In Literacy this week we focused on the skill of identifying the beginning, middle and end of a story. Our stories this week all had to do with animals and how they survive. Each story was realistic fiction, we discussed how to identify this genre. We had mini lessons on nouns and prefixes as well this week. Prefixes are added to the beginning of words to change their meaning. We have also been focusing on how to write a response to something we have read. I have modeled how to restate the question as part of their response. Many students are applying this on their own, others still need a more help with this skill. Please make sure you child is practicing reading at home. I have started to send home book bags with several students, these book bags are to help your child practice reading more fluently. The books that I choose are appropriate reading levels for them. Not every child has received a book bag, I'm working on that.
In writing we have continued to work on our Personal Narratives. This week our mini lesson included using transitional words like first, next, last. Next week we will hopefully finish up our first personal narrative and start a new narrative. If something funny or exciting happens over the weekend remind your child that this experience might be a good story to write.
In math students are plugging along with addition strategies. This week we broke numbers up into tens and one and learn how to use the compensation strategy. Today student took another timed assessment and I'm thrilled with how much they have improved. Their hard work is paying off.
This week we finished our unit on urban, suburban, and rural communities. Next week we will start learning some map skills.
Have a wonderful weekend!
