Bloomin' Genius1Watch together
Each video is under 2 minutes. Watch it with your child before you start the lesson.
2Pause on “Try it”
Every video ends with a problem and a countdown. Pause, solve it together, then check.
3Open the workbook
The lesson pages use the same pictures, with parent prompts on every page.
Part 1 · Thinking in Ratios
Ratios, ratio tables, tape diagrams, comparing ratios, and graphs.
What Is a Ratio?
A fruit punch recipe uses 2 cups of orange juice for every 3 cups of sparkling water. How can we compare the juice to the water? What part of the punch is juice?
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Equivalent Ratios and Ratio Tables
Our punch recipe uses 2 cups of juice for every 3 cups of sparkling water. For the class party, we pour in 10 cups of juice. How much sparkling water do we need so it tastes the same?
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Tape Diagrams and Double Number Lines
Mateo and his sister Lucia earned $45 raking leaves. Lucia worked longer, so they split the money in a ratio of 4 to 5. How much money does each of them get?
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Comparing Ratios
Ava makes lemonade with 3 scoops of mix for every 4 cups of water. Mateo uses 5 scoops for every 8 cups of water. Whose lemonade is more lemony?
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Ratios on the Coordinate Plane
Sofia makes bracelets. For every 2 big beads, she uses 5 small beads. If she uses 8 big beads, how many small beads does she need? What does this ratio look like on a graph?
Watch the videoPart 2 · Rates and Percents
Unit rates, unit price, speed, percents, and converting measurements.
Unit Rates
An office printer prints 96 pages in 4 minutes. It always prints at the same speed. How many pages does it print in 1 minute? How many pages in 7 minutes?
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Unit Price and Constant Speed
At the store, a 12-ounce box of cereal costs $3.60. An 18-ounce box of the same cereal costs $4.50. Which box is the better buy?
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What Is a Percent?
At practice, Jada made 18 of her 25 free throws. What percent of her shots did she make?
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Finding a Percent of a Number
A pair of sneakers costs $60. They are on sale for 25% off. How much money do you save? How much do you pay?
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Finding the Whole
Lena has saved $36 for a new bike. That is 40% of the bike's price. How much does the bike cost?
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Converting Measurements
A lemonade recipe needs 3 quarts of water. Your only measuring cup holds 1 cup. Each quart fills 4 cups. How many cups of water do you need?
Watch the videoThe workbook these videos go with
Math for Parents – 6th Grade, Book 2: Ratios & Percents. Picture-first lessons on ratios, rates, unit prices, and percents, with “Ask, don't tell” prompts on every page, worked examples, real-world missions, and answer keys with coaching notes, so you can help even if it's been years since you learned it.
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