Thrilling Thursday

We began the morning completed the Thursday section of our vocabulary sheet, for this week's word, assess, then we began solving our weekly puzzles.  After the announcements, we switched for math.

My math class began with a place value, mystery number, warm up.  Then we began our math rotations.

During the small group, we practiced rounding numbers, up to a million, to the nearest 10 and 100, using a number line.  During math with a partner, we created a number chain by placing multi-digit numbers, up to a million, in order from least to greatest.  Finally, during the technology portion, we completed an Xtra Math  session, and watched  Khan Academy lesson about rounding to the nearest 10 and 100 using a number line.  Additionally, there was a Khan Academy practice activity to do.

In between our second and third rotations, the children enjoyed lunch and outdoor recess.

After math, we  reviewed what a good summary, and point of view response, for Freedom Summer, sounded like, by listening to student's work.  Then, we worked independently on the following tasks.

First, we made "See you Later" cards for our classmate, Clara.  After that, we reread Pop's Bridge and rewrote the first paragraph from the opposite point of view.  Due to time constraints, most students didn't get to the second task.

Later we went to music, with Mrs. Graf.

When we returned to class, we ate snack, finished our cards for Clara, and began drafting this blog post.  Then we read more of the novel, Wonder.

Next, we attempted to catch up n our social studies lessons.  First, we defined and identified physical, or natural, and human-made features.  Then we labeled 5 physical features on a map of Maryland; the Allegheny Mountains, the Appalachian Mountains, the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Potomac River, and the Chesapeake Bay.

Finally, we began our first science lesson.  We defined the term ecosystem, as an environment where living and non-living things interact.  Then we read about and discussed various types of ecosystems.  Finally, we read directions that we will use tomorrow to build a terrarium.

Next, we began reading, Tea with Milk, by Allen Say, and identified different perspectives, along with evidence from the story.

After we paced up, we read more from Wonder.