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Lis Classroom Newsletter

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5th Grade Math Board Game

Project due Friday, 5/22!

This Week in 5th Grade Math

This week, students will work in groups on their Math Board Game Project.
Monday Tuesday

Mon, 5/18 Library Visit

Fri, 5/22 5 th Grade Math Board Game Project Due
Mon, 5/25 Memorial Day No School
Mon, 5/27 6 th Grade Field Trip to Memphis Zoo
Mon, 6/1 Fri, 6/5 Early-Out (1:15 pm)
Tues, 6/2 Fun Day
Wed, 6/3 Awards Day
Fri, 6/5 Last Day of School

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This Week in 6 Grade Math

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Make a rough draft for the layout of your game board (on a sheet of
paper).

Choose 5 of the following topics & make a deck of cards for each
topic (10+ cards per deck, 5 decks total). Remember to include an
answer key (on a separate sheet of paper).

Make your set of rules (booklet or sheet)

Thursday

Enhance your project with illustrations

Put everything together to create your final math board game

(includes all expectations & materials).

Board Game is due Friday, 5/22! The project is worth 150 points.

This week, students will work on a Fantasy Baseball Project. Students will:

Receive a deck of baseball cards

Analyze players statistics

Trade players

Arrange a nine-player lineup

Create spinners for each player

Play simulated games against each other using spinners

Keep track of game data

Write reports on their games

Marked Tree Elementary School

Marked Tree, Arkansas
May 18, 2015