We have made it through the first nine week grading period and had lot's of fun along the way! This week was jam packed with math and reading assessments of all kinds, yet we managed to have some "delicious" fun too!
In writing we have begun focusing on organization as a part of the "6 Traits of Writing" framework we use. We read the book "The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin" by Joe Troiano
and followed up by making edible "Spookleys." Afterwards, we discussed what we did and wrote a recipe to practice using transitional words. Here are some pictures:
We also discussed character traits and compared "Spookley" to a character we read about last week named "Stellaluna." A Venn diagram was used to record our work:
The students also enjoyed a new game on the interactive white board called "Clothesline Spelling" where they hang letters on the clothesline to spell words given by the teacher. All students seated on the carpet used dry erase boards to practice right along with the student at the IWB. (Thanks to David at TPT!)
On Friday, our school celebrated with a "Dress Like a Farmer Day" as a culmination to a special week dedicated to "Relay for Life" with donations being collected in each classroom throughout the week.
See you next week! Halloween is just around the corner!
In writing we have begun focusing on organization as a part of the "6 Traits of Writing" framework we use. We read the book "The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin" by Joe Troiano
and followed up by making edible "Spookleys." Afterwards, we discussed what we did and wrote a recipe to practice using transitional words. Here are some pictures:
The students also enjoyed a new game on the interactive white board called "Clothesline Spelling" where they hang letters on the clothesline to spell words given by the teacher. All students seated on the carpet used dry erase boards to practice right along with the student at the IWB. (Thanks to David at TPT!)
See you next week! Halloween is just around the corner!
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