Monday, really?

I didn't like this Monday thing. Ugh. :)

We started with our M4T and a really good review of multiplication. Then, we visited Wonderopolis to find out about Groundhog's Day. We also watched the video of Punxsutawney Phil. We took inspiration from these and created shadow images and then wrote about our shadow figures. We ended up with a lot of bunnies. After a lovely recorder session in Music, we learned about marriage with Mary in The Beaded Moccasins. Mary also discussed the daughter she is replacing with Hepte. She wanted to know more but the Delaware no longer talk about them once they are stars leading to heaven. In Reader's Workshop, we read the paired texts about Hamburgers and Tacos, after we learned some pretty cool new vocabulary. Ask your kiddo what ecstasy means or what cumin is. Some of us also started blogging with our Columbus State students about books we're reading. Recess was indoor but then we practiced our Math problem solving and application of fractions by completing real world problems involving fractions--one about cutting a board and another about using string. Then, we sat down together and just talked about how we solved these problems. Man, these guys are good at explaining their thinking IF THEY WOULD JUST TRANSFER THAT TO WRITING IT DOWN!! Please help them to write more at home to make this easier. They need to share their thinking in writing on the PARCC assessments and will be much better prepared if they have more practice. Finally, we worked on our inventions and pitches.