Terrific Tuesday

This morning the children completed both the Monday and Tuesday sections of the vocabulary sheet for our new word of the week, dispute.  Then, they used Typing Club to practice their keybording skills.  After the announcements, we switched for math.

Math began with another missing operations warm up.  Next, we reviewed the homework from last night.  Then, we began today´s rotations.

During the small group instruction we used various strategies to determine the volume of a rectangular prism.  During math with a parnter, the students played an Aroudn the Block Bump board game to practice identifying the volume of a solid.  Finally, during the technology rotation, the children completed a session of Xtra Math.  Then, they completed a couple of problems using the Cubes web site.  Finally, they played Shape Shoot volume to practice identifying solids with a given volume.

Inb between the second and third rotations, the students enjoyed lunch and outdoor recess.

Math homework is posted in GC.

After math, we began our literacy block.  We started by reviewing similes and metpahors.  Then we identified and explained several, as we continued reading the novel, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon.

After that, we used self-assessment questions to analyze our fiuction writing pieces, ensuring that we have either included all of the necessary componeents OR marked places we need to revise.  Next, the students met with their writing partners and asked eachother the questions.

During the independent work block, the students completed the Monday and Tuesday sections for our new reading skills practice sheet.  After that, they reread, ¨The Story of the Paper of Happiness,¨ from WTMMTM.  AS they read they used the strategy, Stop*Think*Paraphrase, buy stopping every 3-4 paragraphs and jotting the big idea from that section on a graphic organizer.  Next, the children completed a noun practice sheet, using the screen cast from yesterday, if needed.  Finally, the children continued typing and revising their fiction writing piece, using the feedback they received from their partner.

During this time I met with several students to begin the MIRL, bi-monthly, informal reading assessments.

The students ended their day in art.