Fabulous Friday

This morning the students completed the section for Thursday and Friday for this week's word of the week, produce.  Then, they worked on solving this week's puzzles.  After the announcements, we switched for math.

My math class began with a missing digits addition warm up.  During this time, some students were pulled for a small group reteaching rounding and addition.  Then, we began our rotations.

During the small group lesson, we practiced subtraction with decomposition.  During math with a partner, we used addition and subtraction to begin solving an addition ladder.  Finally, during the technology portion, the students compelted a section of Xtra Math, and then chose a web site to use to practice their addition skills.

The children enjoyed lunch and recess between the second and third rotations.

After math, we began drafting the blog and then started out literacy block.

In reading we focused on identifying the theme of a text and understanding similes and metaphors.  First, we read about the difference between the topic and theme of a text.  Then we matched text to its theme.  After that, we reviewed the the difference between a simile and a metaphor.

While I met with small groups, the students worked on guided reading group assignments.  Then, they read a few passages of text and matched each to a theme.  After that, the students identified 3-4 examples of similes or metaphors, from Pop's Bridge, and explained their meaning.

Blue:  We retold chapters 1 and 2 of Soccer Shake Up.  Then, we reviewed the Somebody Wanted But So then strategy for summarizing text.  Finally, we used the strategy to write a summary of chapter 2, together.

Pink:  The students reread chapters 1 and 2.  Then they wrote an answer to the question, would you rather be friends with Nick or have Mrs. Granger as a teacher.  When they came to group, we drew a line of learning under their response, and together, as a group, we drafted a response that would get an A.  Finally, the students were encouraged to compare their original response to the one we wrote as a group, noticing what they did well, and where they needed to improve.

Green: The students read chapters 3 and 4 of Drita.  Then they wrote an answer to the question, would you rather be friends with Drita or Maxie.  When they came to group, we drew a line of learning under their response, and together, as a group, we drafted a response that would get an A.  Finally, the students were encouraged to compare their original response to the one we wrote as a group, noticing what they did well, and where they needed to improve.

After our reading block, we ate snack and had a quick class meeting.  During class meeting we begin with a group share.  Today the children shared which food they would like to eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  Then, we exchanged compliments.  Finally, we reviewed the instrumental music schedule.

Next, we began our writing block.  First, the children reread their recent pieces of writing and underlined one or two sentences that they really liked.  After that, they did a 5 minute quick write, beginning with one of the sentences they underlined.  Next, they shared what they wrote with their writing partner.  Finally, they wrote, silently, for 20 minutes on a topic of their choice.

We ran out of time and did not get to science or social studies but we will make that a priority next week.

Look for PARCC scores in home folders tonight.

Have a great weekend!!!