Students are busy learning about two-dimensional shapes, mass and capacity in Math. Students have compared and classified 2D shapes according to different attributes (e.g., size, number of vertices, number of sides). Students will spend the remainder of the month exploring mass and capacity using non-standard units (e.g., "The container holds 3 scoops of rice."; "The eraser is as heavy as 15 jelly beans."). I will be posting pictures of our explorations as we go!
In Reading, students are learning about inferring. Inferring is an important skill that teaches readers to "read between the lines". When reading with your child at home, ask them questions about what you think is happening (e.g., Why do you think..., How does...).
In Writing, we are focusing on word choice. Students are encouraged to "bump up" their word choice as authors (e.g., mad to angry, pretty to gorgeous, big to gigantic).
You may have heard your child talk about "math games". Each morning we "play" a variety of games I have chosen to reinforce math skills such as adding, subtracting and problem solving. The children are having a blast and don't realize they are learning. Here's a peek at one of our games called "Quack Attack".
