March 2021
Enjoying the Spring Weather!
Enjoying the Spring Weather!
Word Work
Word Work
After students learn the spelling patterns, word parts and meanings of their Word Work words, they can choose to write a creative story using their new words or create a slideshow to teach others about their words.
Morning Meeting Theme: Integrity
Morning Meeting Theme: Integrity
MATH
MATH
Multiplying Whole Numbers and Fractions
Multiplying Whole Numbers and Fractions
Reading
Reading
Compare & Contrast
Compare & Contrast
As we continue to focus on nonfiction text structure, students read articles with the author's purpose of showing the similarities and differences between two topics. Students read articles titled:
"How Greenland and Iceland Got Their Names"
"Social Media: Then and Now"
"Sharks: The Great White vs The Hammerhead"
Students worked together to record the main similarities and differences in Venn Diagrams.
This week, students learned about the basic text structures of nonfiction or informational text. We read nonfiction articles and looked for key words that give clues about the type of text structure represented. Our main focus was on cause and effect. Students were most interested in the article that discussed the effects of the eradication of wolves from Yellowstone National Park.
This week, students learned about the basic text structures of nonfiction or informational text. We read nonfiction articles and looked for key words that give clues about the type of text structure represented. Our main focus was on cause and effect. Students were most interested in the article that discussed the effects of the eradication of wolves from Yellowstone National Park.
MATH
MATH
Fractions are fun!!!
Fractions are fun!!!
We are adding and subtracting fractions borrowing and regrouping if needed and converting mixed numbers to improper fractions. I love watching the light bulbs go off as students grasp new math concepts.
We are adding and subtracting fractions borrowing and regrouping if needed and converting mixed numbers to improper fractions. I love watching the light bulbs go off as students grasp new math concepts.
Biography Project
Biography Project
Students are finishing up taking notes for their biography paper. Students are now organizing their notecards in chronological order so they can begin writing their rough drafts.
Students are finishing up taking notes for their biography paper. Students are now organizing their notecards in chronological order so they can begin writing their rough drafts.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
It was entertaining and interesting listening to students share their slideshows containing the new vocabulary they learned with the suffix -phobia.
It was entertaining and interesting listening to students share their slideshows containing the new vocabulary they learned with the suffix -phobia.