Since this week is a short week of school, there will be no word wall homework.
Here's what we were working on in the classroom last week:
Reading : The students are devouring nonfiction books. It's so nice to see them so interested in seeking new information on their own. Last week, we started talking about nonfiction conventions. Nonfiction conventions are things that the authors of nonfiction texts use to organize and share factual information with readers. So far, we've gone over labels, photographs, and captions. As we learn about each convention, the students find examples in their own nonfiction texts and record them in their nonfiction convention journals. We'll keep learning about more nonfiction conventions this week as well.
Writing : We took some time last week to read some silly books that included persuasive writing pieces to help motivate the students to write their own pieces. The students thoroughly enjoyed listening to The Day the Crayons Quit, I Wanna Iguana, and I Wanna New Room. Watch out, these students are learning how to be really persuasive!
Math : Math was all over the place last week. First, we talked about telling time to the hour. Then, we worked on solving two-digit number stories. After that, we wrapped the week up by talking different ways to use the equal sign in equations.
Here are some pictures of 1-Bu last week: