We are curious! Curious, inquisitive, watchful, observant...
We've been exploring words in our spelling and vocabulary study to expand our understanding of how curiosity drives our learning!
In reading, we've dug deeper into the character and setting of Wishtree. We've discovered the importance of STOPPING, pausing, and noticing what we've read. Taking the time to think, theorize, and process is going to make the difference between a surface "it was a good book" to a passionate "WOW! There's so much I want to tell you about this book!"
Our writing has taken a new, much improved, slant. We are working to make the focus of the piece not an event -- where writing becomes a list of things done -- to focus on the character. They are learning to show a change, a trait, or something significant about the PERSON. That's the real story. We are revising and editing along the way!
We wrapped up our place value unit this week, although we continue to deepen our understanding every day because place value is such a foundational math concept. Our week started with several active review opportunities, including rounding relays when we crab-walked across the classroom to build and round numbers. We solved our fourth POD (problem of the day) and used a rubric to reflect on our levels of understanding. The week ended with our first tile math puzzle of the year. These puzzles build fluency with addition and subtraction in a problem-solving format, but also require persistence and logical reasoning. We showed resilience when our first equations weren't all accurate, used positive self-talk, and remembered that challenge grows our brain. We also realized that using a centimeter ruler as a number line or visualizing a number line in our brain helped us to more accurately add and subtract.
Thanks for reading and enjoy your weekend!
Jen and Jewellyn
We've been exploring words in our spelling and vocabulary study to expand our understanding of how curiosity drives our learning!
In reading, we've dug deeper into the character and setting of Wishtree. We've discovered the importance of STOPPING, pausing, and noticing what we've read. Taking the time to think, theorize, and process is going to make the difference between a surface "it was a good book" to a passionate "WOW! There's so much I want to tell you about this book!"
Our writing has taken a new, much improved, slant. We are working to make the focus of the piece not an event -- where writing becomes a list of things done -- to focus on the character. They are learning to show a change, a trait, or something significant about the PERSON. That's the real story. We are revising and editing along the way!
We wrapped up our place value unit this week, although we continue to deepen our understanding every day because place value is such a foundational math concept. Our week started with several active review opportunities, including rounding relays when we crab-walked across the classroom to build and round numbers. We solved our fourth POD (problem of the day) and used a rubric to reflect on our levels of understanding. The week ended with our first tile math puzzle of the year. These puzzles build fluency with addition and subtraction in a problem-solving format, but also require persistence and logical reasoning. We showed resilience when our first equations weren't all accurate, used positive self-talk, and remembered that challenge grows our brain. We also realized that using a centimeter ruler as a number line or visualizing a number line in our brain helped us to more accurately add and subtract.
Thanks for reading and enjoy your weekend!
Jen and Jewellyn
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