Thank you to the parents who took the time to attend our annual open house today! I hope it was time well spent...
Math: Today's lesson revolved around the 4th grade, data analysis content since that seemed to be the biggest area of need on last week's quiz. We watched a short video clip to help paint the picture of mean, median, mode, and range since last week we merely discussed it in the context of paper/pencil tasks. Following the clip, we used calculators to tackle a word problem involving data analysis; however, it was when I asked them to put the calculator down and use manipulatives (objects) to show me their thinking where we had the most difficulty. This dilemma is typical of what I see from year to year: quick with the computation but lacking mathematical proficiency to adapt to unfamiliar scenarios. Clearly, this will be the basis of our plan moving forward...Homework is simply to review last week's quiz.
Language Arts: We explored maps in partners to identify a variety of text features and describe what we've learned from these particular features.
Small Groups:
JGB - We began The Ugly Duckling and completed a text opener. They should reread at least some of the story for homework.
Can Kids Save the Earth - We read the text and generated a list of examples of cause and effect. They should continue this in their RRJs tonight.
How News Travels - We read the story in preparation of answering the 4 questions located in the back of the text. This should be completed in their RRJs.
FYI: Spelling is due this Friday!
4 comments:
Thanks for having us at today's open house. I think I learned a few things about mean, median and mode myself!
I wanted to thank you for having us at open house as well. I learned about the value of having to explain your answer (as painful as it may be)!
I also want to thank you for having us at open house. It was nice to see the kids in "action" and get a feel of how their day goes. Thanks again!!
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