This week in Room 1, we are continuing to work in our core curriculum along with adding some fun activities.
Math: This week in Math we will be taking our Module 1 Assessment and moving on to Module 2. Monday, a Practice Assessment is given and gone over in class. Students will use this to study for their test on Tuesday. We begin Module 2 right away on Wednesday with Lesson 3.
Writing: We will continue to use picture books as mentor texts as we work on our first draft of our small moment narrative writing. These picture books will help students learn to convey emotions, build characters, and share feelings as they expand on what they have already written. This week, we will also begin guided peer editing. Students will pair up and will be given specific items to look for within their partners texts. Once this portion of peer editing is complete, each student will return to their own writing and edit their own based on peer and teacher feedback. We will do this several times over the next few weeks.
Reading: This round of reading for book clubs finishes on Friday and students will begin their final project. I will be asking each group to create a "commercial" using AdobeSpark to promote and encourage others to read their books without giving too much away.
History: This week we will begin working on our project for Unit 1. Students have been put into groups and each group was given a different region of Native Americans. Each group of students will research their region and create a board game to teach the other groups about their specific region. Once all games are done, we will have a day where the students will rotate around the room playing the other groups games to learn about each region.
Other Info: Indigenous Peoples Day is 9/16, we are still looking for volunteers to help run this event! Burning Food Lab put on by Mrs. Dees is 9/27, we still need 2 more parents to help with this as well. Lastly, I will be sending home the permission slip for Lawrence Livermore Lab which is on 10/15. If you are interested in driving, please fill out the form attached to the permission slip and send it back with your student.
Have a great week and as always, please email me if you have any questions!
Miss Brown