In reading workshop, students are exploring text sets with their nonfiction reading partners. Each partnership chose a set of 3-4 books on the same topic. (Sets included frogs, snakes, whales, sharks, tornados, hurricanes, Jupiter, soccer, the moon, etc.) Students predicted what type of subtopics they would find in their books, accessed their prior knowledge, and then began exploring the actual subtopics in each of the books. They compared the texts to each other and picked one of the texts to explore more in depth. Students practiced the skill of summarizing as they chose a single subtopic in their book and focused on finding the main idea and supporting details. They wrote short summaries and shared them with the class. We will continue to use the text sets this week to practice more reading skills.
Writing Workshop:
Students finished the rough drafts of their informational "expert" books. Their books include a table of contents, an introduction, 4 chapters with information about each subtopic, and a closing. Students used a detailed rubric to assess their own rough draft and turned it in to be assessed by the teacher. We will be meeting with students this week to discuss revisions/improvements that students might need to make before beginning their final books. Students will also be writing an "About the Author" section.
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| An example of a student's rough draft |
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| Rough Draft Booklet Assessment Rubric |
Math:
We finished Unit 5! It was a challenging unit with different types of multi-step word problems. Students took the final test on Thursday before the break. Some students still need to finish part of the test, so you can expect to see the corrected test in your child's homework folder by the end of the week.
Social Studies:
We finished touring the Midwest Region before the break. Students completed their travel journals and worked on adding the souvenirs they collected along the way to their region binder scrapbooks. The final test will be on Tuesday, April 5th.
March is Reading Month (In Review):
We finished up our March is Reading Month activities the week before break. Students were SO excited to reach not only the original "reading minute"goal that won them a pizza party but also the additional reading goal we set that earned them a "music" day. The kids loved bringing in a variety of devices so that could listen to their favorite songs!
Mystery Readers:
We had our last mystery readers of the month visit our room and read some great books!
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| Grace & Maddie's Mom |
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| Hemali's Sister |
On this map of the United States, students are now pinpointing the places where their books have taken them. Each student has a different color tack on our map key. If a place in the U.S. is mentioned in a book they are reading, they get to add a tack to the location on the map!
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