Today we reviewed long vowel spellings and had our first dictation with 2 syllable long vowel words. Two students had a perfect paper; a few others only had one mistake.
In science we explored the behavior of small particles of matter.
We have another pattern page for homework.
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Thursday, December 9, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Fifty-Seventh Day
Today we had a brief introduction to long-a spelled 'ai' and '_ay'. We discussed homographs and compound words at length and did a small project on compound words.
We worked some more with patterns and equivalencies in math. We have a homework sheet on patterns.
We worked some more with patterns and equivalencies in math. We have a homework sheet on patterns.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Fifty-Fifth Day
Thanks parents for the very quick folding. It's nice to be done for the year.
Today we blended with long 'i'. Our two spellings today were 'i_e' and 'i all alone or i at the end of a syllable.' We also learned the third stanza of our vowel poem; you should find a copy of the poem in backpacks. We began our second writing assessment by making a tree map for our community worker. Tomorrow we will complete the assessment by writing our essay.
We reviewed patterns in math. We attempted to isolate the repeated elements in a pattern (not always easy). Homework is to finish the folded lesson page as that's all we had time for.
We took a test in science to show how much we knew about matter.
Today we blended with long 'i'. Our two spellings today were 'i_e' and 'i all alone or i at the end of a syllable.' We also learned the third stanza of our vowel poem; you should find a copy of the poem in backpacks. We began our second writing assessment by making a tree map for our community worker. Tomorrow we will complete the assessment by writing our essay.
We reviewed patterns in math. We attempted to isolate the repeated elements in a pattern (not always easy). Homework is to finish the folded lesson page as that's all we had time for.
We took a test in science to show how much we knew about matter.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Second Day
Today we discussed possible ways to communicate if spoken word or writing was not possible. As a result we learned the first 4 letters of the American Sign Language alphabet. We will continue to learn the entire alphabet as we review proper letter formation.
We very briefly began discussion on our Universal Theme of Patterns (more to be discussed at Back-to-School). Actually, it was a few observant students who turned the discussion in that direction. I suggested everyone be prepared to share a simple movement (eg.touch your head, lift your right foot) that could be added to a movement pattern tomorrow.
We used visualization to try and think of other reasons people read or write. A "field trip in our head" turned into after school errands with a parent which led us to add the suggestion of "writing to give instructions" to our list. We will be developing our abilities in visualization as the year progresses as a reading comprehension strategy.
For homework a 2-sided letter writing page was assigned as well as the remaining two pages of math. Please remember to read as well.
We very briefly began discussion on our Universal Theme of Patterns (more to be discussed at Back-to-School). Actually, it was a few observant students who turned the discussion in that direction. I suggested everyone be prepared to share a simple movement (eg.touch your head, lift your right foot) that could be added to a movement pattern tomorrow.
We used visualization to try and think of other reasons people read or write. A "field trip in our head" turned into after school errands with a parent which led us to add the suggestion of "writing to give instructions" to our list. We will be developing our abilities in visualization as the year progresses as a reading comprehension strategy.
For homework a 2-sided letter writing page was assigned as well as the remaining two pages of math. Please remember to read as well.
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