Today we: did the usual morning Literacy routine - Phonics, Word Work, and then Literacy Block rotations.
In math, we continued to practice fractions by looking at the rules for comparing and ordering smallest to largest. We learned that if the numerator (top) is the same, the one with the larger denominator (bottom) is the smaller fraction because the portions are smaller. But, if the denominator is the same, the one with the larger numerator is greater because there are more portions of the same size. Once they finished their practice questions they were able to use the extra time to finish their Picture Pie art. Tomorrow we will be calculating the fractions used in the pictures.
After lunch, we read more of the Jumbies. We had to have a discussion to remember where we left off before the break. We decided to start reading a little every day instead of just on day 2 & 4. We will just do prediction writing on those days.
We had our Learning Commons visit today and they were told they had to check out one chapter book if they get a graphic novel. It is important for them to challenge their reading skills and not just interpret pictures. It is also helpful to have a novel for the Word Hunt in Word Work - more words means more to hunt through and they will be more familiar with their word categories.
To end the day, we reviewed the science electricity lab we did before the break. Using an electricity breadboard, batteries, wires and a lightbulb, we were able to make circuits that would turn on a tiny lightbulb. They had a Science worksheet to record their findings so we did one experiment to solidify some answers.
Remember, your children need to have jackets at school, it is colder in the mornings, even if the afternoon is warm.
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