Day 5, 6, 7: ROUTINES, ASSESSMENTS, PLACES!

For the beginning of this week, we have fulfilled beginning of the year assessments in word study and math.  We will also write the District Writing Assessment on Friday.  Next week will be our beginning of the year reading assessments.  These evaluations give me a good idea of where students are as readers, writers, and mathematicians. Every year, I try more and more to tailor our learning experiences to kids independent skill level so everyone is getting what they need as learners.

Turns out we have to practice some routines as well!  With so many great minds in our class it can be difficult to focus on independent learning.  So we are getting used to what a focus, independent learning time feels like in our happily crowded room.  Kids are also getting used to what it means to be learner in different environments which will help us as we visit more places in the community. I have added details about our place experiences this week on the Community Project Based Learning page.

Reading: Kids are learning about genres in reading, practicing independent reading and nonfiction articles.

Writing: We are using sketches we have made to start a poem before starting our narrative writing cycle.

Social Studies: World maps are looking great! 

Math: We have discussed place value and are communicating and ordering numbers from our geography work. 

Science: We are always practicing our observations and we also practiced measurement and ordering data in a data table. Check out awesome measurement skills below!  They are measuring representations of wingspans of living organisms! Look how long the Marabou Stork wingspan is!

Super accurate!

Teamwork!

Very precise!

Marabou Stork! Whoa! 400 cm!