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Teacher's Notes
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Mrs. Blair |
Social Studies/Science |
Last Week
We began our Habitats unit in science, identifying the differences between needs and wants and how we meet our needs within our own habitat.
Next Week
We will begin our integrated geography writing unit. Please see below.
We began our Habitats unit in science, identifying the differences between needs and wants and how we meet our needs within our own habitat.
Next Week
We will begin our integrated geography writing unit. Please see below.
Math
Last Week
Due to the number of absent students, we did not progress with the commutative property of multiplication. We worked in DreamBox, learned about multiplication squares, and practiced our multiplication facts for 2s and 5s.
Next Week
We will learn about wrap up Unit 3 and have our Unit 3 test on Tuesday. We will introduce measurement and geometry in Unit 4. We will also explore using line plots.
Students should continue practicing their multiplication facts each night. Basic addition and subtraction facts are also crucial to know as we move into more complex math. XtraMath, DreamBox, and Khan Academy can all be accessed via students’ Clever log-in cards.
Due to the number of absent students, we did not progress with the commutative property of multiplication. We worked in DreamBox, learned about multiplication squares, and practiced our multiplication facts for 2s and 5s.
Next Week
We will learn about wrap up Unit 3 and have our Unit 3 test on Tuesday. We will introduce measurement and geometry in Unit 4. We will also explore using line plots.
Students should continue practicing their multiplication facts each night. Basic addition and subtraction facts are also crucial to know as we move into more complex math. XtraMath, DreamBox, and Khan Academy can all be accessed via students’ Clever log-in cards.
Writing
Last Week
Writers finished creating a comic strip starring their newly created unimaginary friends before we wrapped up for the break.
Next Week
Students will identify push and pull factors to determine why people move. We will then explore a Google slide deck as a mentor text as we kick off our integrated geography unit. We will investigate how Michigan can be divided into different regions, depending upon a variety of perspectives or topics (e.g., farm production, seasonal activities, topography, demographics). We will also read The Legend of Sleeping Bear as retold by Kathy-Jo Wargin to gain an understanding of the natural resources found in Michigan before exploring the natural and physical characteristics of our state.
Writers finished creating a comic strip starring their newly created unimaginary friends before we wrapped up for the break.
Next Week
Students will identify push and pull factors to determine why people move. We will then explore a Google slide deck as a mentor text as we kick off our integrated geography unit. We will investigate how Michigan can be divided into different regions, depending upon a variety of perspectives or topics (e.g., farm production, seasonal activities, topography, demographics). We will also read The Legend of Sleeping Bear as retold by Kathy-Jo Wargin to gain an understanding of the natural resources found in Michigan before exploring the natural and physical characteristics of our state.
Reading
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Mrs. Blair- Reading
Last Week: We focused on identifying text features in our informational reading. Students used magazines to make text feature collages which reinforced how to identify text features in their everyday reading. Next Week: We will focus for the next three weeks on informational reading. We will integrate informational writing/social studies unit with our reading groups. Students will learn how to identify text features as tools to help them understand key details in informational text. We will also focus on identifying the main idea and key deatails as well as different informational text structures-how text is organized-over the next several weeks |
Ms. Burnstein - Reading
Last Week Students practiced their summarizing skills, using fractured fairy tales and hula hoops to practice the Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then (SWBST) summarizing strategy.. Next Week We are shifting our focus to informational text for reading groups to align with our integrated informational writing/social studies unit. Students will identify text features (e.g., bold print, table of contents, photos and captions, diagrams) as tools to help find and understand key details in informational text. We will also focus on identifying the main idea and key details as well as different informational text structures—how text is organized—over the next several weeks. |
