November flew by and we are now into December! With the holiday break
fast approaching I thought it is time to share some more happenings in 5R!
Sean has been the 5R photographer of the week, for a couple of weeks now! Below are some photos that he took.
Brayden and Taylor reading and responding to the Article of the Day. We have a class membership to ReadWorks Digital. Each week there are a series of articles, topic-themed, that the students read and respond to in their digital Book of Knowledge. The articles are short. Reading and responding to them takes about 10-15 minutes. They are also at various reading levels. Research shows that the more students read on the same topic, the more general knowledge they will gain and remember. They are also enhancing their vocabulary.
Just some clowning around!
Maria, the golden apple, picking our Go Noodle brain break
We are reading Blood on the River. This is the story about the first settlers of Jamestown. This historical fiction book is skillfully written to include vivid and real details of the Jamestown colony and its members. It fits very nicely with our colonization unit that we are currently working on.
Students working in the classroom
Photos courtesy of Sean!
The Painted Essay
Small groups worked together to created an organized essay from sentence strips. They did a great job figuring out if sentences fit in the RED paragraph (introduction), YELLOW paragraph, BLUE paragraph, or the GREEN paragraph (conclusion). There were also a few paragraphs that needed to be trashed!
Stay tuned... next week you will find out how our colonists are doing on their trip to the New World!
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