Most students finished their DWA today. I was impressed with their focus as they finished writing a narrative about a time they experienced a strong emotion. These will be graded and the results will help me know the students as writers.
We also started the DRA today. We will finish our reading assessments this week and I am excited to learn about each student as a reader.
In math, we played a decimal game. Kids have the cards to bring home and play at home. Our recent math work revealed students are ready to practice decimal place value. Each student has an independent work sheet to work on in the classroom too. I crafted this work to match what each student showed me they could do on a pretest.
In social studies, I shared World Map scores with the students today. Some students are bringing them home today to revise a few parts of their map. Geographers can also start on their Island Map as well. We will have time in class this week to work on the Island Maps. Today we looked over the scoring guide and theme calendar which each student has a copy of. Each day we are also looking at various landforms and sometimes using those lessons to make math connections. For instance, today we looked at the average rainfall in various deserts around the world.
In recent science work we discussed scientists creating systems to study a scientific question. We will be making bird feeder systems this week to study successful bird feeder designs. I used experience to introduce some of the interesting science work students have done the past couple of years. The pictures below are of students brainstorming their feeder designs.
Tomorrow we have a field trip to campus. Students will observe the UMC children's garden and help plant spinach, weed, and view insects. We will also tour the School of Natural Resources exhibits
Students will have work connected to these experiences. Fun learning!
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