We continue to talk about creating visual images this week as our focus comprehension strategy. We will be working on identifying text evidence that helps to support the creation of a visual image in the mind of the reader. In small group guided reading, students have been working on creating a written response to reading based upon a short answer prompt. Several groups have been working on citing text evidence to support their opinions when answering questions about literature.
In writing, we will be working on a short descriptive piece on a winter setting. We will focus on writing to the five sense and creating a short piece including an entertaining beginning and elaborative detail. Students will be given sentence starters to help develop a sense of sentence variety and we will create a model piece together in a shared writing experience.
In math, we will continue to learn about geometry in Unit 5. This week our lessons will focus on line segments, parallel lines, and lines of symmetry. We will be exploring these subjects in small guided math groups. Although our current unit is focused on geometry, we will still be practicing secure skills including coin combinations, time, word problems and addition of 2 and 3 digit numbers with regrouping in small groups as well.
In social studies we will be using the next two weeks to talk about winter holidays and traditions. We will discuss Hanukkah and Christmas this week and be sharing some of the traditions we use to celebrate the holidays. We will be reading several different stories about winter holidays and traditions.
Next Friday, December 21, we will be having our owl pellet dissection. We will be meeting in the Art Room from 12:20-1:00 for this exciting activity. I would love to have as many volunteers as possible! Everyone is welcome!
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