I think everyone has started counting down the days until Winter Break. There has been a lot of extra energy filling the classroom the past couple weeks! This week was not short of lots of learning though! We did some fun activities to help support our learning. Take a look. Math: Our current unit is a compilation of measurement and data skills. We started the unit with rounding 3-digit numbers to the 10’s place and 100’s place. Students used the following saying as a quick trick for rounding: Find the place, Look Next Door, 4 or less, go back and let the number rest 5 or more, go back and add one more. For example: Round 134 to the nearest 10. Start with finding the place, so in this case the 10’s place. Look at the number next door, in this case we would look at the 4. Then decide if the number is 4 or less or 5 or more. In this case it is 4 or less. So, go back and let the 3 in the tens place rest. Therefore 134 » 130. We moved from rounding to adding and subtracting 3-digit numbers using the standard algorithm. For example: 123 +348 This week we started with reviewing how to tell time and then moving to elapsed time. Please see the picture to understand how we are using mountains, hills, and rocks to figure out how much time has passed. We will continue with this concept next week as well to make sure students have a solid understanding. How can I support my child in math right now? -Continue to practice their multiplication facts at home. I can see so much growth! -Have them regularly tell time on a clock (not digital, ha!) -Give them random 3-digit adding and subtracting problems to continue to practice -Ask them how much will have elapsed if I started something at this time and ended at this time. Literacy: We are working on finding the main idea of non-fiction articles. Students are using text features such as the title, subheadings, captions, pictures, and others to help “rev” up their mind before reading the article. This skill is working to get students to identify what they think they are going to be reading before they actually start reading. To “rev” up our mind, we take a look at all the articles text features before we begin reading. After reading the article, students ask themselves two questions:
Using the answer to both of these questions, we can identify the main idea in a sentence. Once students identify the main idea, they need to use three details from the text to support their main idea. See the picture below for an idea! How can I support my child in reading right now? -Find the main idea of a non-fiction text with them and three supporting details to go with the main idea. -Continue to read with them. This is HUGE. Writing: We started our non-fiction informational writing unit. Students chose a topic they felt they were an expert on in order to write a non-fiction piece! We spent most of our week brainstorming expert ideas and then chose one! Science: We continued our PYP Unit: How the World Works. Students have learned about five different forces: gravity, friction, magnetism, push, and pull. Students had the opportunity to investigate the forces of magnetism and friction this week. They had a blast! Magnetism investigation: Students were given magnets in which they had to figure out if they could make a magnet float, a paper clip float and if the force of a magnet could go through paper and/or cardboard. Ask them about their results! Friction Investigation: Students were given several different materials in which they attached pennies to. They lined up all the materials and released them all at the same time to determine which objects had the least amount of friction and the most amount of friction. We discussed why some materials have more friction vs those that have less friction. Such a fun investigation! Students also identified forces in the real world. See the SeeSaw Post they completed! They circled the forces in the picture. Each force was a different color.
Random Happenings! -PJ Day is Friday, December 21st. Students can wear their pajamas, bring a blanket, and their favorite stuffed animal. Happy Weekend!
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