Operations
The analogy for how to add and subtract decimals and the explanation of how it works
What is line up the decimals like buttons shirt. This works because it aligns place values so that the operation and algorithm can be completed correctly.
The top reasons why capable students get questions wrong on the SBA
What are not writing down the problem and working systematically and
What is not reading the directions properly?
At the beginning of your writing, never write __________ and When reaching the end of your writing, never write ____________
What is write "I am going to tell you about..."
and What is write "The End"?
The number of Ms. Kaleen's cats
What is 6? Two barn cats and 4 indoor cats
What is PATSs
Start a new paragraph when there is a change in:
Place
Action
Time
Speaker
Subject
The number that goes in the box
What is "the first number goes in the box, the numerator goes in the division 'box'?"
Make sure you politely tell your previous teacher that the larger number is NOT the one that always goes in the box and that you know a more accurate way to help kids remember what to put in "the box"
Common misconceptions about PEMDAS
What are that you do multiplication before division and addition before subtraction instead of remember those steps are multiply/divide from left to right and add/subtract from left to write
What is thinking that PEMDAS only applies to certain kind of problems? Math makes sense, the order of operations always applies.
What is forgetting that inside of parentheses and groups, that you do PEMDAS all over again from the beginning?
When writing informational/expository essays, don't ever use these words
What are "I" and "me"
Maverick is known for this quality
What is being ginormous? Maverick weight 20lbs. The average cat weighs 10lbs.
In QUALITY writing, writers spend the most time on these parts of the writing process
What are PLANNING and REVISION?
what we round fractions to for ESTIMATING
What is round to the nearest 0, 1/2, or whole
A common mistake when asked to find the volume of composite shapes
What is not properly reasoning and labeling dimensions that need to be changed from the original diagram?
What is forgetting to add the volume of each decomposed shape together?
On narrative based writing prompts, when being given a part of the story already written and asked to write the beginning or end, these are common mistakes that lower scores
What is change from point of view? Such as the story was written in first person, then the student changed it to second person.
And what is the student tries to answer a question about the beginning or end instead of reading the directions carefully that they were supposed to write an introduction or conclusion?
The reason that Brendan nator is The Chosen One
What is cute, tiny, slippery, distant, sometimes his K9 fangs poke out just a little, wild, has SPOTS on his belly, is surprisingly clumsy and calamitous, and hasn't met a puzzle project that he doesn't want to roll all over?
The RACES response
What is
C - Cite evidence
E - Explain
S - Summarize
When multiplying multidigit decimals and whole numbers together, these are the errors that most often lead to incorrect answers.
What are not placing zeros to honor the different place value of the multiplier?
What are not lining up each place value properly (turn those lines on your paper sideways)
What are did not round and estimate using number sense to catch mistakes before entering an incorrect answer?
The 4 steps in solving geometry equations
What are
1. Formula (write the formula)
2. Substitution (place the values you know into the formula)
3. Estimate (include units)
4. Solution (solve, compare to estimate, include units)
The purpose of the sentences:
I like to eat my family and my pets
I like to eat, my family, and my pets
What is don't be a psycho? Use punctuation.
This makes Kepner a rare cat
What is being a female orange cat? 80% of orange cats are male.
The eight types of writing hooks
What are onomatopoeia, question, quote, dialogue, sensory language, action, interesting fact, emotional statement, and humor?
52 + 3(10 + 4 ÷ 2) - 9 · 2
The first step to solving the expression above and reciting the details of why
Writing your PEMDAS checklist so that you:
systematically solve by first
Solving what is in Parentheses
then solving Exponents
next solving Multiplication OR Division from left to right
and finally solving Addition OR Subtraction from left to right?
What is WRITE THE PROBLEM DOWN ON PAPER? Ask yourself what step is next? What DO I know about this kind of problem?
Despite learning these important and most basic writing conventions in first grade, students submit SBA writing with these writing convention errors even though it always LOWERS THEIR SCORE.
What is capitalizing MINTS
Months
The word "I" (this is the worst one i have seen!!!)
Names
Titles
Start of sentences (this is the second worst one i have seen. really!)
Carter's last name
What is Coconut? Carter Coconut
The purpose of the introductory paragraph and the conclusion paragraph in an essay.
What is to give the reader a preview while evoking interest of the reader, and what is summarizing the main points to make your message clear to the reader?