Reader's Workshop
We did a lot of work looking at the structure of informational texts. We identified the main idea and supporting details, used an informational text map, and developed a rubric to assess how we did. We read a number of books by Gail Gibbons, including Giant Pandas, The Boat Book, and Building a House.
We also read and interpreted a poem: "October, the Hunter's Moon".
Writer's Workshop
We are deep into revising and publishing our stories!
- Revising comes from the re- prefix, meaning "again," and vis, like in vision, so it means to look at something again
- We worked in partners to fix and identify spelling mistakes, using a dictionary to help with tricky words.
- Our partners helped us find sentences that didn't make sense, or where there was missing information. We added information with spider legs.
- We used a checklist and a writing buddy to make our stories the best they could be.
Math
You can't have ten of something in one place, so you have to regroup! We did lots of regrouping when we added 3-digit numbers together this week. We are good at regrouping in all places now.
We also analyzed the work of some imaginary students to try and figure out where they made a mistake. This helps us avoid those mistakes in our own work!
Science
Continuing our look at observable physical properties, we tested two kinds of paper towels to see which was more absorbent, and which was stronger when wet. Then, we helped a roofing company choose which shoes their workers should wear on two different roof surfaces.
Social Studies
We finished up our classroom maps, and gave each other plus/delta feedback about our work.
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