Hi parents,
Today was a pretty good day for the class! The spelling quiz went better than ever. I'm starting to see more and more students understanding how easy spelling can be once you figure out which 'word family' we're working on - you basically just need to know the first sound. As the year progresses, I'll make spelling words more challenging, but for now my main objective is just building confidence in students and helping them overcome quiz anxiety.
This morning we watched a short video about 'migration', following up on our discussions from yesterday. The students learned that birds aren't the only species that migrate. Here's the link in case you want to watch at home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMAS4SdPj-w
We tried to learn a math game called "Bump" today, in which students roll 3 dice, add them up, and the cover up a corresponding number square. I think the class had just started to figure it out when we had to stop because it was way too loud. Thankfully math games are rarely a full class activity, so hopefully the students can remember how to play and use Bump as a responsible work choice.
The students completed another page in their "Book of Monsters"'s. Today our featured monster was a vampire. I'm trying to cut back on our screen time in class, so instead of watching a Kids Art Hub video, I tried to lead the drawing lesson myself. I explained to the class that as long as their drawings had fangs and capes, there would be no doubt as to what it is.
At the end of the day, we did a quick writing activity where the students wrote about their 'dream Halloween costume'. They were pretty scary.
Stay tuned for next week's spelling words!
Have a nice night,
Zac
What a great week! I love that your cutting back on screen time!! Thank you!
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Thank you! I'm finding I'm depending more on the SMARTboard this year because we can't meet as a class on the carpet. Still, I'll try to make reductions wherever I can. I'm glad the comments are working again!
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