Monday, October 28

Well, it was another Monday. In Social Studies, we completed (some completed but no more class time will be devoted to these) our ABC Ohio Google documents. Students may continue working during their free time and/or at home. The beauty of Google Apps is that they can collaborate on their document with their partner but never be together. To access their document: hilliardschools.org --> click on the "STUDENTS" tab --> and then click on "Google Apps for Education". From here, they should be good to just enter their lunch number and password. After music, we went over our Math tests. Ugh. Most were awful. I think this is due to a combination of things: the language of the common core, application of skills, too much/too long and that some just need intense intervention. After going over our assessments, we began our algebra inquiry unit. This unit centers around the California Frog Jumping Contest so we began by watching a "frogumentary" about the history of this contest and even watched a little diddy about the Jumping Frog Jubilee! Students then, got into groups to solve some problems and discover how far each of MT's jumps and steps are. It was a beautiful day at recess and then we learned more about Moss and Trouble while reading Guests. I think Moss has a less self-centered approach to life after his "away time" and I think his family looks to him more as an equal now too. In Reader's Workshop, students secured and proved their understanding of figurative language, answered a question that had to do with division and remainders and worked to use details from text to answer questions about literature. We had a "Would You Rather" brain break today which was a good mix of weird, gross and fun. Then, we prepared for researching by creating four questions about our topic during Writer's Workshop. I also read Diary of a Worm and part of Diary of a Fly to them to show them the model of how they will present their research.