After the kids came in today and thawed out, we actually got quite a bit done. In particular, we talked about bank accounts as a part of our BizTown learning. We learned the differences between banks, credit unions, savings and loans, and internet banks.
We also, for the first time, learned how to fill out a deposit slip, as well as how to fill in the ledger when you're done. The kids are learning all the steps you have to take--writing down the cash received, putting the deposits in the deposit side and the payments on the credit side. I think they're having the most fun, though, writing their signatures.
Homework tonight is your typical Tuesday: 20 minutes for reading plus 3x each on your spelling words. In addition to that, we have the take-home test due tomorrow for Social Studies and we do have a Math test tomorrow.*
Thank you everyone who has turned in their permission slips and money for BizTown. These are due back on Wednesday, November 26th, but there is nothing wrong with getting them turned in early!
*I asked the kids to give me feedback on any questions they had, and we did go over those today in class. I did not, however, have the time to grade their study guides while they were asking questions, but I still wanted them to have the study guides so that they could study. (I hope that made sense.)
It seemed like most of the questions they had came from turning fractions into decimals. I showed them in class again today how to turn it into a division problem, but just in case they need a home tutorial, here is a Khan Academy video that shows just how this is done.
Converting fractions to decimals: How to express a fraction as a decimal
We also, for the first time, learned how to fill out a deposit slip, as well as how to fill in the ledger when you're done. The kids are learning all the steps you have to take--writing down the cash received, putting the deposits in the deposit side and the payments on the credit side. I think they're having the most fun, though, writing their signatures.
Homework tonight is your typical Tuesday: 20 minutes for reading plus 3x each on your spelling words. In addition to that, we have the take-home test due tomorrow for Social Studies and we do have a Math test tomorrow.*
Thank you everyone who has turned in their permission slips and money for BizTown. These are due back on Wednesday, November 26th, but there is nothing wrong with getting them turned in early!
*I asked the kids to give me feedback on any questions they had, and we did go over those today in class. I did not, however, have the time to grade their study guides while they were asking questions, but I still wanted them to have the study guides so that they could study. (I hope that made sense.)
It seemed like most of the questions they had came from turning fractions into decimals. I showed them in class again today how to turn it into a division problem, but just in case they need a home tutorial, here is a Khan Academy video that shows just how this is done.
Converting fractions to decimals: How to express a fraction as a decimal
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