This week in Language Arts, we continued working with the "un" prefix. We're learning that we need to use context in order to know whether un is being as "not" or "opposite of." This week we also launched our storytelling unit! Yay! To kick things off, Mr. Josh perforemd a story for the class called "The Donkey Lion Story." So fun! We also expanded the simple structure of "beginning, middle, and end" into First, Then, Next, After, Also, Finally. These words help guide the flow of our storytelling, while also setting us up to tell longer stories, with more details, later on down the line. Alongside this came the introduction to the first of our core three principles of Language and Storytelling: be precise. Say exactly what you want to say in your story, and that will always be more than enough to get the job done.

This week in Math, we introduced our 6 times tables, which will be the last times tables for the year, so we can practice to get them all comfortably under our belts! We are now widening our strategy pool to figure out facts that elude us, including using grouping when necessary. The other big fish we tackled this week was word problems! Specifically in the area of using money in the context of shopping. These word problems let us practice reading comprehension, step by step problem solving, writing money in dollar format, and carrying/borrowing. We'll be planted here for a little while as we slowly stretch and strengthen these muscles. Our brains like to race ahead! Yet there is so much to gain from learning how to slow down and hone in on the work in front of us.