Hey everyone! I can't believe it is Spring already! I am going to update you on a few things that are going on in the classroom:
In Reading, we are talking about poetic devices such as: imagery, similes, metaphors, allusions, and symbolism. Today, we talked about different idioms and their meanings. We will continue with idioms tomorrow as well. Next week, we will go into talking about the different types of text structure. Today, I introduced students to their next ELA "project" instead of a book report. Their next project will be our "Wax Museum." This is where students choose a significant American figure and research this person. I have told the class that they will need to choose this person by Friday of this week, April 10th. I will be sending a parent letter home tomorrow afternoon that explains the project as well as timeline of due dates for each part of the project. After reading the letter, please let me know if you have any questions!
In Writing, students have finished their opinion pieces. I have graded these pieces and will be sending these pieces along with their rubrics home tomorrow afternoon. We will also be wrapping our review for our prompt writing tomorrow. After our prompt writing is finished, we will venture into our informational writing unit. I'm excited to see students knowledge of the Revolutionary War deepen as they research different aspects of this war for their informational pieces.
In Math, we are in our measurement unit. We have been talking about customary units of length and how to convert these units. As the week progresses, we will be talking about customary units of weight and capacity. We will also learn how to convert both units. I will be posting videos for these lessons as the week progresses.
In Social Studies, we have started our westward expansion unit. We have talked about the Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark's expedition & significance, and the War of 1812. We will go into talking about their main motivations of moving westward, the start of the Industrial Revolution, and why that was so significant in changing the lives of all Americans. Whew! A lot of history in one week!
As always, please let me know if you have any questions!
In Reading, we are talking about poetic devices such as: imagery, similes, metaphors, allusions, and symbolism. Today, we talked about different idioms and their meanings. We will continue with idioms tomorrow as well. Next week, we will go into talking about the different types of text structure. Today, I introduced students to their next ELA "project" instead of a book report. Their next project will be our "Wax Museum." This is where students choose a significant American figure and research this person. I have told the class that they will need to choose this person by Friday of this week, April 10th. I will be sending a parent letter home tomorrow afternoon that explains the project as well as timeline of due dates for each part of the project. After reading the letter, please let me know if you have any questions!
In Writing, students have finished their opinion pieces. I have graded these pieces and will be sending these pieces along with their rubrics home tomorrow afternoon. We will also be wrapping our review for our prompt writing tomorrow. After our prompt writing is finished, we will venture into our informational writing unit. I'm excited to see students knowledge of the Revolutionary War deepen as they research different aspects of this war for their informational pieces.
In Math, we are in our measurement unit. We have been talking about customary units of length and how to convert these units. As the week progresses, we will be talking about customary units of weight and capacity. We will also learn how to convert both units. I will be posting videos for these lessons as the week progresses.
In Social Studies, we have started our westward expansion unit. We have talked about the Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark's expedition & significance, and the War of 1812. We will go into talking about their main motivations of moving westward, the start of the Industrial Revolution, and why that was so significant in changing the lives of all Americans. Whew! A lot of history in one week!
As always, please let me know if you have any questions!