Saturday, January 25, 2020

A Sneak Peek Into Our Week...

Literacy:  Students began reading a novel during reading last week.  As they read the novel, they will pay close attention to the character development.  Students will look for characterization clues and analyze how the character changes in the story.  Each day, students will be expected to read a couple chapters from the text.  Once students finish the novel, they can use it towards their 40BC (Books I Read in School).

During writing, students will edit and revise their realistic fiction stories.  They will be adding in details to help readers visualize and editing for punctuation.  We will also use some of our writing time to work on Chicago ABC books.

Math:  Students will learn new strategies for muli-digit multiplication this week.  They will practice using partial products, lattice, and partitioning a rectangle to find the product.  Although we teach the lattice strategy, I encourage students to use the other strategies.  I've linked a short explanation of the other two if you're unfamiliar.

Social Studies:  This week, students will read about the famous architect, Daniel Burnham.  They'll also study the great migration and it's impact on Chicago.  On Thursday, students will take the social studies assessment.  I will send home a study guide early in the week.

Interactive Read Aloud:  I will begin a new read aloud this week, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.  If you haven't read this book, I highly recommend it!  It is one of my favorites.