Winter Math Practice Ideas
Dear Students and Families,
Happy Holidays!! I hope that you enjoy a fun and relaxing vacation. There is no official homework over the winter break. However, here are some suggestions if you are thinking about practicing math.
Sincerely, Mrs. Bergonzi
1) IXL Skills Practice: https://www.ixl.com/signin/culvercityms
(username is first initial and last name (ex; dbergonzi); Password is student’s nine-digit school ID number.)
Accelerated Math 6:
- Practice skills related to our current unit (Rational Numbers – Decimals). Select practice in the 7th grade area, “Operations with Decimals (Section E) and “Rational Numbers” (Section H).
- Students in Accelerated Math 6 should be able to fluently calculate with integers (positive and negative whole numbers). Select practice in the 7th grade area called “Operations with Integers” (C.3, C.5, C.7) to hone your skills.
Math 6:
- Practice skills related to our current unit (Geometry). Select practice in the 6th grade area “Geometric Measurement” related to perimeter and area (Sections FF.1 to FF.6).
- B) Students in Math 6 should be able to fluently calculate with decimals and whole numbers. Select practice in the 6th grade area related to Whole Numbers (Section A, B, and C), Decimals (Sections F, G, and H) and Mixed Operations (Section O.1 to O.6) to hone these skills.
2) Practice for the CAASPP Tests: In the spring, students will take the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) in Math and Language Arts. Practicing the released questions helps you to know how the questions will be asked and what kinds of questions will appear. Go to http://www.caaspp.org/practice-and-training/ and click on the green box (Student Interface) to find the sample tests and tasks. Click through the pre-filled “Guest” pages, choose “Grade 6” and then select a practice test.
3) Review What You Have Learned: Look over your class notes and Unit Assessments to review the concepts that we have learned so far this year.
Accelerated Math 6: These concepts are Unit 1: Ratios, Rates, & Conversions, Unit 2: Percent, Unit 3: Integers, Unit 4: Graphing on the Coordinate Plane; and Unit 5: Rational Numbers – Decimals (this is our current unit).
Math 6: These concepts are Unit 1: Ratios, Rates, & Conversions, Unit 2: Percent, Unit 3: Whole Number and Decimal Fluency, Unit 4: Numerical Expressions, and Unit 5: Geometry (this is our current unit).
- There are a lot of online videos that you could watch. One website that is very popular for instructional videos and extra practice is The Khan Academy. http://www.khanacademy.org/
- Check the CCMS website (ccms.ccusd.org), and specifically Mrs. Bergonzi’s page, for additional practice opportunities. Redo previous homework assignments, or scroll down the posts and look for a wide-variety of practice websites and handouts to complete.