We are busy, busy, busy.
Today was another day where we just could not fit everything in. We started our day talking about decimals, and counting by decimals. We focused on how to divide number lines, and if we are counting by tenths, we go….
one tenth, two tenths, three tenths, four tenths, five tenths, six tenths, seven tenths, eight tenths, nine tenths……ONE. This threw some of our students for a loop.
We did math centers, and at this point the students are really getting a feel for them. Many students actually managed to complete an entire center’s problems today. They also did a wonderful job keeping their voices at a reasonable level while they worked together and individually.
I also started pulling small groups during center time, and this is very helpful for checking understandings with individual students. We have a group that is ready to go on, and another group that still needs some practice. We’ll continue to use center times and small group times to make sure these students get the attention they need, where they need it.
For homework tonight, students should fill in a short number line sheet. There are five number lines, each followed by a list of numbers. Students should place those number lines on the above number line, and label them accordingly.
In Language Arts we talked a good bit about the Mysterious Benedict Society and the foreshadowing that the author sprinkles throughout the text. Even some of our students who had read this book before hadn’t noticed some of the hints. It got many of the students thinking.
We also read a short text about diamondback rattlesnakes, learned the difference between venomous and poisonous (do you know it? If not, ask your student!), and watched a short video on venom being harvested from said snakes (which totally creeped out many of the kids).
Next we started typing our sneaker stories. I was pretty impressed with how well the students were able to expand upon their small moments from yesterday. We are going to do much of our revising and editing on the computer, as it makes the process just so much easier, and it is a skill they will definitely need in the future.
Finally, we had almost no time for science so we ended up rushing outside to measure and water our plants as fast as we could. The students got a little chart to start recording their data, and we will see if we can notice any trends. One group decided that their plants looked very dried out, and opted to move their plants back into a more shady area. Could it be that some plants need more light than others? Is too much light a bad thing? We will be observing and asking ourselves these questions in the weeks to come.
In Science, students need to read pages B42-B47, and answer the 5 questions on page B47 tonight.
ok, so tl;dr
number line worksheet
Read pages B42-B47 in science textbook, and answer the 5 questions on page B47
Have a good one!
-Mr. Potter