Week+20

**Math Message Close to Week 20. :)**
 * Challenge intermediate / middle school students to complete the following task: According to Jeans Guide (www.jeansguide.net/jeans-interesting-facts) people – on average – __own 7 pairs of__ __ wearable jeans __ . Collect data and determine the average number of jeans owned by the people in your class/school. Explain how you collected the data and present your findings to the class.


 * Getting near the 100th Day of School ? 20-page free download for teachers attached


 * Addition / Subtraction Key Words in Problem Solving (free download of labels): @http://theteacherwife.blogspot.com/2011/03/addition-subtraction-key-words.html (or click on picture below.)


 * * Math Charts (anchor charts) –premade and ready to copy @http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/mathsCharts.html
 * Need a pentagonal pyramid that's six inches tall? Or a number line that goes from ‑18 to 32 by 5's? Or a set of pattern blocks where all shapes have one-inch sides? You can create all those things and more with the Dynamic Paper tool . Place the images you want, then export it as a PDF activity sheet for your students or as a JPEG image for use in other applications or on the web. @http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=205 ||