Talkative Tuesday

Not really excited about the talking that 

was taking place today instead of focused learning.  

Not a good thing!!!

• 1st / 2nd - Literacy Block
• After breakfast, we took a few minutes to collect homework and then go over the reading passage and questions from last night.  Then we looked at the Stuart Little questions from last night as well.  Finally, we read the 2nd chapter of Stuart Little "Home Problems".  After reading chapter 2, we looked at five questions to make sure they understood the key ideas and details of the section.

• For ReadyGen we did lesson 3A.14.  We finished reading our text "Paul Bunyan" be recounting what we had read so far and then reading the last pages (38-40).  Afterward, we talked about the meaning of Central Message.  Central Message is the BIG IDEA of the story.  What was the BIG IDEA and if you want to think deeply... what was the INTENT of the big idea... what was the PURPOSE behind the big idea.  After modeling the big idea of the text, students had to find details to support that big idea from the reading today.
• In writing, we added on to lessons by creating an outline for our upcoming practice essay on the topic "Cats Make Better Pets Than Dogs"..... We took our REASONS and then listed support for each reason.  Later, we will take this outline and craft well written paragraphs.
• 3rd/4th - Math Block
• After going over last night's homework, we went over number talks and the daily number problem to strengthen our math thinking skills.  Then we watched the On Demand Math video that helps explain today's lesson.  With the help of the Interactive Lesson, we discovered how to unlock the problems for today.  Students then worked on the daily lesson to show understanding of finding area of various shapes.
• 5th - Lunch / Recess
• 6th - Science
• 7th - Wrap Up - Social Studies
• Social Studies - Unit 3 - Section 1

Homework

• Math
• GoMath Lesson 11.5 practice/homework pages
• Literacy
• Stuart Little Chapter 2 Questions
• Spelling Practice / Reading Practice Sheet
• Reading 45-60 minutes / reading log