First in Math

Today in Math Workshop, students identified differences in rays, line segments, and lines based on their characteristics. Students need to play First in Math for 20 minutes tonight.  In the car or at home, have your students show you with their arms: a line, line segment, and ray (see below).

Students used their arms to identify a line segment. A line with two endpoints (fists).

Students identified a ray. A line with an endpoint (fist) and an arrow (pointer finger). 

In Math Workshop, students play purposeful math games and complete meaningful math tasks to reinforce and extend current math concepts and strategies.  Here, students play Multiplication Face Off where they practiced their 0-6 multiplication facts.

 

Math Candy Land: Multi-digit subtraction with regrouping.

Connect Four: Strategic multiplication.

In Writers' Workshop, students learned that when writers are really passionate about the subject they're writing, we sometimes write "flash drafts". Flash drafts encourage students to get all their thinking down on paper then revisit later for revision and editing.

In Readers' Workshop, students read summaries and the first few pages of books to help them preview and choose new book club books.  Ask your child what book they want to read the most!

This week in Science we will be finishing our informational picture books in the lab, printing them out, binding them (with staples), coloring (as we can't print in color), and finally presenting and reading each others' work.

Students visited Reading Beaver Block today.

Homework: 

• First in Math: 20 minutes
• Read: 20 minutes

Reminders:

• Unit 4 Math Test sign & returns due.

Classroom Supplies: Our class is completely out of dry erase markers.  We use these every single day. The kids and I would greatly appreciate and donations.  Thank you in advance for your generosity and support!

• Dry erase markers

Thank you,

Ms. Smith