In literacy this week we are talking about Reading Power and the importance of Thinking While We Read.
This week and next we will be focusing on making CONNECTIONS when we read. These connections are usually in our heads in our Thinking Voice. Nobody else can hear our THINKING VOICE but good readers are hearing this voice ALL of the TIME as they read!
We read the book Jack's Worry by Sam Zuppardi
While reading the book we had to stop every page and share any CONNECTIONS we were having from our own life. Tomorrow we will work on connections we have to other books or to things from the world.
We will be practicing this COMPREHENSION strategy all week and into next week. My home reading homework will be about using this strategy at home to increase my understanding of what I am reading. Stay tuned for a PARENT PIPELINE on Wednesday October 31st on the BLOG.
Mathematics
Open Number Lines
Today we continued to practice exploring the open number line by creating two-digit numbers on an open number line using HOPS (10s), SKIPS (5s) and JUMPS (1s). We had to label the numbers at the top and write an efficient equation to go with our number line. We practiced acting out these numbers. Ask me to act our a two-digit number at home, using hops, skips and jumps.
Reading Like a Historian
Today we continued looking at the past through the eyes of a Historian. We used a website through the Glenbow Museum to research about the Blackfoot way of life past and present. We had to read parts of the website and then fill out a mind map with sketches and words about what we are learning. We will continue this activity tomorrow and Friday. Historians use many sources for their information about the past and websites/computers are one of them. If you would like to explore this website at home further use the following link:
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