Thanksgiving Break Post
Thank you to everyone who came out to our Thanksgiving gathering. Students had a great time putting everything together. I have included some pictures from gathering.
I still have pictures and video from our Immigration Simulation. I'm still working on putting these together.
Science / Expert Projects - Just as a reminder, expert projects are due Tuesday, December 5th. We will have a share fair sometime in the afternoon. As soon as I have more details such as time, I'll let you know (it will most likely be in the afternoon). Our share fair will most likely also have our undergraduate science buddies who are also participating in the same expert project.
When we return from Thanksgiving break, we will begin feverishly working on our expert projects. Starting Monday, we will spend the mornings gathering information while the afternoons will be about putting our posters and writing together. Remember, the dioramas are to be done at home.
Reading / Writing - We are working on how to summarize pieces of fiction. Summarizing a story can be difficult so I use format to help in this area. During reading, we are reading picture books and summarizing the story using a "Somebody - wanted - but - so - then" format. Somebody represents the main character. Wanted represents what the main character wanted to do or their goal. But represents the problem in the story that keeps the main character from their goal. So represents the solution to the problem or how the main character reaches their goal. Then represents the ending of the story. The format is good for helping students narrow down the information that should be in a summary.
Social Studies - We are finishing up the Gilded Age / Progressive Era and moving into WWI. Students usually enjoy this period because students are curious about this period in time (kids seem to know more about WWII).
Math - We are moving away from long division (though students will practice this at home) and start moving into decimals and fractions.
I still have pictures and video from our Immigration Simulation. I'm still working on putting these together.
Science / Expert Projects - Just as a reminder, expert projects are due Tuesday, December 5th. We will have a share fair sometime in the afternoon. As soon as I have more details such as time, I'll let you know (it will most likely be in the afternoon). Our share fair will most likely also have our undergraduate science buddies who are also participating in the same expert project.
When we return from Thanksgiving break, we will begin feverishly working on our expert projects. Starting Monday, we will spend the mornings gathering information while the afternoons will be about putting our posters and writing together. Remember, the dioramas are to be done at home.
Reading / Writing - We are working on how to summarize pieces of fiction. Summarizing a story can be difficult so I use format to help in this area. During reading, we are reading picture books and summarizing the story using a "Somebody - wanted - but - so - then" format. Somebody represents the main character. Wanted represents what the main character wanted to do or their goal. But represents the problem in the story that keeps the main character from their goal. So represents the solution to the problem or how the main character reaches their goal. Then represents the ending of the story. The format is good for helping students narrow down the information that should be in a summary.
Social Studies - We are finishing up the Gilded Age / Progressive Era and moving into WWI. Students usually enjoy this period because students are curious about this period in time (kids seem to know more about WWII).
Math - We are moving away from long division (though students will practice this at home) and start moving into decimals and fractions.
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