This past week we took our third math test of the quarter. We continue working on breaking down word problems to identify what information it is giving us, what we need to find, and what operations we can use to solve them. We focused on using various operations to solve problems. This is an opportunity for them to use one or two of the strategies we have been practicing.
Next week we will focus in two step word problems, doubles, and odds and evens.
This past week we practiced one of our math games. We have been lucky enough to have a little time each week to practice our math games before they are homework on Wednesdays.
In writing we just finished our sequencing story. We started the week by drawing four pictures of an event that recently happened. We then talked about how the order of events is important when writing a story. They glued their pictures to paper in order and then wrote a few sentences about what was happening in each picture. They then revised and edited before completing a final draft.
Next week we will be stepping back from the writing process and spending some time on making our writing better by showing, not telling, and focusing on being more descriptive.
In reading we are also working on sequencing and story elements. We have started writing responses about what we read each day. As I read aloud, I have been modeling various strategies to share my thinking. (Crop qvs: making connections, sharing reactions, opinions, making predictions, asking questions, visualizing, and summarizing. They are not expected to use all the strategies, but we are talking about them as ways to share our thinking.) We are beginning to learn about non fiction and the various text features.
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