Math: We are continuing our work with fractions while drawing in the next concept, money, for the next week and a half. It's a careful balance but one that will benefit our kids. Today, I have two different tasks coming home depending on their group:
- Complete the making change packet.
- Complete the homemade fraction bars to be used as manipulatives as we review fractional concepts.
In addition to some time spent on fractions, we created an interactive board in our class where we will construct the concept of equivalence while clarifying our knowledge of numerators and denominators. I see this as a warm-up task...
Language Arts: In their binders is a notes page describing the characteristics of the fantasy genre. To explore this, we read the Mysterious Tadpole and talked about how authors encourage their audience to "suspend their disbelief."
Flat Stanley - They should reread chapter one tonight. Throughout this novel we will be making predictions and taking notes as we preview/read each chapter. We will finish the book next Friday.
Charlotte's Web - Please ask your child about the activity schedule I created to support our novel work. Please consider this a guide to where we're going and how we intend to get there - this is a fluid document so I anticipate making adjustments when things arise... Tonight they should reread chapters 1 and 2 and complete their T-charts (this will be graded!).
William and Mary - We had an outstanding discussion on why Journey was trying to put the pictures back together. They reflected upon our discussion and recorded how their understanding strengthened in their RRJs. They should reread chapters 8-10 tonight. We will finish this novel next week.
Science - We are beginning our last unit on plants. Today we kicked it off by visiting the garden that last year's third grade cleaned up, designed, planted, and nurtured. Stay tuned...
