Reading and Empathy

We have been learning about characters and how they change over time in reading. Today we used the book Chocolate Milk Por Favor to learn about both a character changing and also empathy. They did a great job with this discussing with a partner. 

Pictures, Factors, and Lapbooks- oh my!

Today we had a busy day.  We had picture day (they clean up real nice), learned about factors using factor rainbows, and finally finished our Native American lapbooks. 

Multiples in Math

Today we looked at multiples with multiplication. A multiple of a number is the product of that number and any whole number. Keep practicing those math facts!  Tomorrow we will look at factors.  Picture day is tomorrow!

American Indian Cultural Regions

We have been busy researching cultural regions of the American Indians. We are almost finished with our research and will construct lapbooks when finished. 

Move over Fortnite- It’s the Kindness Game

Today we met with our first grade buddies from Mrs. Boyd’s class and played the Kindness Game. Students had different situations and had to decide how they would handle those situations. Kindness always rules!

Division Strategies and Debating

In math we used a strategy called repeated subtraction to help us with division.  Students can use this strategy to help with tricky division problems- but we are still working on memorizing them as well. 

In reading we talked about debatable ideas in a text and how to use evidence from the text to support our ideas. 

Check your mail! 📫

Make sure to check your child’s blue folder tonight. Besides the math test there are two papers for parents- one about an upcoming field trip and another to access See Saw. 

Researching Regions

In social studies we are researching the different Native American regions. In library today Mrs. Graef introduced the class to a website Pebble Go Next that the students are using to help them reasearch.  We are taking this research and putting it into a book called a lapbook to display what they have learned. 

Math Review Game

Today we reviewed chapter 2 in math with a basketball style review game. Students worked in teams to answer questions and could opt to make a basket for extra points. It was a fun review!

Google Classroom Success!

It has been a little over a week using Google Classroom for our homework. I have to say I am impressed with the students. They are much more tech savvy than I am!  At the end of the day they can login at school when the assignment comes up. I know some of them have busy nights so this gives them some extra practice time. Also they have study guides coming home tonight for our math test this Friday. 

Word Study and Writing ✏️

All students should have new word study words. In class we will look at their lists and determine the patterns in their words. 

Check out these writers!  They are using a checklist to revise and make their writing even better!

Painting Party 🎨

Today we painted the regions of the United States on our salt maps. Don’t worry leap students- you get to paint tomorrow!  Maps should be coming home on Wednesday.