Math(Number Sense) : This week we have focused on numbers to 1000 using place value charts, number words, expanded form( 124 - 100+20+4) , base ten blocks and numbers. One activity we used to reinforce the concept was a game called Junk It. Students drew three lines beside each other and then 2 lines off to the side. Rolling a die 5 times, they create the biggest 3 digit number they can using the 2 Junk it lines to put the numbers they don't want. We then used the greater than, less than and equal to signs to compare their number with the partners number.
Novel Read (Comprehension): We started the book Because of Winn Dixie this week and have been applying comprehension strategies to deepen our understanding of the novel. We are focusing on using QUESTIONS to reinforce comprehension. Today we talked about thin questions - questions that have "right there answers" such as who? where? what? and why? questions. We also learned about thick questions - questions that require "think and search" such as Why do you think....? How would you feel if...? Would you...? After reading some chapters from Winn Dixie the students chose one character to describe and then ask 5 questions they'd like to know about the character. When your child is doing their home reading, encourage them to ask questions after reading a few pages or a chapter. We are also practicing the skill of asking questions with non-fiction text as we read biographies about important people around the world. In Science, we are asking questions after watching the different sections describing the Leaps of building that was applied to the design and building of the Burj Khalifa.
