In reading, students identified text features in nonfiction books and explained how each feature helps you to understand the text. We read Floods! as a class, and students split into teams to become text feature experts. Students also became word investigators this week, determining the meaning of unknown words using context clues and pictures. Students read Masks! Masks! Masks! in partners to practice finding the meaning of unknown words.

In writer's workshop, students wrote persuasive pieces and shared them with the class. Students developed arguments to support their opinions on which was better, pizza or chicken nuggets.

In math, students learned to quickly solve subtraction problems using their knowledge of numbers that are 1 less and 2 less than the minuend (ex: 4 - 1 = ___, 4 - 2 = ___). We practiced this skill using Rekenrek bracelets, which allow students to easily visualize the two parts of any addition or subtraction problem.

Our Book Buddies came to visit on Thursday. Students worked together with their buddies to complete a literature packet all about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 

Lucy was our Can-Do Kid this week! We loved learning all the things that Lucy can do. Lucy has a brown belt in Tae Kwon Do, and she also can perform magic tricks. She read two of Aesop's Fables to the class, and also showed us a slideshow. 

Check out the Photo Gallery for more pictures from this week!