"And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you
because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places." ~Roald Dahl

Saturday, February 1, 2014

Weekly Update 2/3/14

Happy February! 
This past week I attended a fantastic conference in Great Falls. The conference was focused on Math, integrating Common Core Standards, and making Math fun. I plan on implementing a lot of the new ideas I learned in the next few weeks. I also hope to start sending more ideas home. 



Communication Arts
Story: Suki's Kimono
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Comprehension: Character Traits
Writing: Biographies --> Ask your student who they are studying.
Spelling: Consonant = C Vowel = V: CVVC or CVV Click Here!
Click here to see student's perform this story!



Math
We will continue Unit 7: Multiplication and Division

Multiplication War
A fun way to practice multiplication facts is to play the card game war, with a twist. Each player throws 2 cards and must say the equation including the product of their cards. 2 x 4 = 8. The player with the greater product takes the cards. Be sure to use cards we have practiced and take out the rest. So far, we have practiced the multiples of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, and 10.

Dates to Remember
2/3/14 Flagship forms sent home. Sign up for one of the awesome programs.
2/3/14 Art!
2/6/14 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony
2/14/14 Valentine's Day: I will send a class list home on Friday.



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