This week the students let their imaginations run wild. We did many activities which allowed for individual expression and provided opportunities for students to think critically in order to solve problems.

In grammar, students practiced rearranging words in the correct order to create a sentence. Students shared the pen to write sentences that made sense.

 

In reading, students explained in writing how pictures can give more information about a nonfiction text. Students also asked and answered questions about two nonfiction books: Apples and More Apples and From Seed to Pumpkin. This task required a lot of focus, and I am very proud of the students' hard work. 

In math, our students developed a new superpower: X-ray Vision! This is a game which teaches students to identify missing addends in story problems. For example, Mrs. Heidloff baked 10 cookies. Mr. Hodge at some of the cookies. Only 7 cookies were left. How many cookies did Mr. Hodge eat?
This game is great for practicing fact fluency, and can easily be played at home!

 

Students also drew simple representations and number sentences while listening to a story problem. Watch the lesson below to see the students in action.

Our Can-Do Kid this week was Vivian! The students and I had so much fun learning all the things Vivian can do. Vivian shared her poster with the class, read her favorite book, and we also watched a slideshow of her growing up.

  

Finally, this week students created clay sculptures of their favorite books characters. It was great to see students express themselves creatively, and special thanks to Mr. Rodriguez and Mrs. Minor for their help with this project. 

Make sure to visit the Photo Gallery to see more pictures from this week!