In Reading Workshop we learned how we can be avid readers of nonfiction texts, too. When we look at nonfiction books, we can't imagine what the character is feeling, and it's sometimes it's hard to act it out. Instead, we can highlight things that make us think: WOW! and we can ask questions. We pointed out WOW moments with our groups and discussed our questions together.
We've been writing so many persuasive letters in Writing Workshop! This week, we added even more tools to our writing toolbox. Persuasive writers are polite. Persuasive writers think of a strong ending to their letter. Sometimes, a persuasive writer can write a new letter to another person to solve the same problem. See the photo below for our complete anchor chart.
We did two Exemplars in math this week and we have been working on the concept of combining sets (adding) and counting on. Please note that we don't do any formal equations at this time (1+3=4), but we're using common vocabulary instead (1 and 3 make 4). More formal vocabulary is coming, though!
We learned about living things that have super powers this week! Animals have amazing adaptations that help them get what they need to survive.
News and Notes:
- Book Sleeves are due on Monday. We will go to the book room 2 more times this year. No books will be sent home in June.
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| Hunting for digraphs within words |
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| Reading poetry about flower parts |
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| If I have a party with 9 people, how many more sandwiches do I need? |
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| Animals with super powers! |
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| Our Persuasive Writing Toolbox |
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| Using a number line to help us count forward to find a difference |
