Here's a glance at our week ahead.
ELA: This year, I've decided to do a "Word of the Week" to enhance our character education. Last week's word was courage. Students shared other words that were similar and provided examples as well as non-examples. I spoke with them about having courage in the classroom and being willing to take a risk. Mistakes are made by all, and we can even learn from those. Then children created illustrations of courage, which became a collage of courage. This week's word is friendship. Other items for ELA this week will include Words Their Way (WTW) inventory, looking at different ways of how to read a book and creating a topic list for writing.
Math: We will start the week with an assessment. Results will help me see where your child has strengths and where s/he has areas for growth. Then, our first unit in math begins by reviewing math mountains and equations for addition and subtraction. I will show students where I store manipulatives for them to access when they want and need them to promote solving and understanding.
Social Studies: We are working our way through our character traits. Last week was kindness. This week is respect. We are also talking about families. Through an activity, students saw that families have similarities and differences. They will learn about a common family goal, which is to see that basic needs of all in the family are met.
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