Unit Rates

We've been working on unit rate all last week. I was going to move on to graphing ratios, but decided my students needed another day of reviewing unit rate. We needed something to shake up the monotony so we played a Thanksgiving Bingo game to review. I find it so funny how if your turn work into a game the students LOVE it! We played this on Friday and my students were begging to play it again today. 

We started with the students filling out their blank bingo cards. I projected all the answers up on the doc camera and the students could choose which answers to fill in. They couldn't repeat answers though. 

After students filled out their bingo cards, I projected the problems on the board. The students solved the problems on a lined piece of paper then marked their bingo card if they had the answer.  When students got a bingo they got to choose out of my treasure box. I've had this treasure box since teaching 2nd and 3rd grade. The 6th graders were actually excited to see what was inside and choose something out.  You can get this activity in my TPT store.

Currently November

Tonight I'm linking up with:

 

for her Currently November. I'm a little late. I can't believe it's already November  9th!

Listening: To the sweet sound of the dryer. I love knowing all the clothes are clean...for a moment.
Loving: the November weather here in AZ. After months of staying shut inside to avoid burning up, it's so nice to be able to go for a walk in the evenings. I even love the chill in the morning air. This is my favorite time of year in AZ.
Thinking: I need to finish the things I've started for TPT. I have a few activities I made for my class this week that I need to put the final touches on before posting them to TPT.
Wanting: to start decorating for Christmas. I think the reason I want it to decorate for Christmas is because Christmas means snow. This will be my second year in AZ and I miss the snow. 
Needing: more time. I have a list of 101 things to do, but not enough time to do them all. TPT projects, Christmas projects, and I still have pile of wood in my garage for the table I'm in the process of making.
Reading: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. I'm actually reading this with my son. Even though he is 9 years old, I still like to read with him. It also helps me get my fill of children's books since the last 2 years I have taught strictly math. I miss reading to my students and having them cheer when we finish a book.

Happy November!

Ratios, Proportions, and Unit Rates...Oh My!

These last two weeks we've been working a ton on ratios and proportions and just got started into unit rates. We've been working on showing ratios using tape diagrams, double number lines, pictures, and tables. We've been doing a lot of problem solving as well. To add a little zest to our ratios, I made a quick Thanksgiving scoot to review ratios and all the different ways to find proportions. This was the first time this year we have done a scoot and the kids loved it! I was shocked they had never done one in the previous years.

After learning about unit rate, we reviewed how to solve for unit rate by finding out how much different professions  make an hour. It was so funny to hear their naive comments about how much money people make. Oh if only they knew that $13/hour doesn't go far when you have a mortgage and a house payment. By the end of the activity, most of my students decided they'd be CEOs, doctors, or vets. My students were so into this activity that when the bell rang they were all bummed, they wanted to finish the activity the first day. This activity and the Thanksgiving scoot will soon be available in my TPT store. 

My students have also been loving the early finishers this month.

These are from Kristine Nannini's TPT store. I have all of her mystery picture packets. Every year they are a huge hit with my kiddos. Once the students finish, I hang them up. They make great seasonal class decor. The students also get put in a drawing for "No Homework" passes. What 6th grader doesn't love a "No Homework" pass?!