This morning, the students wrote about their weekend and began working on the vocabulary sheet for our word of the week, produce.

After the announcements, we did NOT switch for math, because two of the classes were on the field trip to the bay,  So, we took advantage of our time together, and finally complete the writing lesson for week 2, day 2.  This lesson used Allen Say's book, Tea with Milk, and focused on using our own life experiences for writing.

Next, the students enjoyed lunch and recess.

When they returned to the classroom we put together our terrariums and planted, alfalfa, mustard, and grass seeds.

Then the students went to PE.

After that, we began writing this blog post, ate snack, and read Wonder.

Next, we began our reading block.  After reviewing point of view (first versus third) and perspective, we did a quick warm up identifying different perspectives on 3 issues.  Then, while I met VERY briefly with reading groups, to introduce their novels, the students listened to the story, Hey, Little Ant, and identified the different perspectives of the ant and the boy.  Then, they completed the ChHesapeake Bay 3-2-1 from Friday.