We began the day working on our spelling strategies. Based on where students are in their spelling development, students sorted words with specific spelling patterns. We will meet this week in small groups to see what we learned and then how to use our new knowledge to spell words. We began a new reading unit of study: Schema. We learned that schema is what you know. We will be learning how to use schema to make connections to help us understand our reading. We will also learn how schema about text type and authors can help us understand.
In writing we are also beginning a new unit of study: personal narratives or slice of life writing. We learned today that writers get ideas from their lives...their schema. We also watched a video of Lucy Calkins speaking to students about writing. Lucy Calkins is the author of many, many, professional books on teaching students to read and write. She teaches as the Teachers College in New York. She was speaking to students about honoring their writing; to treat it like GOLD! She also encouraged students that when they honor their writing they can change the world...their writing can make a difference.
We also read One Good Turn Deserves Another and learned our new vocabulary words. Click on the link to the right to read our new words and their definitions. Try to use them in your discussions. We also learned five new word wall words. These are also posted on the WIKI under word work.
After we returned from the library, 1st graders learned more about counting nickels and pennies. 2nd graders reviewed using the doubles facts as a strategy to add. Both grade levels worked on problem solving during math workshop.
The Everyday Math Games Passwords will NOW WORK!!!! YEAH!!!! Everything is finally fixed and you can use the passwords I already sent home.
Have a GREAT night and don't forget to READ....READ....READ....
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