Fai-To is On!

A picturesque view of Padua, Italy.

This week we challenge the English International School in Padua, Italy to a Fai-To! contest on Manga High.

Kazoo School is currently up 2 rounds to 1 but EISP is starting to fight back with more vigor. Time for Kazoo School students to increase their efforts to ensure victory!

Kazoo School - we take boys and girls and turn them into math nerds.

Kazoo School making big strides in math scores for surprising reason

Our local CBS affiliate did a story about how we are using games to practice and learn math concepts at Kazoo School.





WWMT story.

Schedule for Algebra Students

Yes we may have a snow day tomorrow but pending changes here is what your Algebra student should expect.

Equivalent Fractions Jam

On Scholastic.

When you finish with this exercise do the jam on ratios.

Option to Take A Test Using IXL

Students in 4th and 6th grade have the option to prove their mastery of the most recent unit by showing their stuff on IXL rather than doing the regular test.  I spoke too soon when I offered this option to the 5th graders. The material on IXL does not match up well with what we did in class. Sorry 5th graders.

So students can begin taking the test at home tonight, continue in taking the test in class tomorrow at school and take as much time as they need in order to reach a SmartScore of 80 in each skill.

In addition to taking the test on IXL students can also use IXL as a test correction.  That is if there is an area of the test that didn't come out quite as hoped then students can demonstrated their proficiency by working on IXL.

The skills for each grade are as follows:


4th Grade Optional Assessment - IXL 4th grade tab
D2                   Factors
H1                   Functions
B2, C2            Word Problems
J4, J5               Bar Graphs
G4                   Parentheses
G6                   Algebra



6^th Grade Optional Assessment - IXL 6th grade tab
N.7                  Greatest Common Factor
N.8                   Least Common Multiple
L.1                   Divisibility Rules
L.5                   Long Division



Hope this is helpful. I like to give the students choices, especially if some students have a strong preference for keyboarding over writing by hand.

Disney Chicken Dance Video

Why is this video on my blog?  Ask your 6th grade student.

Also, because it is awesome.

Algebra 1 Functions Review

7th and 8th grade algebra students

Do this review to get yourselves ready for the test on Thursday.


Here is another useful review exercise.

This ordered pairs quiz will stretch you a little bit.

Finally one more.