This week we have been reading the story The Boss of the Plains by Laurie Carlson. This story is about how John Stetson became famous for creating the western hat, the boss of plains; today we know this hat as the cowboy hat. The story describes Stetson's journey through life including his shining moments and challenges faced on his road to becoming a famous hat maker. The target skill of the week was making generalizations. By making generalizations during reading we are analyzing the text which help with connection and comprehension. The strategy focus of the week was summarizing key events. If students can summarize a story in their own words, it shows clear understanding of the story. Finally, the focus skill of the week was cause and effect relationships. We have been working for two weeks on mastering this skill.
Writing:
During writing this week we continued to focus on engaging beginnings and great attention grabbers to pull the reader in. We completed activities both on how to identify the attention grabbers author's use in story beginnings as well as how to write our own. We also focused on editing strategies and what to look for when reviewing a writing piece. On Wednesday students completed an "on demand" writing prompt about a magic carpet ride; on Thursday they went back and self evaluated their writing before it was officially scored.
Mathematics:
In calendar math this week we wrapped up the skills discussed during the month of October. We reviewed the different types of triangles and their characteristics. We discussed fractions, including how to convert from improper fractions to mixed numbers, as well as concepts of measurement, and how they relate. Students completed multiple fraction worksheets both in class and for homework to help in mastering this skill. Also, we continued to discuss decimals through concepts and characteristics relating to money. The Publix Activity homework assignments students completed helped build on this skill.
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