Weekly Update 1/24/20

In social studies, the children learned about the Southwest region of Native Americans. Now, students have started their social studies projects to take a closer look at a region of their choice. Students will work with partners to do further research about the Native Americans in that region. Then, they will create either a poster, diorama, or Google Slides presentation that highlights what they have learned. Once the projects are complete, the class will present them as exhibits in a Native American Museum to first grade students. Here are some pictures of our early stages of planning and research. 

Our study of character traits continues in reading. The children have been listening to stories with strong characters and working together to study the characters closely. We have been learning how to infer character traits by paying attention to what characters do and say, how characters respond to challenges, and how characters treat each other. The children also practiced their non-fiction skills by reading a Scholastic News article on the Wampanoag tribe in order to learn more about the Native Americans of the Northeast Woodlands.

In math, the students are off to a good start with subtracting larger numbers. Next week, we will cover lessons 6-9 in the Chapter 7.

Students were excited to begin learning cursive handwriting this week! In addition, they have been working hard on their informational books by finishing their subtopic sections and crafting conclusions.