Terrific Tuesday

This morning, after the announcements, we began our literacy block.

Each guided reading group received a new book and a list of vocabulary words to focus on as they previewed their book.  For each word they copied the sentence, from the book, that included the word and then used the glossary to identify its meaning.  After that, the students continued working on the planning organizer for the third informational paragraph for the inquiry project.  Next students completed a header sort using their new word work words.

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

Orange:  We previewed their new book and reviewed some vocabulary.  After that, we began reading the book, turning each heading into a green question and reading to locate the answer, to improve our comprehension.  For HOMEWORK the children need to reread pages 4-9.

Pink:  The children identified and defined vocabulary from their new book prior to meeting in group.  Then we reviewed the terms and previewed the book.  After that, we turned the headings into green questions and read the text to determine the answer.  Both the questions and answers were written on a chart in our RRJ. For HOMEWORK the students need to reread pages 2-9.

Green:   The children identified and defined vocabulary from their new book prior to meeting in group.  Then we reviewed the terms and previewed the book.  After that, we turned the headings into green questions and read the text to determine the answer.  Both the questions and answers were written on a chart in our RRJ. For HOMEWORK the students need to reread pages 2-7.

Blue:  The children identified and defined vocabulary from their new book prior to meeting in group.  Then we reviewed the terms and previewed the book.  After that, we turned the headings into green questions and read the text to determine the answer.  Both the questions and answers were written on a chart in our RRJ. For HOMEWORK the students need to reread pages 2-7.

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

When they returned to class we began our math block.

Today, during the small group, teacher-led, instruction we continued using RDW (read-draw-write) to solve word problems involving all operations.  Some groups worked on situations involving one-step, while others tackled those with two-steps.

During math with a partner, the children played a Clip and Cover game practicing word problems and basic multiplication facts.

Finally, during the technology rotation, the children played on online multiplication matching card game...the same was as I assigned for HOMEWORK this evening.

After math we took a Go Noodle brain break...number 2 of the day...and then began social studies.

First we defined and provided examples of urban, suburban, and rural communities.  Then we read the book, The Little House, and discussed the changes in the surroundings and identified examples of natural and human-made features.