Reading: In Reading, we talked about what readers do after nonfiction. Students practiced summarizing small sections of nonfiction texts and writing dow facts they they learned. We also continued to look into strategies for solving new or tricky words. Math: In Math, we started learning about 3-D shapes. Students identified characteristics of solids and learned about faces, edges and vertices of solids. We ended the week makin different kinds of pyramids with straws and clay. Writing: In writing, we continued with our opinion writing. Students wrote about the reasons they had their opinion on the topic they chose to write about. We paracticed adding a lot of details and explanations to opinion writing. Students are encouraged to continue practicing opinion writng in their weekend journals. Social Studies: In social studies we studied culture and different components of culture. We talked about how culture changes throughout history and students got to read about many different cultures around the world.
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Reading: In Reading, we continued reading nonfiction books and learning strategies readers use before, during,and after reading. We read books that involved the sequence or cycle of something. Books we read were From Tadpole to Frog and From Cocoa Beans to Chocolate. Students demonstrated understanding of sequencing in nonfiction books. Math: In Math, we continued working with Geometrical shapes. Students practiced identifying shapes by playing Geo-Bands! Students had a lot of fun trying to guess their mystery shape. Writing: In writing, we continued with our opinion writing. Students wrote an introduction to capture their readers and started writing a paragraph with background information to keep their readers informed about their topic. We practiced giving background information using the 5 senses. Science:In science, we continued to learn about Earth's layers and introduced tectonic plates. Students created a craftivity display of the layers of the earth and practiced their knowledge of the continents and oceans. Reading: In Reading, we started our new unit on nonfiction. Students learned a nonfiction pre-reading routine while reading our book, Black Widow Spiders during shared reading. We also learned about strategies readers use whlie reading nonfiction. Math: In Math, we started our new Geometry unit. Students learned about line segments and other vocabulary associated with lines. Students practiced making parallel lines during math rotations. Writing: In writing, we started our unit on opinion writing. Students reviewed the definition of opinion and brainstormed ideas for their first writing assignment: writing a review. Students were exposed to many examples of reviews to get an understanding of what a review is. Students also started their graphic organizers for their own reviews on a topic. Science:In science, we started our unit on Earth Science. Students began the unit by doing what scientists do and asking a lot of questions about phenomena that occurs on our Earth. Students learned about the layers of the Earth and will continue to explore how these layers affect the changes that occur on Earth. |
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