Thrilling Thursday

This morning, before the announcements, I worked with a couple of students to help them locate fractions on a number line.  Then, after the announcements, we began out literacy block.

Today, while I met with guided reading groups, the students completed independent reading groups tasks.  Then they practiced their word work words.  The orange and pink groups did Look/Say/Cover/Write/Check and the green and blue groups did a meaning check for 12 of their words.  Next the students continued researching their states for the inquiry project.  Those who finished early researched another famous black American and created a trading card to represent the person.

Orange:  We reviewed character traits.  Then each student identified a trait for Grandpa and located support for it in the book.  After that, they independently wrote about it in their RRJ.  For HOMEWORK they need to read chapter 8 and list unknown words on a sticky note.

Pink: Independently the students reread chapter 8 and wrote a headline for the most important part.  IN group we reviewed their lists of unknown words from homework and discussed how the events of the story build upon each other.  Finally, we identified character traits for Grandpa and located support in the text.  For HOMEWORK the students need to reread chapter 8.

After meeting with the pink group, I had a meeting to attend.  Therefore, I did not meet with the green and blue groups today.

Green:  Independently the students reread pages 87-95 and marked places they felt were important, surprising, and/or confusing.  Then they wrote a headline for the event they felt was the most important.  For HOMEWORK

Blue:  Independently the students reread pages 73-85 and marked places they felt were important, surprising, and/or confusing.  Then they wrote a headline for the event they felt was the most important.  For HOMEWORK

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

When they returned to class we finished our math rotations from yesterday.  All students went to their second and third rotations.

During the small group rotation, the students reviewed fractions and mixed numbers on a number line.  Then we created a data table using the measurements of our feet from last week.  We will use this data to create line plots tomorrow.  Finally, we had a brief introduction to identifying a fraction of a set.

After math, the students went to art with Mrs. Daniell.

HOMEWORK is posted on Google Classroom.

After art we focused on science.  We identified and sorted objects which produce both light and heat and determined that burning was one way to do so.  Tomorrow the students will draw and label 4 examples of objects that produce light and heat through burning.