Holiday Homework
Reading: Read for 45 mins-1hr each day,
and keep track of your reading on the Read-a-Thon Log. Write 3 high-quality
½-page responses.
Writing: Write your body paragraphs for
your social issues persuasive writing.
Math: Complete the problems below on
loose-leaf, neatly with labeled area models. Please explain your
work for each problem.
1. Anita’s mom baked her a birthday cake. At
her birthday party, 3/4 of the cake was eaten. Anita and her 2 brothers
shared the rest equally for dessert. How much of the whole cake did each
of them get to eat for dessert?
2.
Soraya filled 8 6oz glasses 2/3 full with
water.
A. How much water did she use (in oz)?
B. What is
the smallest number of glasses she could use to hold that amount of water?
3.
Would you rather have 1/3 of a 2/5 full pizza or
2/5 of a 1/3 full pizza?
4.
Miranda had 1 and 1/2 boxes of pasta to make macaroni and cheese to
share between herself and her 4 friends. How much of a whole box of pasta will
each person’s portion be?
