Terrific Tuesday

This morning the children worked on the Tuesday section of their vocabulary practice for the word of the week, "assess".  Those who finished early, practiced their keyboarding skills using, Typing Club.

After the morning the announcements, we switched for math.  My math class began with a place value warm up.  Then, we began our rotations.

During the small group, teacher led rotation, we used data from the US Census web site to read, write, and compare multi-digit numbers.  When working with a partner, we used dice to  identify the least and greatest number that could be written and then found the difference between the two.  Finally, during the technology rotation, the students completed a round of Xtra Math and then chose a site from the place value Live Binder.

Compacted math HOMEWORK is posted in GC.

The children enjoyed lunch and recess between the second and third rotations.

Following math, we began drafting this blog entry and then began our literacy block.

Today was our first time completing independent work during our literacy block.  While I did some reading assessments, the students worked on the following tasks.  First, they wrote a summary and explained the point of view, for Freedom Summer.  Next, they completed a reading interest inventory, so I could learn what they enjoy reading.  Finally, they read quietly or visited the media center, if it was their assigned day.

We continued reading Wonder, as they ate their snack, and then took a Go Noodle brain break.

After that, we began our writing block.  First we read and discussed a pattern poem, by Shel Silverstein, called "The Fly Is In".  Then we practiced writing our own stanza for the poem.  Finally, the students wrote for 15 minutes silently, either continuing an old piece or beginning a new one.

The students ended their day in art, with Mrs. Daniell.