Marvelous Monday

This morning, after the announcements, we began our literacy block.  Today and tomorrow we have a change in our lunch and recess time due to the 5th grade science MSA testing.  Therefore, I took the opportunity to meet with students about their realistic fiction planning organizers prior to recess.  Then afterwards, I met with guided reading groups.

While I met with individuals and small groups the students worked independently on the following tasks.  First the completed independent reading group tasks.  Then they cut apart and wrote their initials on the back of their word work words.  Next they completed a header sort using these words.  After that they completed and submitted their story map for the realistic fiction book, if they had not already done so.  Finally, they watched a Learn Zillion lesson about using dialogue in writing and took notes in their writing journal.

Orange:  Independently they thought about what they know about lions and in their RRJ they wrote what they would be thinking if they saw a lion walking down the street and what they think the lion would be thinking.  In group we began by completing a sort for their new word work words focusing on the short a sound and the long a sound spelled a consonant e, ai, and ay.  After the sort, the students shared their RRJ entries.  The we read the introduction to Junior Great Books, so that the students would have an understanding about the program.  After that, I read the story, The Happy Lion, from the Junior Great Books program, out loud to the students and then we listed questions they wee wondering.  For HOMEWORK the children need to read a story using MyON.

Pink:  Independently they thought about what they know about lions and in their RRJ they wrote what they would be thinking if they saw a lion walking down the street and what they think the lion would be thinking.  In group we began by completing a sort for their new word work words focusing on adding endings (-s, -ed, and -ing) to base words ending in -y.  After the sort, the students shared their RRJ entries.  The we read the introduction to Junior Great Books, so that the students would have an understanding about the program. After that, I read the story, The Happy Lion, from the Junior Great Books program, out loud to the students and then we listed questions they were wondering.  For HOMEWORK the children need to read a story using MyON.

Green:  Independently the students read chapter 8, marked places they thought were important, surprising, and/or confusing, and listed unknown words on a sticky note.  In group we began by sorting their new word work words, words with the r controlled vowel o, in the first or second syllable.  Next we defined their unknown words to better understand the chapter.  Finally, we discussed the events in chapter 8 using the markings they made. For HOMEWORK the students need to read chapters 9 and 10, and list unknown words on a sticky note.

Blue:  Independently the students thought about and wrote, in their RRJ, what it would be like to have an imaginary helper who you can not see.  In group we began by reviewing their new word study unit, words ending in -ery, -ary, and-ory.  We took time to define those that were unknown.  Then the students shared their RRJ responses about a magical helper. Then I read an introduction to the Junior Great Books program so that we all understood how it works and the expectations.  Finally, I read the story White Wave pout loud and we listed questions the students were wondering.  For HOMEWORK they need to choose a book to read using MyON.

Because each group began a new word study unit AND 3 groups began new Junior Great Books stories, we ran over and didn't have time for math.  This will not happen tomorrow.

There is HOMEWORK posted on Google Classroom.

After our literacy block the students went to PE with Mr. Benco.  Ask your child about balance, weight transfer, and rolling.  Three techniques they used today.  :-)

After PE, we got in a quick math lesson using Kahoot!  The students practiced identifying parts of a fraction and equivalent fractions.

We ended the day with a lesson by Ms. Snyder, our guidance counselor.  The lesson centered around Bullying and its effects.