This week in the Ivy Nook
Singapore Math:
Mr. Rogers' Group:
Mrs. Ford's Group:
Reading/Writing/Spelling:
Literature Discussion With Mrs. Peiken:
• Feraj and the Magic Lute
Science:
Technology:
Singapore Math:
Mr. Rogers' Group:
- Unit 10 - Fractions: adding and subtracting fractions
- March Mathness
- Math Puzzles - Real World, Renaming and Count By
Mrs. Ford's Group:
- Unit 8 - Multiplying and Dividing by 4
- Review 8 - Review of concepts learned in Units 1-8
- Breaking apart numbers to make equations "more friendly"
- Math Puzzles - Real World, Renaming and Count By
Reading/Writing/Spelling:
- Reading Workshop/Independent Reading: practice reading independently at "just right" level, with an emphasis on building stamina, journaling, building vocabulary, and completion of books.
- Teacher/student conferencing about reading; fluency checks and comprehension book talks
- Superstar and birthday letters
- Writing Workshop: Planning layout for our Expert Books
- Read Aloud: The BFG
- Lexia practice
Literature Discussion With Mrs. Peiken:
• Feraj and the Magic Lute
Science:
- Mineral Observations - Luster and Hardness Tests
- Diamonds, Talc
- Plate tectonics
- Geology of Point Lobos
Technology:
- Keyboarding practice
- Browsing Point Lobos Foundation Website (http://pointlobos.org/)