In math, we have wrapped up Chapter 6 and will begin Chapter 7 on subtracting three digit numbers next week. We will cover lessons 2-5. Students are working on dice and sorting games with math partners to review skills from earlier chapters. Some students are also creating books on ocean animals that include facts about the animals' weights. They are writing weights in standard and expanded form, as well as comparing and ordering the weights from smallest to largest.
In reading, we have started to study the characters in fiction books. Students are learning to identify both "inside" and "outside" character traits. They are using words to describe what a character looks like, and also words that describe their personality based off of their thoughts and actions in the story.
Our new writing unit is on informational writing. The students have been working through the brainstorming and planning processes to prepare to write an "all about" book on a topic they already know a lot about. The children are writing about a wide variety of topics, including turtles, Branson, basketball, and crocheting. Each child has decided upon three subtopics and has webbed out facts and details for each one.
Our study of Native American regions continued this week. The children learned about the people of the Eastern Woodlands and Great Plains regions. We have been adding pictures to our classroom map that represent the way of life in each region.
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