Terrific Tuesday - The Beginning of Reading Groups

This morning, after reading quietly, practicing keyboarding, or completing unfinished work, we reviewed the TASS skills for this marking period (collaboration and analysis) and reviewed today's independent work tasks for our literacy block.

I didn't change any of the assignments from Friday since the students needed more time.  So...they began by listening to My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother, copying the before questions t-chart into their reading journal, and answering those questions, using the text.  Then they used their graphic organizer and my Educreations lesson to write the rough draft for their personal narrative about a time they helped the common good.  After that, they completed any cursive practice sheets they had in their folder.  Finally, they chose between practicing their reading or keyboarding, or visiting the media center.

While the students worked I met with reading groups!!!

Orange:  First we set up their word work journals.  Then we identified the characteristics of realistic fiction.  Finally we began reading the book, Henry and Mudge and Annie's Good Move.  FOr HOMEWORK the children need to reread pages 5-9.

Pink:  First we set up their word work journals. Then we discussed the characteristics of realistic fiction.  After that, we read the first page of Boxes for Katje and identified support that helped us infer the town was very poor.  For HOMEWORK the children need to read the next two pages and write one question they are wondering on the sticky note I provided.

Green:  First we set up word work journals.  Then we discussed the characteristics of realistic fiction.  For HOMEWORK the children need to read the first chapter, "Palmville", in The Shoeshine Girl, and list any unknown words and the page number, on the sticky note I provided.

After the green reading group, the students enjoyed outdoor recess and lunch.  When we returned to the classroom, I met with the blue group, while the other students continued working on their independent work for literacy block.

Blue:  First we set up word work journals.  Then we discussed the characteristics of realistic fiction and I introduced their first novel, Stone Fox.  For HOMEWORK the children will read chapter 1 and write down any unknown words, and its page number, on the sticky note I provided.

After we finally got through our literacy block, we took a Go Noodle brain break and then began our mth block.

Today,during the small group, teacher-led instruction in math, we reviewed rounding three digit numbers to the nearest hundred.  Then we continued working on rounding 2 and 3 digit numbers to the nearest ten.  During math with a partner, the children engaged in math discourse (using a word splash hanging in our room) as they created 2 digit numbers (using their digit cards) and used a number line to round to the nearest ten.

Group 1:  We reviewed rounding to the nearest hundred.  Then we began rounding to the nearest ten, first with 2 digit numbers and then with 3.

Group 2:  We reviewed rounding 3 digit numbers to the nearest hundred and 2 digit numbers to the nearest 10.  Then we began rounding 3 digit numbers to the nearest ten.

Group 3: We reviewed rounding 3 digit numbers to the nearest hundred and the nearest ten.

For HOMEWORK the children will use the link on the Google Classroom homework page to play a game practicing rounding to the nearest ten.

We ended the day with a science lesson.  Today we used specific vocabulary to describe the relationship between 2 objects and then to the change in relationship between two objects.