Today I'm linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for Five for Friday!
We did it... we survived our first week back from Spring Break.
This week was one of those weeks where everything just worked and we got a ton done. We didn't have any interruptions and the kiddos came back rested and ready to learn. We're at the point in the year where I wish we could stay. The kiddos know the routines and expectations and we are running on all cylinders. Such a great feeling!!
ONE: Plants
We began our plant unit this week. The kiddos were so excited to start learning about plants. We did an experiment to learn about what a seed needs to grow and the kiddos were so excited about it. Now we play the waiting game to see which bag of seeds will grow!
On Thursday my kiddos worked with their learning partners to read about what seeds need. Then they wrote and illustrated three facts they learned from the reading! The kids did an awesome job reading and talking about what they read with their learning partners.
On Thursday my kiddos worked with their learning partners to read about what seeds need. Then they wrote and illustrated three facts they learned from the reading! The kids did an awesome job reading and talking about what they read with their learning partners.
I am blown away by the problem solving my kiddos are able to do this year. We reorganized our math curriculum this year and the sequence of our units has contributed to a better understanding of addition and subtraction as well as problem solving.
We do problem solving EVERY SINGLE DAY! Each day our math workshop begins with a word problem on the board. We read and discuss it together and then my firsties solve it using our work mat.
We do problem solving EVERY SINGLE DAY! Each day our math workshop begins with a word problem on the board. We read and discuss it together and then my firsties solve it using our work mat.
Then at the end of our workshop we use a problem solving printable. This practice each day has allowed my students many opportunities to work with word problems and I truly believe this is why they are able to solve word problems on their own! Right now we're working on these construction subtraction word problems.
This week we took out these rabbits I found at the Target dollar spot. My kiddos used them to create their own word problems. They loved this math work station this week.
FOUR: Interactive Journals
I am loving using journal pages each week to work on ELA skills. My district is using the Reading Street series which means we have a ton of skills to cover as well as a ton of materials to pick from. That being said I wanted a quick way to teach and apply the weekly skills we need to cover.
These journal pages are a great way to teach these skills during our Daily 5 rotations. In between our rotations we take 5-10 minutes to work on these journal pages throughout the week. It's been a great way to hold the kids accountable without taking up so much time during our rotations.
These journal pages are a great way to teach these skills during our Daily 5 rotations. In between our rotations we take 5-10 minutes to work on these journal pages throughout the week. It's been a great way to hold the kids accountable without taking up so much time during our rotations.
FIVE: Place Value
This week we've been working on comparing and ordering numbers. My kiddos have done an awesome job. For each new concept we played a game on the first day to introduce the concept. They were able to work with a buddy or two to talk through these new concepts. It was so great to hear the math talk!
We are working on plants too. Each kiddo place two lima beans and two popcorn kernels in a baggie with a wet paper towel. To our surprise the pop corn seeds grew way faster! Some days you could see a difference from morning to afternoon.
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