Math- Recently, we have finished two lessons on factors & multiples and number & shape patterns. The students used a manipulative to help them identify factors of numbers. We also used a manipulative to help us create shape patterns and identify other patterns within the pattern. Each student got the chance to create their own shape pattern and then test their elbow neighbor.
Science- On Halloween, we created "Witches Brew!" There were mystery ingredients that they had to mix together in hopes of creating a chemical reaction. We are also wrapping up our human body unit with the brain. Students created a K-W-L chart. They wrote down what they know about the brain, what they want to know about the brain, and what they have learned about the brain. Below you will see them reading human body books and recording things that we learned about the brain on their chart.
Writing- We are beginning a writing project on Informational Writing. We took some time to read some examples of different types of informational writing (newspapers, magazines, textbooks). We discussed how informational writing answers the following questions about a topic or idea: who? what? where? when? why? how? Students had to choose an article, identify the topic, and what questions it answered.
