Sorry we did not get our posts up Friday! Students used a ‘story frame’ that I posted in Google Classroom to write their blog posts last week. This morning they were able to copy and paste their entries into Kidblog pretty independently. It is great to see their skills build.
We are beginning our work in our Writer’s Notebooks. Our first unit of study will be realistic fiction. We are following the Lucy Calkins curriculum. Right now we are searching for small moments that can be seeds for important stories. This week we’ll also be working on character development.
During Reading I have been conducting assessments as students read, make connections and visualize. This is also the work we are doing and discussing in Read Aloud as we have read Wonder. With the other Equinox classrooms, we are participating in a Global Read Aloud. With other participants around the world we are doing a Peter Reynolds author study (The Dot) and responding to the texts. Today we read The North Star. You can learn more about Global Read Aloud via this link.
Multiplicative comparisons are the focus of our math work in my class. We are working with multiples, strategies for ratio tables based on multiples and the phrase “X times as many as.” We are continuing this work during the week. We are working in Work Places playing games designed to deepen students’ knowledge and skills with these concepts. In third grade math students are working on strategies for practicing adding and subtracting numbers. There has been a lot of work on the concept of equivalency. They are also working with Work Places.
Starting on Tuesday our class will pair with Ms. Ward’s during Reading block to begin an integrated science and literacy program. We’ll be studying adaptations.
We hope to see you this week at our family Pot Luck in the cafeteria on Thursday. It will be a great chance for us all to socialize.
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