Wonderful Wednesday

This morning the students completed the Wednesday portion of the vocabulary sheet for our word of the week, reduce.  Then, they practiced editing sentences using a website.  After the announcements, we switched for math.

During math we had extra students.  Therefore, we stuck to whole group math today.  First, we completed a "Find the Error" math warm up.  Then we reviewed last night's homework.  After that, we began our lesson today which focused on solving word problems involving weight.

We began by watching 2 short videos top reinforce that 16 oz is equal to 1 lb, and 2,000 lbs is equal to 1 ton.  After that, the students practiced converting oz to pounds, pounds to tons, and vice versa, by completing a chart.  Next, we solved word problems involving the conversion of weight.

Before going to lunch and outdoor recess, we played a Kahoot focusing on converting ounces to pounds, pounds to tons, the reverse of each.

When they returned to class, we took an elapsed time formative and, those who finished early, completed a session of Xtra Math.

After math, we began our literacy block.

Today all students reread their informative article from Monday's guided reading group.  Then they used a graphic organizer to identify 3 key details and the main idea which they support.  After that, the students had time to complete any and all unfinished work.  This included; the persuasive writing essay, the Engineering Design Process activity, the science vocabulary formative, and their Native American brochure.

During the literacy block I met with individual students to provide support with the assignments listed above.

Next, Ms. Snyder visited us to do a lesson about personal body safety.

We ended the day by reviewing the Engineering Design Process using Kahoot.  Then we discussed how to redesign our ecocolumns to improve them.