This week we began our unit on measurement, studied prefixes, and completed the book My Father's Dragon. We also began our science unit on motion and force.
The kids were VERY excited to have beaten me in our new teacher vs. class behavior contest. They elected to have a picnic today for lunch as their reward.
Next week...
Is the week before Spring Break!!
Math
This week we worked on how to properly measure with a ruler or yardstick. We also made sure we know which measuring tool is appropriate for measuring different distances.
We will continue learning about measurement. Our focus will be perimeter next week.
We will do the Everyday Math lessons and supplement this with extra practice.
ELA
We are going to spiral back to our lessons on synonyms next week and incorporate antonyms into our study. We will continue working on persuasive writing as well.
Reading
We are going to work on our summarizing reading skills next week. Our goal will be able to summarize what we have read: main characters and the setting, what the character wanted, what the conflict was, and how it was resolved. The goal for summary is to be able to tell the main ideas of the story in a short way.
Spelling
We will continue working with vowel teams next week. Our vowel teams will say the long o sound: oa, oe, and ow.
Science
So far in science we understand that things are only in motion if a force acts upon it. We understand that a force is a push or a pull, and that things can move at different speeds. The kids have caught onto all of this very quickly.
Next week we will continue to learn about motion, but our focus will be friction. We will test on Thursday, and a study guide will go home on Tuesday to study with.
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