Marvelous Monday

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

Math began with a warm up involving mystery numbers and geometric shapes.  After that, we had a whole group lesson, because of a schedule change due to 3rd grade PARCC testing.

First, we watched a Learn Zillion lesson about finding the least common multiple (LCM) of two, or more, numbers.  Then, as a class, we practiced determining the LCM of two numbers by listing multiples for each and circling the smallest number that both had in common.  Finally, the students completed a session of Xtra Math, before heading back to homerooms.

Math homework is posted in GC.

After math, the students enjoyed lunch and outdoor recess.  Then, our homeroom went to PE.  We had to switch our time with third grad, due to testing.

When they returned to class, we began our literacy block with a writing lesson.  Today we explored two new sets of directions for drawing cartoon characters.  Then, we compared and contrasted the format of the two sets of directions.  During writing time, students followed directions to draw cartoon characters.  Also, some practiced writing directions and/or browsing the functional writing blendspace, posted in GC-Writing.

Next, we read and discussed chapters 7, 8, and 9 of Shiloh.

Then, while I completed my informal, bi-monthly, reading assessments, the rest of the class worked independently.  First, the completed the Monday section of the new reading skills practice sheet.  After that, they reread chapters 8 and 9 of Shiloh and summarized chapter 9.  Next, they listed key events/details from chapters 8 and 9 and used them to determine a theme for this section.  Then, students had time to complete the run-on sentence practice activity from last week. Finally, they began  Flocabulary lesson about current electricity, or circuits.

Since I was unable to get to reading groups, we ended the day by reviewing the Monday section of the reading skills page, identifying main events/details from chapters 8 and 9 of Shiloh, and discussing possible themes.