Fractions Common Assessment

The students will take a fractions common assessment tomorrow (February 25). Listed below are some strategies you can review at home. Please remind your child I am not expecting everyone to make a 100 or an A. I am focusing on growth that they show. If they made an A on our last common assessment, I would like for them to make an A again. If they made a B, I would like them to maintain that B or go up by at least a few points. If they made a C, I would like for them to make a B and so on. They have worked so hard and now it's their time to show what they know. I will remind them of their goals and strategies tomorrow. Listed below are some strategies they may find helpful and a review of important vocabulary: 

*Read every problem closely. Make key statements about vocabulary or information that stands out to you.

*If you are given a fractional model, label it with the fraction. 

*Test every single answer choice. 

*Take brain breaks. 

*Take your time.

*Remember a unit fraction represents 1 piece and has a 1 in the numerator. 

*Equivalent fractions are different fractions that represent the same amount.

*The numerator is the top number in a fraction and is the counting number.

*The denominator is the bottom number in a fraction and tells how many pieces are in one whole.

*To compose unit fractions, you add unit fractions together. Example: 1/4+1/4+1/4=3/4 

Please praise your child's hard work and encourage them. They are going to rock this test!! Thank you!