And we used an interactive game to practice some important geometry vocabulary: points, lines, line segments, rays, and angles.
We also used an interactive game to practice sorting shapes.
We used an interactive game to do some more reviewing of polygons.
We began our study of polygons by sorting shapes by whether they were open or closed and then by whether they were polygons on not polygons. Polygons are closed shapes with only straight sides.
Other students shared their nonfiction writing and the light in our classroom was fascinating!
We created models of the water cycle. (Hopefully they’ll still be hanging on our classroom window, ready for us to check on, when we return from winter break!) We drew oceans, mountains, and sky on plastic bags and then added … Read More
Students have been writing books about a topic they know a lot about. Many have chosen Minecraft but others have picked cats, dogs, teeth, China, Egypt, and more. On several days, students have tried out different text structures to write … Read More
At the start of our unit studying functional format texts, each student got a collection of a wide range of examples to put into their reading notebook. They read recipes, craft directions, fliers, magic trick directions, science experiment directions, and … Read More
After learning about the water on earth, we explored what happens with water in our county. We learned about how it goes through water treatment plants before it goes out to homes and businesses and then returns to water treatment … Read More
One of the most popular greetings in morning meeting is our Name Greeting. Every student’s name is on an index card. The meeting manager turns over the first one and greets that student. That student then turns over the next … Read More
