Marvelous Monday

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

We began math with an addition pyramid warm up.  Then, we went over last Wednesday's homework.  After that, we began our rotations.

During the small group lesson we focused on representing and solving word problems involving mass and fractions.  During math with a partner, the students played, "Roll a Row", to get practice with converting time measurements, involving fractions, and simplifying fractions.  Finally, during the technology portion, the students completed a session of Xtra Math and the practiced identifying fractions parts of a model while playing Sushi Fractions.

In between the second and third rotations, the students enjoyed lunch  and then returned to class to complete our math block.

Math homework is posted in GC and we will have a formative tomorrow covering word problems involving measurement, comparisons, and fractions.

After math, we began our literacy block with a writing lesson.  First, we reviewed our notes about personal narratives.  Then, we revisited the essay we read on Friday that was written by a 15 year old about respecting nature.  Next, I distributed a resource listing many transitional words and phrases.  The students used this to identify some in the writing we read last Friday.  Finally, the students began drafting s new personal narrative, using transitional words and phrases, about a time they learned something from a family member.

After a couple of children shared their writing, we watched a very short video clip about the early Eurpoean explorers.  Then, we packed up and prepared for dismissal.