Well, I'm a day behind, but I think I can get us caught up! Wednesday, we shared our biography facts with the class, went to the library, worked on our how-to books, and... We finished up the first investigation from our Measurement unit and took part of our math assessment. Then, we read from The Phantom Tollbooth and took our flight to Australia. We stamped our passports, took our carry-on luggage and settled in for the in-flight movie.
Thursday...
We had a mixed up day! We went to Specials this morning and had recess with the third graders this afternoon. We started new biography groups today, and the students did an amazing job making predictions and coming up with group agreements for how to treat each other. We continued to work on how-to books, and used published books as examples. We learned about the things that authors do to make their writing easy to understand.
We learned about paths during math and figured out that our class had on 114 pockets today. The students learned the importance of being very explicit when giving directions, or you might end up somewhere you don't intend! We read a book called Are We There Yet? by Allison Lester which is an account of a journey around the perimeter of Australia. Then we drew a giant map of Australia and the students taught me the names of the states, geographic features and oceans around Australia.
We have such a wonderful class. I say it often, but it is my pleasure to be your child's teacher.
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