Category: April 27-May 1

Hello!

I have had more students pass on their ‘OK’ work and wanted to share them with you all! Notice how Kailey went with Tom Lichtenheld and used the  OK character and Celina used the word OKAY to be the nose, eyes and mouth of her character. Great interpretations! Thank you for sharing. 🙂

OK by Celina, Div 2

OK by Kailey, Div. 2

Whenever I think about Clinton and Math, the first thing that comes to mind is Mrs. Enchelmaier’s Math Superheroes that parade through the library to show me their awesome costumes! I miss you all coming into the library to get a book, use the computers, build a robot, work on your group projects, record a story, do leap frog races (Mila!), show me the latest version of the graphic novel you’re writing, recommend a book, code some Spheros, check your Battle of the Books teams, share a story studio story…  In short, just wanted to tell you I miss YOU!

Now for some Math fun… 🙂

Let’s start slowly with some Math riddles…feel free to answer in the comments below. I will post answers on Monday!

1. If you multiply me by any other number, the answer will always remain the same. Who am I?
2. You are given 3 positive numbers. You can add these numbers and multiply them together. The result you get will be the same. What are the numbers?
3. Using only addition, how can you use eight eights to get the number 1,000?
4. A clerk at the butcher shop is 6 feet tall and has size 10 feet. What does he weigh?
5. Add the number to the number itself and then multiply by 4. Again divide the number by 8 and you will get the same number once more. Which is that number?

Now to amaze and astound your friends and family members…

Finding Someone’s Age – Number Trick

• Ask the person to multiply the first number of his or her age by 5.
• Tell them to add 3.
• Now tell them to double this figure.
• Finally, have the person add the second number of his or her age to the figure and ave them tell you their answer.
• Deduct 6 and you will have their age!

And finally, have you ever wondered how there’s only one matching picture for each set of SPOT IT cards?? I have! Here’s the Math behind it… 🙂 It requires some thought, but once you understand how the game is designed, you can make your own!

Happy Weekend, Lovelies!

Mrs. H.

UPDATE: It seems we might be up and running with Read Aloud#3! If anyone can confirm that, please let me know in the comments below or by email. Many thanks!

Good evening!

It’s been great to hear from so many of you…and happy that you’re all trying to watch the read aloud, Lifetime. 🙂

I’ve been in touch with the people who can help, so now we just have to wait. I’ll let you know as soon as it’s available!

Enjoy the evening and thank you for your patience,

Mrs. H.

Good morning!

If you watched our third read aloud yesterday, you’ll know we need to have our math brains on this morning!

As I say in my read aloud video, I love words and stories, but I am also a big fan of Math! In the book Lifetime we learned about different animals around the world and the number of times they will do something in their lifetime. The author uses averages to figure out how many beads a rattlesnake will add to its tail or how many sets of antlers BC’s mountain caribou will shed in their lifetime. Averages are only the typical or usual amount and there will, of course, be some animals with more or less than what we learn in the book.

You could write a book like Lola Schaefer if you can figure out the averages for these 2 animals. Add the numbers you have together, and then divide that amount by how many numbers you added together. Leave your answers in the comments below if you figure out the averages. Be sure to read the questions carefully! 🙂

1. An average southern three-banded armadillo lives 14 years. Zoologists estimate that this armadillo will roll into a ball to protect itself 52 times a year. However, in the first 6 months of life, it doesn’t roll at all. Approximately how many times does an armadillo roll into a ball in its lifetime? Round your answer to the nearest hundred, please.
2.  A female Florida bark scorpion’s life span is approximately 3.5 years (42 months). She will birth 2 broods of scorplings (baby scorpions) a year. Each brood contains an average of 47 scorplings. As soon as they are born, the scorplings crawl on their mother’s back for protection until they molt. How many scorplings will a female Florida bark scorpion carry on her back in one lifetime? Round your answer to the nearest 10, please.

Now that you can find averages, you could calculate what is the average number of times you brush your teeth in a week…or number of hours you read in a week…or how many times you smile each day…:)

Happy calculating!

Mrs. H.

Hello!

Our third read aloud is on the blog under Mrs. Hossack’s Read Alouds and you will have to get the password from your teacher if you haven’t already.

It’s a book called The Amazing Numbers in Animal Lives: LIFETIME. It is written by Lola M. Schaefer and illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal. Thank you to Chronicle Books for allowing us to share the book online.

Happy Reading! 🙂

Mrs. H.