A bit less homework today, so it shouldn’t be too rough!
We talked a good deal this morning about our base 10 worksheet, and the base 10 system. It is imperative that students understand that we can adjust how our number ‘looks’, but still retain its value. For instance something like 5000 can be 5 thousands, or we could say that it is 50 hundreds, or it is 500 tens, or we could say 5000 ones.
This is important because sometimes one form of a number will be easier to work with than another. For instance if I want to do something like 345 minus 255, it is easier to work with if I break down one of my hundreds into tens, and then break down one of my tens into ones. So instead of saying I have 3 hundreds, 4 tens, and 5 ones, I have 2 hundreds, 13 tens, and 15 ones. That is still equal to 345, but it’s in a form that is easier to subtract 255 from.
Today we checked last night’s base 10 homework. Tonight students should fix any that they got incorrect.
Next we took a look at our plants, and made some observations. Our carrots are starting to come up! We then all drew a picture of a plant in our science journals and labeled the parts.
In Language Arts we read some more of The Mysterious Benedict Society, and met two new characters, Sticky and Kate Weatherall. Tonight students should think about these characters and their actions, and fill out a chart for ONE of them, equating their actions to character traits. They should do one of these tonight, and the other will be homework tomorrow night.
We also got into pairs and shared our ‘moment’ story from the other day. In pairs we did T.A.G.
Tell something you liked
Ask a question
Give a suggestion
Tonight students should re-write their moment story, using the suggestions and question from their partner. If their partner asked them what they were thinking, they should add that. If their partner asked them what happened next, they should perhaps add that. If their partner suggested they add some descriptive words, they should consider that.
We then spent some time in the computer lab working on Lexia. Lexia is a program that helps students work on a variety of language arts skills. Everything from phonics and spelling to reading comprehension.
All in all a good day. We also had DOUBLE cupcakes at lunch today thanks to two birthdays. We also had cupcakes YESTERDAY thanks to a birthday yesterday. Thank you VERY much for the cupcakes – the kids were absolutely stuffed.
so, tl;dr
Re-do any problems you missed from yesterday: Base10Sheet1
Pick one of the characters and tell me about them:
Re-write your moment story using the suggestions/question from your partner.
as always, read for 35 minutes and get your reading log signed!
Have a good one,
-Mr. Potter