County Report Requirements

I. County Poster (Required- to be prepared at home)

A. On a poster board, the following elements are required:

1. County Name

2. Hand-drawn Map of County with:

a. County Seat (star)

b. Mountains, rivers, lakes, etc.

c. Landmarks, tourist attractions

d. Two important cities

e. Colored neatly

f. Key and Compass Rose

3. One inch border relating to your county

4. Five interesting facts about your county

5. Colorful pictures that are related to your county

I. Oral Report (Required- to be prepared at home)

A. The oral presentation should be 5-8 minutes long (no longer than 8 minutes). The presentation should be based on the history, economy, and tourism of the county. The grade will be based on the following:

1. Overall Presentation- original or creative approach

2. Enthusiasm

3. Presentation Skills (eye contact, clear words, loud voice, etc.)

4. 5-8 minutes in length

5. Knowledge of county in the areas of history, economy, and tourism

6. Ability to answer questions

B. Students should not be “reading” their report to the class, but maintain eye contact with their audience; note cards are acceptable.

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ADDITIONAL PROJECTS

(Choose one project to be completed at home)

County Float

This project is a three dimensional display resembling a diorama. Using a shoe box as a base, create a parade-like float that represents your county. Be sure to include the name of your county, important landmarks, and other subject matter appropriate to the county. Have fun and be creative!

County Travel Brochure

Using the information you’ve gathered about your county, you will create a Travel Brochure. Your Brochure should contain the following:

a. County name on the front, with a catchy slogan

b. Colored illustrations/pictures (at least 3)

c. Captions under pictures

d. Information of what to see and do in your county

County Scrapbook

This is a great project to do if you go to visit your county and take pictures. Using your pictures and other information you collect, create a scrapbook of at least 6 pages explaining where you went and why it is important in your county. Please use a caption or explanation with each picture; please also create a cover with your county name, your name, and a nice picture. Have fun and be creative!

A Project of Your Choice

If you want to do a different project, talk with your teacher for approval.

Geometry Packet

MATH HOMEWORK BOX

Geometry

April 30-May 18

TECHNOLOGY:

Go to school web site: schools.jordandistrict.org/foothills/

Click on the STUDENTS button

Click on Math Links

1. Woodlands Math (scroll down to Shape and Space Skills section)

a. Shapes:

i. Y4 Sort Triangles

ii. Sort Quadrilaterals

iii. Match the 3D shapes

b. Angles

i. Banana Hunt

ii. Angles Through Sports

c. Symmetry

i. Symmetry Game

ART:

2. Drawing a Picture: Ask your child to draw the shape of his/her bedroom floor. Then have your student measure the length and width of the room and write in these measurements on the picture. Also, have the child draw the main pieces of furniture in the room and write their measurements. Now look at the picture with your child and discuss how the furniture in the room could be rearranged.

3. Dice: roll the dice and then draw a shape with that many sides and angles. For example, if you rolled a “3” then you could draw a triangle. Repeat 3 more times by rolling different numbers.

4. Symmetry: Here’s an activity that will help your child recognize shapes that have lines

of symmetry. A line of symmetry is any line that divides the shape into tow matching halves. Some shapes have more than one line of symmetry. Others don’t have any lines of symmetry.

Write the alphabet in large capital letters on a piece of paper. Ask your child to identify letters that have one or more lines of symmetry.

IN THE CAR or on a WALK:

5. Angles: Help your child become familiar with different kinds of angles while you are on a walk or drive. A right angle is shaped like the corner of a piece of paper (it is 90 degrees). An acute angle is less than a right angle. An obtuse angle is greater than a right angle.

Help your child identify the three kinds of angles in your town. You’ll find angles in car windows, on street signs, in doors, on posters, in suitcases, etc.

HOUSEHOLD ITEMS:

6. Congruent Shapes: This activity will help your child learn how to recognize congruent figures. Figures that are congruent are the same shape and same size. Find a can, a soup can will do fine, and a box, such as a cereal box or shoe box. Have your child look at the can and the box and tell you which sides of each are congruent. The top and the bottom of a can are congruent. Opposite sides of a box are congruent. Tell your child to think of a room in your home as a big box. Ask your child to identify walls that are congruent.

7. Area: Ask your child to calculate the area of a tile on the floor or a window pane in your home by measuring its length and width to the nearest inch or centimeter and then multiplying them together. By knowing the area of one unit, your child can find the area of the whole floor or window. Have your child count the total number of tiles or window panes and multiply that number by the area of one tile or window pane.

8. Volume: Help your child practice calculating the volume of an object. The volume of a solid shape is found by multiplying the length times the width times the height of the shape. Ask your child to measure the width, length, and height of a toaster to the nearest inch or centimeter. Then have your child multiply these three dimensions together to get the volume. Repeat the activity with another household item.

9. How Big is the Perimeter? This activity will give your child practice finding the distance around an object, or its perimeter. Have your child find the perimeter of two table tops in your home. Your child can measure each side of each table separately and add the four lengths together. Or your child can measure the distance around each table all at once. Repeat the activity using another household item.

10. Points on a Grid: Spread out a map on a table or on the floor. Think of a place on the map that your child is familiar with, for example, the school. Tell the child: “I’m thinking of a place in the square B-6. You go to this place almost every day.”

The child can look for the square that is across or down from the letter B and the number 6. Once your child finds the square, he or she can look for the place that fits the clue (the school). Have your child find two other places on the map.

New Math Box Games: (Cut out games attached to this packet)

11. Parallelogram Game: Play this game to help your child learn to recognize different kinds of parallelograms. Parallelograms are four-sided figures having opposite sides that are parallel and the same length.

Mix up the 5 pairs of parallelogram cards from the pieces of card stock you cut out, and lay them face down. Take turns turning over 2 cards at a time. If the parallelograms on the two cards match, then the player can keep the cards. Whoever gets more cards wins.

12. Solid Shapes: Try this activity to help your child learn how to recognize rectangular prisms, cubes, cylinders, and spheres. Cut out the card stock with the names of the shapes on them. Ask your child to find two examples of each shape and put the correct card on each object. Your child might place a rectangular prism card on the TV or the refrigerator. Your child might place a cube card on a toy block or a number cube. The child might place a cylinder card on a paper towel roll or a can. Your child might place a sphere card on a ball or marble.

WORKSHEETS:

13. Reteach 81

14. Reteach 82

15. Reteach 83

16. Reteach 84

17. Reteach 85

18. Reteach 86

Measurement Packet

MATH HOMEWORK BOX

Measurement

March 19-April 4

TECHNOLOGY:

Go to school web site: schools.jordandistrict.org/foothills/

Click on the STUDENTS button

Click on Math Links

I. Click on Woodlands Math and scroll down to “Measure Skills”

a. Area and Perimeter

i. Airlines Builder

ii. Shape Surveyor Game

iii. Perimeter and Area

b. Measure

i. Measure and Weight

ii. Reading Measures

iii. Measure It

2. Scroll down past Woodlands Math and click on Can You Balance?

a. Follow the directions for this game where students try to balance a scale

ACTIVITIES:

3. Estimating Length: Have your child estimate the length of objects in your home such as the couch, a doorway, a bookshelf, or a picture frame. Ask your child to write down the estimates in feet and inches. Then have your child measures the objects with a ruler and compare the estimates with the actual measurements.

4. Tenths of a Centimeter: Have your child measure six objects to the nearest tenth of a centimeter. The measurements might include the length of a paper clip, the height of a glass, and the width of a piece of paper. To measure the objects, the child can first read the centimeter mark, then count the number of tenths’ marks beyond the centimeter mark. Have the child write down the name of each object and its measurement. The tenths of a centimeter should be written in the tenths’ place in the measurement (for example, a paper clip might be 3.2 centimeters). Then have him or her list the objects in order from the shortest to the longest.

5. Measuring in Inches: This activity will give your child practice comparing mixed numbers. A mixed number is a whole number and a fraction, such as 51/2. Have your child use a piece of tape to mark a starting line in the middle of a room or on the sidewalk. Let your child measure how far he or she and other family members can jump from the starting line. Your child should mark the spot where each person lands with a piece of tape, then record the distance to the nearest half inch. Ask him or her to read the distances aloud in order from the shortest jump to the longest jump.

6. Dice Hunt: Roll the dice- the first number tells you how many objects to find and the second number tells you how many inches the objects must be. Go on a hunt around the house to find objects that are that many inches. For example, if I rolled a 3 and a 4, I would need to find 3 objects in the house that are 4 inches long. Try again using centimeters instead of inches.

7. In the Car: When you are riding in a car, practice estimating the distance of a mile. Look at the car odometer when you are starting to measure a mile-long distance. As soon as you have traveled the distance of a mile, note how long it seemed. Do this activity when you are traveling different speeds. Next time, guess when it has been a mile and see if you are right.

8. Food Packages: Find five food packages in the cupboard that list the products’ weight in ounces or pounds. Items such as canned foods, beans, and pasta have weight information printed on the package. Look at the packages and find the weight information printed on the package. Look at the packages and find the weight of each. Line up the different products in order from the lightest to the heaviest.

Worksheets(pages are two-sided):

9. Weights and Measures Day: Complete the word problems using the conversion chart at the top of the paper.

10. Perimeter Game: Follow the directions on the game board. There are two different games listed on the paper.

11. Palm, Span, Cubit, Foot, and Pace: Complete the activities (questions 21-25) using these forms of measurement.

12. Reteach 59

13. Reteach 60

14. Reteach 61

15. Reteach 62

16. Reteach 63

17. Reteach 64

Fractions

MATH HOMEWORK BOX

Fractions

February 6-24

TECHNOLOGY:

Go to school web site: http://schools.jordandistrict.org/foothills/

Click on the Students button

Click on Math Links (towards the bottom of the page)

I. Click on Woodlands Math and scroll down to “Number Skills”

Click on Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages:

Play a. Fraction Monkeys

b. Show the Fraction

c. Name the Fraction

d. Fraction Revision

e. Match the Fractions

ACTIVITIES:

2. Part of a Whole: This activity will help your child understand how a fraction can show part of a whole or part of a group. Ask your child to fold a piece of paper into 3 equal sections. Then ask your child to show 1/ 3 of the paper by shading the appropriate section. Next, give your child 8 pieces of paper. Ask your child to give you 5/ 8 of the group back (5 pieces). Then ask your child what fraction of the group of pieces of paper he/she has left (3/ 8). Try again with fourths, halves, etc.

3. Comparing Fractions: Have your child compare fractions by measuring fractions of a cup into two clear glasses that are the same size. Have your child put 2/ 3 cup of water into one of the glasses and 2/ 4 cup into the other. Ask your child which is greater, 2/ 4 cup or

2/ 3 cup? Have the child empty the glasses, then compare other fractional amounts such as 2/ 3 and 3/ 4, 1/ 3 and 1/ 4, 3/ 3 and 2/ 2.

4. Adding Fractions: If your child likes to cook, this activity will give him/her practice in adding fractions with the same denominator. (The denominator is the bottom number in a fraction.) Let your child help you make a double amount of a recipe. Ask him or her to tell you how much of each ingredient should be used. The child can figure this out by adding the same amount twice. The child can check the answer by measuring the amount twice into a measuring cup.

5. Adding and Subtracting Fractions: Use a large measuring container labeled with cups and fractions of cups, and small measuring cups to help your child add and subtract fractions. Ask your child to guess the sum of 1/ 2 cup and 1/ 4 cup. After he/she guesses, have the child pour 1/ 2 cup and 1/ 4 cup of water into the large container to check the guess. Have your child try adding other fractions the same way, such as 3/ 4 and 1/ 2.

Ask your child to guess the difference between 3/ 4 and 1/ 2. After he/ she guesses, have your child pour 3/ 4 cup of water into the large container, then dip out 1/ 2 cup to check the guess. Have your child subtract other fractions the same way.

6. Probability: Try this activity to help reinforce the concept of probability. Have your child number index cards or small pieces of paper from 1 to 5. Mix up the 5 cards and hold them so that your child can’t see the numbers. Have your child pick one of the cards, write down its number and give it back to you. Mix all the cards together again and have your child pick another card. Do this 15 times. Ask your child how many times each number was picked. Then ask your child how many times each number was picked. Then ask your child what the probability is of picking a 3. Since there are 5 choices, your child should respond 1 out of 5, or 1/ 5.

7. Laundry: Help put the laundry away. Make a stack of 4 towels or other items and put away 3/ 4 of the towels. What part of the towels was left? Try this with 6 socks and take away 2/ 3 of the socks- what is left? Try again with other fractions.

8. Money: Place 4 quarters, 10 dimes, and 20 nickels on a table. Answer the following questions using fractions: What part of a dollar is a quarter? What part of a dollar is a dime? What part of a dollar is a nickel? What part of a dollar is 4 dimes? What part of a dollar is

$0.75? Make up more amounts under a dollar using quarters, dimes, and nickels and see what part of the dollar they are.

Games:

9. War: Use the cards at the back of this packet, play War with fractions, the biggest fraction wins the pile.

10. Concentration: Using the cards at the back of this packet, play Concentration using equivalent fractions that can make a match. For example, 2/ 3 = 4/ 6, 1/ 2 = 2/ 4, etc.

(Go through and pull out all the fractions that are not equivalent first).

Worksheets:

MATH HOMEWORK BOX

Multiplying Larger Numbers

November 14-23

TECHNOLOGY:

Go to school web site: http:// schools.jordandistrict.org/foothills/html/links.htm

Click on the STUDENTS button

Click on GRADE WEB SITES

Click on MATH (IN THE SUBJECT AREA LINKS)

From the MATH LINKS button go to the following activities:

1. Math Mayhem: choose “multiplication” and race the clock

2. RAIN FOREST MATH: The user name is: rfmp0380

The password is: quilt75

Click on Year/Grade 4

Go to the Algebra Section:

Click on Inverse Operations or Properties

If you click on the little animal that says “more” it will change the operations to multiplication or division

3. Fun Brain-Football Math Facts: click easier, harder, or megahard

-Solve the problem and then select “go”

DICE:

4. Roll and Roll and Roll: Roll the dice and take each number and write it down to make a two digit number. For example, if you rolled a 2 and a 5, you would write down 25. Roll one die again and multiply this number by the two digit number. For example, if you rolled a 9 then you would multiply 25 by 9. Solve 7 problems and then check with a grown-up or on a calculator.

Challenge: roll the dice to create 3 or 4 digit numbers

COWBOY CARDS:

5. Flip, Flip, Flip: Turn over two cards and write down the numbers to make a 2 digit number (i.e. a jack and an ace would be the number 11). Then turn over another card and multiply that number by the first number. Solve 7 problems and then check with a grown-up or on a calculator.

Challenge: flip over 3 or 4 cards to create larger numbers

MULTIPLICATION BY ONE DIGIT NUMBERS:

6. Miles Per Gallon: Find out how many miles per gallon three different cars can get. (The cars could be yours or cars advertised, etc.) Ask your child to find out how far each car can travel on 8 gallons of gasoline. The child should multiply the number of miles per gallon by the number 8. Have your child compare the three distances to see if there is a big difference in mileage.

7. Apartment Rents: Help your child find an advertisement for an apartment that rents for less than $1,000 a month. Ask the child how much it would cost to rent the apartment for 6 months. The child should multiply the monthly rent by 6. Your child can try the activity again with other apartments and compare the six-month rents.

8. On Sale: Look for advertisements showing toys on sale in quantities. Ask your child how much 4 cars (or other toy) would cost at the regular price. For example, 4 cars (toys) for $3.25 each = $13.00. Ask how much money would be saved by buying the cars on sale. (4 cars for a $10.00 would be a savings of $3.00).

9. Estimation with Money: While you and your child are shopping or looking through grocery store advertisements, point to an item that costs less than $1.00. Ask your child to estimate the cost of two of the items. Your child should round the price to the nearest ten cents, then multiply by 2. For example, if an item costs from $.85 to $.89, your child should round the price up to $.90 then multiply 2 X $.90=$1.80. If an item costs from $.81 to $.84, your child should round the price to $.80, then multiply 2 X $.80= $1.60.

Encourage your child to both round and multiply the numbers mentally.

10. School Lunch: Have your child estimate the cost of school lunches for a week, a month, and for 6 months. Then have your child find the actual cost of school lunch for a week, a month, and for 6 months.

MULTIPLYING BY TWO DIGIT NUMBERS:

11. Multiplying a Dozen: Your child can practice multiplying by 12 when he/she is at the grocery store with you. Have your child count the number of egg cartons stacked in row or in a display. Ask your child to figure out how many eggs there are altogether by multiplying 12 by the number of cartons he/she counted.

12. Days Old: Help your child think of someone who is over 10 years old. Ask your child to figure out how many days old this person is by multiplying the age of the person by 365. If your child would like an extra challenge, he or she could also figure leap years into the calculation.

13. Multiplying Money Amounts: Look for a store advertisement and find 3 items that could be used for a school party, such as paper plates, paper cups, and plastic forks. Ask your child to figure out what it would cost to buy 15 packages of each of the 3 different items. For example, if a package of paper plates costs $2.89, the child would multiply $2.89 by 15.

14. Multiplying by Tens: Use a watch or clock with a second hand to measure how many times your child normally breathes in one minute. Then ask the child to figure out how many breaths he/she takes in 10 minutes by multiplying the number of breaths in one minute by 10. Next, ask the child how many breaths he/she takes in one hour, or 60 minutes.

WORKSHEETS

MATH BOX ACTIVITIES

Introduction to Division

October 10-19

DIVISION FACTS:

1. Dividing by Two: Give your child 18 buttons or other small objects. Ask your child to find out how many groups of two can be made with all 18 buttons. Have the child divide the buttons into groups of two then count the number of groups. Have him/her write a fact to show the division (18 divided by 2= 9). You can repeat this activity starting with 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, or 16 buttons.

2. Division Problems: While you and your child are driving/ walking somewhere, make up some division problems for your child to solve. For example:

a. I just counted 16 tires- how many cars did I see?

b. I saw 12 wheels- how many bicycles did I see?

c. Give your child an opportunity to make up division problems.

3. Division with Silverware: Have your child count the number of pieces of silverware you have in a drawer. Then ask the child to divide the pieces of silverware evenly among the household members. The child may count the pieces into groups or use pencil and paper to divide. When your child finishes, have him/her state the answer including how many pieces of silverware are left over.

4. Factor Facts: Cut out 12 round shapes (or use cookies, etc.) and ask your child to arrange them in the same way that eggs are arranged in an egg carton: in 2 rows of 6. The numbers 2 and 6 are factors of 12 because the 12 shapes can be divided evenly into 2 rows of 6, or 6 rows of 2. Ask your child to arrange the shapes in two other ways so that they are divided evenly in rows, such as 1 row of 12, and 3 rows of 4. Have your child write down the factors.

5. Dividing the Bases Game: Draw a “baseball” diamond on a piece of paper and create two place markers for you and your partner to use. Put the number 25 at first base, write 36 on second base, write 42 on third base, and 64 on home plate. Roll one of your dice to get a divisor. If the number at first base can be divided equally by the divisor, move to first base. If not, remain where you are. Now your partner goes up to bat by rolling a die. If his/her number can go evenly into 25 than he/she moves to first base. Continue until one of the players gets to home base.

TECHNOLOGY:

Go to school web site: http:// schools.jordandistrict.org/foothills/html/links.htm

Click on the STUDENTS button

Click on Math links

Go to the following activities:

6. Math Magician (choose division to practice basic math facts)

7. Math Cafe- scroll down past the addition and subtraction to multiplication and division

- click on the blue flash cards on the right side

- click begin

- solve problem and click on the “next” button

8. Rainforest Math- User name: rfmp0380

Password: quilt75

-Choose Level E (year 4) and then look at the first category listed, Number.

- Click on “Division”

- Choose any of the circles on the left side of the page to practice division

WORKSHEETS: (pages are double sided)

Meaning of Multiplication

MATH BOX ACTIVITIES

Multiplication Facts (Sep. 26- Oct.7)

COWBOY CARDS ACTIVITIES:

1. War- play this game by splitting the deck evenly among the 2 players. Each player lays down two cards. Each person multiplies his/her cards together. The person with the highest number collects all the cards. Play continues until one of the players runs out of cards.

2. Fifteen Facts- Count out 15 cards and place them face down in a pile. Turn the first card over and place next to the other cards. Use this card to multiply all the other cards in the pile. For example, if the card you started with was a 3 then you would multiply all the other cards in the pile by 3.

DICE ACTIVITIES:

3. Multiplication Tic-Tac-Toe: On a piece of paper create a tic-tac-toe board. Roll the dice and multiply the numbers together. If your answer is correct, place an O or X in one of the boxes. Now have your partner roll and then place an O or X in a box. Play until you have 3 in a row.

4. First to 100. You will need a piece of paper to record your answers. After rolling the dice, multiply the two numbers together. Write down your answer and then have your partner do the same thing. Keep adding your totals from each round. The first player to reach 100 wins!

MULTIPLICATION FACTS:

5. Multiplying Windows: Give your child three pieces of paper and a pencil/crayon. Ask your child to draw one house on each piece of paper. Then have the child draw two windows on each house. Ask your child how many windows are there altogether. Have your child write and say a multiplication fact to show the answer (3 X 2= 6). Now have your child draw another window on each house so each house has three windows. Ask your child to write and say another fact to show the total number of windows (3 X 3= 9). Finally have your child draw one last window on each house and write and say the fact (3 X 4= 12).

6. Multiplying Fives: Look through a magazine with your child and find 4 pictures with 5 people in each. If you can’t find enough pictures, circle 5 people in pictures with more than 5. Have your child write a multiplication fact to show how many people there are in four groups of five (4 X 5= 20). To check the answer, the child can count the people by fives.

7. Nickels and Dimes: Use nickels and dimes to write math problems for factors 5 and 10. For example, lay out nine nickels on the table. Ask your child to count by 5’s nine times. Then have your child write a math problem for the nickels on the table (5 X 9= 45). Same idea could be repeated with dimes (3 x 10= 30).

8. Multiplying Pages: Let your child use the numbered pages of a book or magazine to help him/her learn to multiply sixes and sevens. Ask you child how many pages of a book could be read if he/she reads 6 pages each day for 7 days. Have your child write a multiplication fact to show the answer (7X6=42). Repeat the activity asking how many pages your child would read if he/she read 7 pages a day for 7 days.

9. Multiplying Ones and Zeros: Give your child practice multiplying 0 and 1 by the numbers 1-9 by using everyday items. Some examples:

a. How many grocery items are there in 5 bags with 0 items in each bag? (0)

b. How many spare tires are in 4 cars with 1 spare tire in each car? (4)

c. How many people are there in 8 rooms with 1 person in each room? (8)

d. Have your child create some of their own math problems around the house?

10. Multiplying with Nine: Play this game to give your child practice multiplying with the number 9. Hide 9 buttons or other small objects in a room. Tell your child that he/she has one minute to find the buttons. Every button found is worth 9 points.

At the end of one minute, have your child figure out his/her score by multiplying 9 points by the number of buttons found (9 points X 4 buttons found = 36). Play again after hiding the buttons

TECHNOLOGY:

Go to school web site: http:// schools.jordandistrict.org/foothills

Click on the Students button

Scroll to the bottom

Click on Math Links

11. Math Magician (choose multiplication to practice basic math facts)

12. Math Facts Cafe- scroll down past the addition and subtraction to multiplication

- click on the flash cards on the right side

- click begin

- solve problem and click on the “next” button

13. Times Table Trees- Choose a tree

- Solve the math problem

- Click on “check”

- After doing 20 problems, click on “Choose Another Table” and try a new math fact

WORKSHEETS: (pages are double sided)