Fabulous Friday

This morning the students completed the Friday portion of the vocabulary shet for our word of the week, inform.  After that, they chose which academic skill they wished to practice since it is Free Choice Friday.  After the announcements, we switched for math.

We began math with a fraction warm up, and then students completed a session of Xtra Math. Next, we reviewed last night's homework.  After that, I introduced the students to a virtual manipulative web site and gave them some time to explore it.  Then, Mrs. Shapot's class joined us to play a fraction (review) Kahoot, to get us ready for upcoming lessons about adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators.

After enjoying lunch and recess, we did a whole group math lesson.  We learned how to create equivalent fractions to add fractions with unlike denominators.  We began by using visual models, and quickly moved on to using common denominators thinking about factors and cross multiplication.

After math we began our afternoon celebrating the arrival of spring and the 4th marking period.  We started by playing a game of Kahoot that was a review for PARCC.

After that, the students worked in small groups, with a partner, or independently, to create a skit, a Kahoot, a poster, or a poem to welcome and celebrate spring and the 4th marking period.

Then, Mrs. Luckett came in to do a lesson about coping skills.

After the guidance lesson, with Mrs. Luckett, we watched the play and shared posters.  Then, the children enjoyed a snack of popcorn and a Tootsie Pop, as they played board and card games.

It certainly was a great afternoon!