss previous problems and review rules with decimals

Monday, November 12
   Veterans Day Program (20 min class)
   Topic: Story problems with decimals

Thursday, November 8
   Topics: Coupons
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: G.1 Which is the better coupon?

Wednesday, November 7
   Topic: Tax
   Activity: Google a wish list item and find the price, then find the tax and calculate the total cost for the item.

Tuesday, November 6
   Present party planning project

Monday, November 5
   Continue party planning project

Thursday, November 1
   Discuss and work on party planning project

Wednesday, October 31
   Present party planning project

Tuesday, October 30
   Topics: Money
   Continue working skills (F.2-7)
   Handout practicing decimal operations

Monday, October 29
   Topics: Money
   Continue working skills (F.2-7)

Thursday, October 25
   Topics: Money
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: F.6 Divide money amounts
                 F.7 Divide money amounts: word problems

Wednesday, October 24
   Game: Making Change
   Topics: Money
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: F.4 Multiply money by whole numbers and decimals
                 F.5 Multiply money: word problems

Tuesday, October 23
   Topics: Money
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: F.2 Add and subtract money amounts
                 F.3 Add and subtract money amounts: word problems

Monday, October 22
   Marathon Math (number of runners and finishers)

Thursday, October 18
   Topics: Perfect squares and square roots
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: E.9 Square roots of perfect squares

Wednesday, October 17
   Topics: Exponents
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: E.2 Evaluate exponents

Tuesday, October 16
   Topics: Exponents
   Video: Basics of exponents
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: E.1 Write multiplication expressions using exponents

Monday, October 15
   1st Quarter ends Thursday.  Check skills and grades up to this point. 
   Work to complete skills below a 70 and improve those above a 70.

Thursday, October 11
   Topic: Box-and-whisker plots
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: R.17 Interpret box-and-whisker plots

Wednesday, October 10
   Topic: Circle Graphs
   Review Game: fractions and decimals
   Video: Circle graphs
   IXL website
       Level: 7th Grade
       Skills: R.12 Circle graphs with fractions
                 R.18 Choose the best type of graph

Tuesday, October 9
   Topic: Double line graphs
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: R.15 Interpret double line graphs
                 R.16 Create double line graphs

Monday, October 8
   Topics: Line graphs
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: R.13 Interpret line graphs
                 R.14 Create line graphs

Thursday, October 4
   Topic: Histograms
   IXL website
       Level: 7th Grade
       Skills: R.11 Histograms

Wednesday, October 3
   Topic: Frequency tables
   IXL website
       Level: 7th Grade
       Skills: R.6 Create frequency tables

Tuesday, October 2
   Topic: Double bar graphs
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: R.9 Interpret double bar graphs
                 R.10 Create double bar graphs

Monday, October 1
   Topics: Bar graphs
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: R.7 Interpret bar graphs
                 R.8 Create bar graphs

Thursday, September 27
   Topic: Stem-and-Leaf Plots
   IXL website
       Level: 7th Grade
       Skills: R.3 Interpreting stem-and-leaf plots

Wednesday, September 26
   Topic: Line Plots
   Activity: Learning Math web site
   IXL website
       Level: 7th Grade
       Skills: R.4 Interpret line plots
                 R.5 Create line plots

Tuesday, September 25
   Game: Flower Power
   Topic: Rational Numbers
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: D.3 Absolute value of rational numbers

Monday, September 24
   Topics: Rational Numbers
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: D.1 Compare rational numbers
                 D.2 Put rational numbers in order

Friday, September 21
   Homecoming pep rally, Vice-President election, Homeroom Contest

Thursday, September 20
   Middle School Band gone to Arlington
   WORK DAY

Wednesday, September 19
   Video: Absolute Values
   Topics: Integers
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: C.2 Absolute values and opposites integers
                 C.4 Compare and order integers

Tuesday, September 18
   Topics: Integers
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: C.1 Understanding integers
                 C.3 Number lines with integers

Monday, September 17
   Topics: Decimals
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: B.7 Round decimals
                 B.8 Round whole numbers and decimals: find missing digit
                 B.9 Decimal number lines

Thursday, September 13
   Topics: Decimals
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: B.5 Put decimal numbers in order
                 B.6 Inequalities with decimals

Wednesday, September 12
   Topics: Decimals
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: B.3 Word names for decimal numbers
                 B.4 Convert decimals to mixed numbers

Tuesday, September 11
   State Benchmark Assessment: Pre-Test

Monday, September 10
   Topics: Decimals illustrated and place values
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: B.1 What decimal number is illustrated?
                 B.2 Decimal place values

Friday, September 7
   Explore and Discuss "Reports" available to students
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: R.1 Interpret pictographs
                 R.2 Create pictographs

Thursday, September 6
   Topics: Roman Numerals
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skill: A.3 Roman numerals

Wednesday, September 5
   IXL website
       Level: 6th Grade
       Skills: T.1 Fractions and mixed numbers review
                 T.2 Equivalent fractions review
                 T.3 Simplifying fractions
   Review: Place values (ones to hundred billions)
       Skills: A.1 Place values in whole numbers
                 A.2 Word names for numbers

Tuesday, September 4
   Review fractions and explore the calculator

Monday, September 3
   No School

Thursday, August 30
   Choose a recipe and increase it to serve 40 people.  Calculate the necessary ingredients.

Wednesday, August 29
   Using Mrs. Tvedt's recipe, find the amount of ingredients needed to make it for 40 people.