Marvelous Monday

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

While I met with guided reading groups the students completely an independent reading group assignment.  Then they finished the opinion paragraph organizer stating whether or not they thought Irene was brave in the book, Brave Irene.  After that, they watched a screencast, made by Mrs. Allaire, reviewing how to take research notes.  Next they began researching their chosen state for our MP 3 inquiry project.  If they had time they practiced their word work words and cursive.

Orange: First we discussed how we might feel if we were stranded on a train during a blizzard. Then we reviewed and practiced vocabulary found in chapter 5.  After that, the children read chapter 5 and marked places they felt were important, confusing, and/or surprising.  Finally, we discussed the chapter using the sections of text they had marked.  For HOMEWORK the students need to reread chapter 5.

Pink:  Independently the students read chapter 5 and listed unknown words on a sticky.  They also began drawing a cartoon showing the events of the chapter.  In group we reviewed the words they listed as unknown and discussed how we know a word is a name.  After that we discussed the problem in the chapter and what they did to solve it.  For HOMEWORK the students need to read chapter 6 and list unknown words on a sticky note.

Green:  Independently the students read pages 45-54, listed unknown words on a sticky, and drew a cartoon depicting the events on these pages.  In group we reviewed the words they identified as unknown.  Then they reread this section of text marking places they found important, surprising, and/or confusing, while I did some informal testing,  Finally, we reviewed these 2 chapters using their markings.  For HOMEWORK the children need to read pages 55-64 and list unknown words on a sticky note.

Blue:  Independently the students read pages 30-40 and defined selected words using the glossary or dictionary.com.  In group we reviewed the meanings of the words, as they pertained to the text, and then discussed the two chapters.  For HOMEWORK the children need to read pages 41-47 and list unknown words on a sticky note.

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

When they returned to class we began our math block.

During the small group, teacher-led, instruction we compared a ruler to a number line and began measuring to the nearest half and quarter inch.

During math with a partner the students engaged in math discourse as they completed a problem set labeling fractions on a number line.  After that they rolled two dice, identified a fraction using the numbers rolled, and created a number line identifying the fraction.

During the technology rotation the students watched a Learn Zillion lesson about measuring to the nearest half and quarter inch, and took notes in their math journal.

HOMEWORK is posted on Google Classroom.

In between the first and second rotation, the students went to PE with Mr. Benco.  During PE there was a fire drill.