Thriving Thursday

This morning, prior to the morning announcements, I worked with a small group to practice subtracting across zeroes, within 1,000.

After the announcements we began our literacy block.  Before beginning independent work, I spent time talking about the inquiry project.  First, I explained to the class that I had spent time last night reviewing each student's Google Slides presentation capturing their research notes.  I provided feedback electronically for each.  After that, I shared the rubric for the final project.  I also showed them a model informative paragraph.  I wanted the children to see what they will need to do using their research notes.

Next I reviewed today's independent work tasks.  All groups began by reading a short story called, "The Helpless Helper".  They  also identified the main idea and 2-3 supporting (or relevant) details from this text.  After that, they used my feedback to add additional facts, details, and definitions to their Google Slides notes presentation.  Then they wrote and draw 10 more of their word work words.  Finally, the children watched a video about government and completed a capture sheet to demonstrate their new understandings.

As the children worked, I met with guided reading groups.

Orange:  The students read The Helpless Helper and we discussed the problem and solution.  We also identified the meaning of the title.  Independently, the children reread the story and identified the main idea and 2-3 relevant details.  For HOMEWORK the students need to reread pages 2-13 of the book, Pigs.

Pink:  Independently the children read a story called The Helpless Helper and identified the main idea and 2-3 relevant details from the text.  In group they read pages 2-6 of The Economy and marked an example of cause and effect using sticky notes.  Then  we identified conjunctions as words that join ideas together to create complex and compound sentences.  We identified a couple of examples in our text.  Next, we shared the children's examples of cause and effect. This proved to be a challenge, so we revisited page 6 together to identify some examples.  For HOMEWORK the children will read pages 8-11 and list unknown words on a sticky note.

Green:  Independently the children read a story called The Helpless Helper and identified the main idea and 2-3 relevant details from the text.   In group they read pages 9-15 and then revisited page 12 to identify an example of cause and effect.  Before discussing the example we identified conjunctions as words that join two ideas together to form a complex or compound sentence.  Then we shared their examples of cause and effect.  For HOMEWORK the students need to reread pages 9-15.

Blue:  Independently the children read a story called The Helpless Helper and identified the main idea and 2-3 relevant details from the text. In group they reread pages 10-19 and marked an example of cause and effect using a sticky note. Before sharing examples of cause and effect from the text, we identified conjunctions as words that join two or more ideas together to form a complex or compound sentence.  Then we shared examples of cause and effect from the text.  For HOMEWORK the children need to reread the entire book, How We Use Energy, to build reading stamina.

After our literacy block the students enjoyed outdoor recess and lunch.

When we returned to class we began our math block.

Students working with me reviewed subtraction within 1,000 across zeroes.   During math with a partner, the students will engage in math discourse, using our word splash, as they play Under the Sea Subtraction Bump to increase basic subtraction fact fluency.  Finally, during the technology rotation, the children will rewatch the Khan Academy lesson that they viewed for homework last night and then play a game from that site for practice.

Group 1:  We began with a math talk focusing on the problems, 9 + 1, 9 + 7 + 1, and 1 + 6 + 9.  Then we reviewed and practiced subtraction across zeroes and checking our answer using addition.

Group 2:  We began with a math talk focusing on the problems, 9 + 1, 9 + 7 + 1, and 1 + 6 + 9.  Then we reviewed and practiced subtraction across zeroes and checking our answer using addition.

Group 3:  We began with a math talk focusing on the problems, 19 + 2, 19 + 5, and 19 + 12.  Then we reviewed and practiced subtracting across zeroes and checking it with addition. After that we shared strategies for finding the unknown in the problem, 389 + ? = 563.

Unfortunately, we ran out of time and did not get to science.

There will be a math QUIZ tomorrow covering subtraction, within 1,000, across zeroes.