Magnificent Monday

This morning the students commented on our morning message about their weekend.  Then, they completed the Monday section  of the vocabulary sheet for our new word of the week, typical.  After the announcements, we switched for math.

Math began with a comparing fraction, find the error, warm up.  Then, we began our rotations.

During the small group instruction, we reviewed comparing fractions in order to list them from least to greatest.  Then, we added and subtracted fractions with like denominators.  During math with a partner, the students played Fraction War to practice comparing fractions.  Finally, during the technology rotation, the students completed a session of Xtra Math.  Then they played Balloon Fractions, an online game, to practice ordering fraction from least to greatest.

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

Math homework is posted in GC.  We will have a formative tomorrow comparing 2 fractions using number lines and visual models.

After math, we began our literacy block.  We started by reviewing the expectations for our concluding paragraph.  Then, I modeled writing a conclusion for my expository writing piece about Australia.  Next, students brainstormed what makes their country unique.  Finally, volunteers shared their first sentences for this paragraph.

Next, the children went to PE.

When they returned to class, they ate snack and we played a quick game of Kahoot to review theme.  After that, we shared and discussed personal experiences dealing with either greed or generosity.  Then, as a class, we read the Junior Great Books story, Prot and Krot.

Finally, while I worked with a small group of students who missed today's reading lesson, the rest of the class worked independently.  First, they drafted the concluding paragraph for their expository writing piece.  Then, they reread the story, Prot and Krot, and identified examples of greed and generosity, from the story, on a chart.