Math: We spent most of the week working on reading story problems and solving them using the RDWW method. R= Read and reread the question D= Draw a picture to show your thinking W= Write a math equation (sentence) W= Write a word sentence answer the question I require the students to have the same answer for both their math equation and word sentence. For example: 3 x 4 = 12 (number sentence) and "There were 12 people altogether" (word sentence). Students are working on determining if a math problem requires either multiplication or division to solve the problem. They had a quiz their Topic D quiz this week that most brought home on Thursday. Reading: We worked on our five finger summaries. We practiced this skill with picture books. We wrote summaries to go along with them. See the picture to understand the term 5 finger summary. Students used these questions to help them configure a paragraph about a specific book or chapter they read.
Writing: We revisited the term "Show, Not Tell" which is something most students recognized from second grade. The students practiced doing an example with their writing partner. I gave them the sentence "I ate breakfast" which sounded more of a reported than of a storyteller. Students changed this example into something better. They did OUTSTANDING. We talked about storytellers use dialogue and they explain what they see around them or what they smell, taste, hear, or see. Science: Students visited a series of 5 different stations in which they had free choice as to how they visited each one. The stations revolved around the concept of inherited traits in animals and plants. They watched videos about dolphins, why leaves change color in the fall, they read book all about heredity, learned what was needed to grow a garden, and what crocs have to do in order for their eggs to hatch and their babies to survive. The students were SO engaged in this activity and did a wonderful job working with their partner to learn something new! Reminders: Popcorn Friday is this Friday! (New: Limit 2 bags of popcorn) Conference sign-ups went live! Check your email for the link. Walk and Bike to School is on Wednesday!
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Sept. 14th- First Day of Online Learning
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