In math we are beginning Chapter 6, which focuses on fraction equivalency and comparisons. Today, we modeled finding equivalent fractions, and tomorrow, we will continue working on other strategies to identify and generate fractions that are equal to one another. Homework tonight is page 331 in the textbook. Please encourage your child to use Think Central for help. You might also find this video helpful:
In Language Arts, we are continuing to work on our persuasive letter. At this point, students should be completing their pre-writing graphic organizers and, later this week, students will begin creating their rough draft. In grammar, we will be discussing possessive nouns (singular and plural), and in vocab, students were given their "December" list. The December words are: continuous, conversation, nonliving, swimming, valuable, forgotten, and unpleasant. Students will be responsible for decomposing these words, understanding the meanings, and spelling these words correctly.
In Reading, we are working with a new story: The Houdini Box. Our focus will be on making and evaluating predictions and on answering text dependent questions. Students will be reading this story all week during their small reading group and will take a selection test at the end of the week.
Finally, we are continuing to work on Science for one more week. Students will be researching a specific type of animal and a specific type of habitat. Later, they will be using their research to create a lapbook to present to the class. Stay tuned for more details! We will transition to Social Studies next week, during which we will have a special holiday-focused map activity :-)
We hope you all have a great evening. Please don't hesitate to let us know if you have any questions.
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