Wonderful Wednesday

This morning the students completed the Wednesday section of the vocabulary sheet for our word of the week, conclude.  Then, they used a site called Sentence Surgeons to fix the grammar, punctuation, and spelling of sick sentences.  After the announcements we switched for math.

Math began with a decimal and logic word problem.  Then, we went over last nightś homework.  After that, we began our rotations.

During the small group lesson, we practiced solving word problems involving intervals of time to the hundredths.  During math with a partner, the students played a board, game called Trap It, to practice reading decimals to the thousandths.  Finally, during the technology portion, the students completed a session of Xtra Math and then chose an online game fro the Decimal Livebinder, to practice adding or subtracting decimals.

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

Math homework is posted in GC.

After math, we began our literacy block with a writing lesson.  After reviewing our notes about fiction writing chart, we read and discussed the first half of the story, Miss Rumphius.  Then, we shared ideas of interesting or unusual people we know and Situations we could put them in.  Next, the students wrote silently, for 20 minutes, while they ate snack, about an interesting person they know in a fictional event.

Next, the students went to the media center for a lesson about digital citizenship with Mrs. Allaire.

When they returned to class, some students volunteered to share their writing from today.  Then we began our independent work block.

Today students began by completing the Tuesday and Wednesday section of their reading skills practice sheet.  After that, they read the myth, The Blue Corn Maiden, and wrote about changes to the character and the Earth, in the myth.  Next, the children used resources, available in GC-Science, to define, list characteristics, identify the location, and the importance of 2 of the Earthś main systems.

During this time I met with guided reading groups.

Green:  We reviewed the Tuesday and Wednesday sections of their reading skills sheet.  Then, we revisited the text about Zeus and identified his positive and negative character traits.  Finally, we read the story of Pandora and identified how she changed in the myth.

Pink:   We reviewed the Tuesday and Wednesday sections of their reading skills sheet.  Then, we read and retold the story of Pandora and identified how she changed in the myth.

Blue:  We reviewed the Tuesday and Wednesday sections of their reading skills sheet.  Then, we read the story of Pandora and discussed unknown words.