Teachers' Convention and Family Day on Monday will make for an extra extra long weekend. Students have been sharing with me what they have planned. I am excited to hear about all their experiences next week Tuesday.
Today in Math:
Students began learning about polygons, which they really have been learning all their lives, now they are learning how to identify them. They learned that polygons are closed shapes that have only straight lines. We talked about the meaning of the prefixes tri- (three), quad- (four), and penta- (five), and that means how many sides the shape has. The students were focused and some were sad when the class was over. This always makes a teacher's heart grow bigger.
Today in Writing - Mrs. Redd's and Mrs. Predika's classes:
Today, I read the book The Long, Long Letter written by Elizabeth Spurr and illustrated by David Catrow. Sadly, this book is no longer in print, but I was able to borrow a copy from another school.This is a great book that uses all of the literary devices the students have been learning (personification, similes, metaphors, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, ...). I also compared the story to a brief version with no descriptive words. We then moved on to a shared writing, where we started with a boring, 3-line story and expanded it to include action, stopping the action, and using descriptive words. This will all lead to the students using these devises in their writing.
I love watching and reading this process, and how their writing takes shape.
I hope you have a lovely evening!
Question of the day:
What are you looking forward to doing this long, long weekend?
Today in Math:
Students began learning about polygons, which they really have been learning all their lives, now they are learning how to identify them. They learned that polygons are closed shapes that have only straight lines. We talked about the meaning of the prefixes tri- (three), quad- (four), and penta- (five), and that means how many sides the shape has. The students were focused and some were sad when the class was over. This always makes a teacher's heart grow bigger.
Today in Writing - Mrs. Redd's and Mrs. Predika's classes:
Today, I read the book The Long, Long Letter written by Elizabeth Spurr and illustrated by David Catrow. Sadly, this book is no longer in print, but I was able to borrow a copy from another school.This is a great book that uses all of the literary devices the students have been learning (personification, similes, metaphors, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, ...). I also compared the story to a brief version with no descriptive words. We then moved on to a shared writing, where we started with a boring, 3-line story and expanded it to include action, stopping the action, and using descriptive words. This will all lead to the students using these devises in their writing.
I love watching and reading this process, and how their writing takes shape.
I hope you have a lovely evening!
Question of the day:
What are you looking forward to doing this long, long weekend?