Here's what we have been up to this week:
Math: We focused our attention this week on the relationship between multiplication and division. We practiced both using shortcuts, strategies, and fact family triangles! On Monday we get to learn a game called Baseball Multiplication!
Writing: We are moving from writing personal narratives to personal essays. To begin to feel comfortable with how to begin an essay, we have been reading other personal essays, deciding what the "big idea" was, and picked out the evidence from the paragraphs that supported the "big idea". We will be doing this a lot as a class, then we will move into doing this activity independently, and finally the kids will begin writing essays on their own!
Reading: Our narrative non-fiction unit continues with learning how to summarize by using the "Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then" approach. It has the kids pinpointing the main character, what they wanted (a goal, an item, etc.), what gets in the way, how does the main character respond, and what happens at the end. We have done a few of these together and the kids are getting very good at it!
Science: Presently the kids are studying light, which includes shadows, why shadows change, prisms, refraction and reflection. If you have any books about lights, you child can bring them in to share with the class!
Another busy weeks comes to a close! Have a great weekend : )
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