October 4-8th

This week is a short week. Don't forget we have Friday and Monday of next week off. Enjoy your four day weekend! 

Math

This week in math we are putting numbers (up to 1,200) on a number line, comparing numbers, and placing numbers in order. We will spend more time working in their Think Up math workbook. This is where the reading gets tricky. The kids are spending more time thinking about what the question is asking them. 

Students have been working on the IXL diagnostic test in math stations. I love this test because it tells me what TEKS the kids need to work on and what grade level. I've noticed some kids are ready for multiplication, place value up in the millions, etc. I will work on these skills in small group. My goal is to always challenge the kids and believe me.... they love a challenge. 

Reading

We are continuing with non fiction. So far we have worked on the following lessons....

This week we will focus on text features and key words. If you're reading non fiction together at home,  have the kiddos point out the text features and their purpose. 

Writing

We discussed how non fiction writers write about topics they are an expert on. The kids brainstormed topics they're own topics. My focus for this writing unit is for the kids to write multiple books and then choose one to edit. 

Social Studies

We had some fun exploring times lines. The kids spent time researching past decades. Please see our timeline posted outside our classroom next time we have Rock N' Roll.