8/31 Finish Lesson 1.1.2 & Puzzle Investigator

1.  Warm-up:  Think back to the Color-Rama game that we played on Friday.  Is Color-Rama a fair game?  What makes a game fair?

(Remember:  Have your homework bookmarked for Mr. Robinett to check)

2.  Let's play Color-Rama as a class.

• Class vote:  Choose a color for yourselves
• Class vote:  Choose a color for Mr. Robinett

3.  Discussion:

• Is there a color that is guaranteed to win every time you play?
• Is there a color that is guaranteed NOT to win?

4.  Challenge:  How can you change the rules of Color-Rama to make it a fair game?

5.  Introduction to Puzzle Investigator Problems (PIP in your eBook)

PIP #1 Long Distance is due next Friday (9/11)

8/28 Lesson 1.1.2

1.  Warm-up:  Grab a half piece of paper from your table.  Please write your name at the top. Then, write:

• Something you learned in class this week
• Something you found interesting/fun
• Something you are still confused about
• Something you are planning on doing this weekend

Please have the following items on your desk for Mr. Robinett to check:

• Math Notebook
• 1.1.1 Review/Preview (keep it in your notebook)
• Supplies

2.  Setup Math Notebooks

• Classwork tab
• Review/Preview tab
• Warm-up tab

3.  Class Dojo sign-up codes:  Your parents/guardian need to make an account in order for you to use Class Dojo

4.  Begin lesson 1.1.2 (detailed instructions in GC)

8/27 CPM eBooks

1.  Warm-up:  Introducing...."The Game"

2.   Introduction to Class Dojo

3.  Signing into CPM eBooks

• Use the unique URL for our class.  See eBook and Resources tab on Robinett Learning website
• Bookmark the URL
• The username is 3 letters followed by 1 number
• Tape/glue your log-in information to your math notebook
• DO NOT click "Remember Me" Doing so will result in problems when you try to sign in at home.

4.  Getting to know your eBook ("Hi there eBook, nice to meet you!")

Scavenger Hunt:  The team with the most answers in 10 minutes will earn Dojo points.

5.  Team Roles reminder

6.  Continue Lesson 1.1.1

Homework:  1.1.1 Review/Preview #4-6

Mathography (in GC) is due tomorrow

Notebook/Supply check tomorrow

8/26 First Day of CPM

1.  Warm-up: What's My Rule?  (In Google Classroom)

2.  Introduction to Class Dojo

3.  What is CPM?

• Learning math through collaboration
• Team roles
• Project-based and discovery learning
• Review/Preview is important!

4.  Introduction to CPM roles

5.  Begin Lesson 1.1.1 by logging into Google Classroom 

Homework:  Math Letter (in GC [Google Classroom], due on Friday)

8/25 Creating Classroom Culture

1.  Procedures Part I:  How to enter class

• Silently
• Log-in
• Open homework
• Warm-up

2. Warm-up:  Write a few sentences about yourself.  You can write about your hobbies, your family, your interests, your goals etc.

3.  Enroll in Google Classroom

• sign-up code: e4u6v8

4.  Getting to know you activity

5.  Syllabus, parent letter and supply list

Homework:  Signed syllabus and parent letter (due tomorrow)

                     Supply check (on Friday) 

8/24 First Day of School!

1. Welcome to class!  Please find your seat on the seating chart and attempt to solve the warm-up on the side whiteboard.

2. Computer sign-in and procedure

• Bookmark this blog and my Robinett Learning classroom website.

3. Tech Survey

4. What's My Rule?

5.  LOMS Expectations

Welcome Back to School!

I hope you are as excited as I am to start a new year!  If you manage to find this daily blog before the school year starts, here are a few things you can do to better prepare yourself for the coming year:

• Bookmark this blog (on your SLCUSD Google account). Parents, you may want to bookmark it too.
• Bookmark my classroom website
• Start gathering the supplies for this course
• Two most important supplies:
• 4 or 5 subject spiral-bound notebook (to be used for math only!)
• Earbuds