Miss Hoffman shared this great game with me. This game helps us practice our mental strategies that were so difficult for us in math module 1.
To start, click on the link. http://gregtangmath.com/play?game=breakapart
Next, click on addition or subtraction.
Then, click on make 10 and select easy or hard.
Lastly, enjoy!
Monday, October 13, 2014
Friday, October 3, 2014
The Spider and The Fly
Click on the book for a link to read the poem.
We have been reading, analyzing, and performing The Spider and The Fly by Mary Howitt and illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi. This poems was originally written in 1829. It was really interesting to listen to old language and determine the authors meaning. We learned a valuable lesson from this poem. Do you know what it is?
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Scholastic Book Order
Reading Club Order Due Date:
October 16
Dear Families,
Please remember to place your Reading Club orders by October
16!
You can shop and submit your order online or return the
printed order form with payment directly to me. No matter how you order, every
purchase you make earns FREE Books and educational supplies for our classroom.
Happy reading,
Mrs. Wanke
Ordering online is fast and easy:
•
VISIT scholastic.com/readingclub
•
ENTER the one-time Class Activation Code (GXF3M)
•
SHOP from a carefully curated selection of the
best books, value packs, and Storia eBooks
•
SUBMIT your order and earn FREE Books for our
classroom
All book orders will
be shipped to our classroom so we can celebrate the joy of reading together!
Common Core Math Help
Has your child brought home some homework to finish at home? Have you looked at that homework and though, ummmmm???? Well, then this website is for you!
http://commoncore.org/parents
http://commoncore.org/parents
Click on your child's grade and the unit that applies to the homework.
You will see a mini tutorial on all the concepts that we are teaching.
Friday, September 26, 2014
Measurement Explorations
We started our new math unit today. We will be focusing on measurement. We thought it would be fun to just explore this new tool. Check out our fun pictures below.
Great teamwork measuring our rug.
Got to love the bendable rulers.
This was my view when the class decided to measure me.
Friday, September 19, 2014
Monday, September 15, 2014
Writing like a Pizza
We think of our writing like a pizza!
First we think about the crust of a pizza. Without it we would have an ooey gooey mess. This reminds us to keep our writing organized. Like crust, organization is the structure, it holds the writing together. Writing should be clear and have a beginning, middle and end. The reader moves smooth\ly and naturally through the text.
Second, we think about the sauce on the pizza. It spreads out all over the pizza so that we can taste it in every bite. Like sauce, there are enough ideas to be spread through out the writing. Ideas are developed with relevant details and examples.
Third, we don't like to think about...but we must ANCHOVIES! Anchovies have a very bold and strong taste. Like anchovies, voice is strong and powerful. Voice evokes emotion in the reader, the writing is engaging, not boring. We all want to put a little "anchovy" in our writing.
For now...the last part of the pizza we think about is the cheese. When it melts it spreads all over the pizza and connects all the toppings together. Like cheese, sentence fluency spreads out the sentences so they vary in length and beginnings. The writing has an easy flow.
Today, we talked about sentence fluency. We learned about simple and compound sentences. We also learned how conjunctions join two simple sentences together. We watched Conjunction Junction to help us understand how we can use conjunctions in our writing.
First we think about the crust of a pizza. Without it we would have an ooey gooey mess. This reminds us to keep our writing organized. Like crust, organization is the structure, it holds the writing together. Writing should be clear and have a beginning, middle and end. The reader moves smooth\ly and naturally through the text.
Second, we think about the sauce on the pizza. It spreads out all over the pizza so that we can taste it in every bite. Like sauce, there are enough ideas to be spread through out the writing. Ideas are developed with relevant details and examples.
Third, we don't like to think about...but we must ANCHOVIES! Anchovies have a very bold and strong taste. Like anchovies, voice is strong and powerful. Voice evokes emotion in the reader, the writing is engaging, not boring. We all want to put a little "anchovy" in our writing.
For now...the last part of the pizza we think about is the cheese. When it melts it spreads all over the pizza and connects all the toppings together. Like cheese, sentence fluency spreads out the sentences so they vary in length and beginnings. The writing has an easy flow.
Today, we talked about sentence fluency. We learned about simple and compound sentences. We also learned how conjunctions join two simple sentences together. We watched Conjunction Junction to help us understand how we can use conjunctions in our writing.
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