Fraction Fun

• 1st / 2nd - Math Block
• After breakfast, we went over our test prep homework and daily problems before discussing their 2 problems for homework.  Then we moved right into math and did our final lesson for the unit.  After watching the On Demand video for GoMath lesson 8.9, we did the interactive unlocking the problems. 
• Students were then asked to come to the board and work out the word problems and explain them to the class.  We did the "homework" page for extra practice and again did all of them on the smartboard with students explaining the WHY to their answers.  The focus today was using a diagram to figure out the word problem.  

• 3rd / 4th - Literacy Block
• After going over the test prep homework, we reread the poem that we covered yesterday to make sure it was fresh in their minds before doing today's review questions.  After much discussion, we finished the problems and looked at their homework question.
• In our ReadyGen 2B.17 lesson, our focus was key ideas and details and making comparisons.  Our task today was to compare "City Homes" to "Around the Way on Neighbor's Day".  We quick read both texts and discussed how they were alike and different both in content and structure. 
• The second half of the literacy block was used to practice taking notes as part of our upcoming PBA.  Since we have to do a mutli-media compare and contrast, we started today with taking notes on the biggest community we have - PLANET EARTH.  We read two articles and practiced taking notes.  The students had to help me decide if each sentence / fact was worth writing down.  Tonight for homework they have to take those notes, the topic sentence, and the concluding sentence, and make a solid informative paragraph about the Earth.  The good news is, this is one of the five paragraphs they will have to write for their PBA.   Tomorrow and Friday they will do research on another planet, take notes, and write their second paragraph.  The final part will be writing an interesting introductory parargraph, a compare and contrast paragraph, and a concluding paragraph to complete their PBA.  Then, we are making a PowerPoint to share them. 

• 5th - Lunch
• 6th - P.E with Mr. Hoffman
• 7th - Science / Class Novel
• We read another section in the chapter in our science about patterns in the sky.  Then we continued with our class novel "The Cricket in Times Square".

Homework:

• Math
• Chapter Review (499-504)
• Take your Time - Come with Questions before test!
• Fraction Practice Worksheet
• Literacy
• Writing - Earth Paragraph Using Notes
• Reading Log
• Bring Back "Community A to Z" and "Around the Way" for collection!
• Test Prep Practice