We focused on retelling stories. We read several fiction stories together and then practiced retelling the stories to our Turn and Talk Partners. I taught students what important things to include in a story retelling. In a story retelling, good readers include the main characters, setting, problem, solution, and important events in order.
Writer’s
Workshop
This week students transformed themselves
into turkeys. We read ‘Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav Pilkey and brainstormed other foods we could eat at
Thanksgiving besides turkey. I introduced a story planning sheet to them which
they filled out with their own ideas. As turkeys, students started their persuasive
writing pieces to convince turkey eaters to eat another food this Thanksgiving.
They started their introduction paragraphs with exciting leads (like Wait! or
What will you eat to get the reader’s attention.
Math Workshop
We are wrapping up Unit 3 shortly
and will be taking the test next Monday (the 19th). This week, we
worked with money, clocks and graphs. Students used different variations of coins
to buy things, practiced telling time, and collected then interpreted data.
Students used Math Magician in
computer lab this week to practice their fast fact skills. They are getting
faster and faster!
Social Studies
This week, students learned the
importance of a map. I hid a treasure in the classroom and students were put on
a mission to find it. They were unsuccessful in their first attempt without a
map. Students decided they needed clues or a map to help them with their search.
We all made our own map of the classroom using a ruler to help narrow down the
search. Once our map of the room was complete, I placed a red X on the map.
Students quickly pointed to the location of the treasure and enjoyed their Play-doh
reward. We discussed the importance of a map key.
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