Friday, January 19, 2007

1/19 Weekly Update

Academics
Reading Workshop- response sheets, finding facts, biographies
Writing Workshop- using a dictionary, editing and revising with partners, classbook story
Math Workshop- adding without regrouping, regrouping with manipulatives, menu math games
Social Studies- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., map skills
Project- money, ordering pennies by date and mint stamps
Computer Lab- map software, LT Online: journal prompt, Dr. King quiz, weekly poll, thinking skill games
Thinking Skills: word analogies, group solutions kit
We read the following books this week:

Meet Martin Luther King Jr. by Johnny Ray Moore
Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport
What is Martin Luther King, Jr., Day? by Margot Parker
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
100th Day Worries by Margery Cuyler


Questions to Ask Your Child This Week
  1. Do you consider Martin Luther King Jr. a hero? Why or why not? What makes a person a hero?
  2. How would you feel if you lived when Martin was a boy? How might your life be different?
  3. What have you done to make progress on your classroom goal? What can you do next week to accomplish it?

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