We have had some short weeks, but they have been jam packed with lots of fun learning! In math, we reviewed how to estimate before addition and subtraction. This helps us tell if our answers are reasonable. We also played a whole class Zondle Game Show in order to review what we learned about Place Value, Addition, and Subtraction. The kids did a great job with this and had a lot of fun. I am excited to tell students how much they have grown from pre-test to post-test! We will be moving on to multiplication concepts next.
In writing, we also finished up our unit on Personal Narrative. Students published on the Chromebooks, edited, buddy edited, reflected, and celebrated. When we shared, we gave each other compliments on post-it notes. We made these compliments small and specific, so that our partners knew exactly what we did well.
As readers, we continued to read Shiloh, and analyze the plot of the story. We had many conversations about where we are in the story (exposition, rising action, climax, resolution), and why we think so. We also continued to use strategies like clarifying, summarizing, predicting, and questioning as we read. We started talking about how we can respond to open-ended questions about our reading to show what we know. Please see the presentation on our Student Portal throughout the year to help support your child in this area. It is under "Reading" and "Open-Ended Questions Resources." We responded to a question about Shiloh as a whole class by finding the answer in the text, writing it in our own words, highlighting and writing direct quotes from the text, and explaining how these quotes support our answer.
Our colonists in our classroom have gotten quite rowdy over taxes recently! We had students "boycotting" their desks and camping out with blankets and sweatshirts on the floor because of the property taxes! At first, there were more loyalists in our classroom, but now we have mostly rebels. Ask your child which side they choose, and why. We plotted events on a timeline that caused the Revolutionary War (Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Writs of Assistance, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts, Quartering Acts). Then, we used this information along with information in video clips and our read aloud in class to write a Revolutionary War Diary from the perspective of the colonists. They are doing a great job with this! We talked about how this requires the synthesis of information.
Students received their new "Homework Slides" in Google Drive today. We went over expectations as a class, and how to complete the assignment. These are due on December 1st. I can't wait to see how they do!
Have a great weekend, and I am looking forward to a productive week next week!
In writing, we also finished up our unit on Personal Narrative. Students published on the Chromebooks, edited, buddy edited, reflected, and celebrated. When we shared, we gave each other compliments on post-it notes. We made these compliments small and specific, so that our partners knew exactly what we did well.
As readers, we continued to read Shiloh, and analyze the plot of the story. We had many conversations about where we are in the story (exposition, rising action, climax, resolution), and why we think so. We also continued to use strategies like clarifying, summarizing, predicting, and questioning as we read. We started talking about how we can respond to open-ended questions about our reading to show what we know. Please see the presentation on our Student Portal throughout the year to help support your child in this area. It is under "Reading" and "Open-Ended Questions Resources." We responded to a question about Shiloh as a whole class by finding the answer in the text, writing it in our own words, highlighting and writing direct quotes from the text, and explaining how these quotes support our answer.
Our colonists in our classroom have gotten quite rowdy over taxes recently! We had students "boycotting" their desks and camping out with blankets and sweatshirts on the floor because of the property taxes! At first, there were more loyalists in our classroom, but now we have mostly rebels. Ask your child which side they choose, and why. We plotted events on a timeline that caused the Revolutionary War (Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Writs of Assistance, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts, Quartering Acts). Then, we used this information along with information in video clips and our read aloud in class to write a Revolutionary War Diary from the perspective of the colonists. They are doing a great job with this! We talked about how this requires the synthesis of information.
Students received their new "Homework Slides" in Google Drive today. We went over expectations as a class, and how to complete the assignment. These are due on December 1st. I can't wait to see how they do!
Have a great weekend, and I am looking forward to a productive week next week!
Above, you will see some SmartBoard slides from our lessons on Open-Ended Reading Questions and an activity we used to review the causes of the Revolutionary War!