Class Update Students the day with a morning work activity to give them practice with correcting the grammar of two given sentences. Today, we focused on capitalization, end punctuation, and homophones (ex: to, two, too, peace, piece). In reading, we practiced the skill of "close reading" using the poem The Invisible Beast by Jack Prelutsky. Students marked places where they were confused and wrote questions to help understand the poem better. We discussed some of the important questions students wrote down in order to have a deeper understanding of the poem. In writing, the students continued to work on their Free to Be...Me! writing piece and their opinion writing piece. In math, we reviewed the strategies we have learned for solving multiplication problems. Students viewed pictures of monsters (called boggles) and identified equations they could use to determine the total number of attributes they have all together. We focused on what each number represents in the equation. For example, 4x3=12 represents that there are 4 boggles and each boggle has 3 eyeballs. In science, the students shared their Puff Mobile designs from last week and explained why they made certain design decisions. After explaining their design, the students explained what changes they would make if they were to design a new Puff Mobile. I loved our scientific discussion! The students brought up many great points about their Puff Mobiles that showed me they were thinking like engineers! They discussed friction, air resistance, drag, weight, etc. They also pointed out the pros/cons of using certain materials. Homework Monday's Homework Math: Complete the two-sided worksheet Reading: Read for 20 minutes Spelling: Study for your Word Study Assessment on Friday 10/25 Science: On a piece of paper, write down something you would change about your Puff Mobile or something you thought about today that you haven't thought about before when you were designing your Puff Mobile
Class Update Students the day with a morning work activity to give them practice with correcting the grammar of two given sentences. Today, we focused on capitalization, end punctuation, and homophones (ex: to, two, too, peace, piece). In reading, we practiced the skill of "close reading" using the poem The Invisible Beast by Jack Prelutsky. Students marked places where they were confused and wrote questions to help understand the poem better. We discussed some of the important questions students wrote down in order to have a deeper understanding of the poem. In writing, the students continued to work on their Free to Be...Me! writing piece and their opinion writing piece. In math, we reviewed the strategies we have learned for solving multiplication problems. Students viewed pictures of monsters (called boggles) and identified equations they could use to determine the total number of attributes they have all together. We focused on what each number represents in the equation. For example, 4x3=12 represents that there are 4 boggles and each boggle has 3 eyeballs. In science, the students shared their Puff Mobile designs from last week and explained why they made certain design decisions. After explaining their design, the students explained what changes they would make if they were to design a new Puff Mobile. I loved our scientific discussion! The students brought up many great points about their Puff Mobiles that showed me they were thinking like engineers! They discussed friction, air resistance, drag, weight, etc. They also pointed out the pros/cons of using certain materials. Homework Monday's Homework Math: Complete the two-sided worksheet Reading: Read for 20 minutes Spelling: Study for your Word Study Assessment on Friday 10/25 Science: On a piece of paper, write down something you would change about your Puff Mobile or something you thought about today that you haven't thought about before when you were designing your Puff Mobile