Here's a glimpse into our week...
- We started a new unit in Reader's Workshop all about non-fiction reading and raising levels of complexity. Our new writing unit is all about writing Research Reports. These two units blend together beautifully. The students all explored non-fiction books and brainstormed the characteristics of them.
- We started learning how to read non-fiction differently from fiction. Along with this, the students practiced writing three column notes in partners, then solo. The notes included the "Topic, Subtopic and Details".
- The students brainstormed high interest, motivating topics that they would like to research. To start this writing piece, each student took notes over two days to prepare to flash draft on Monday.
- We continued with unit 3 in math. We've worked on fractions on a number line, comparing fractions, simplifying fractions, equivalent fractions as well as fraction number sense.
- In social studies, the students worked in pairs as Crime Scene Investigators to figure out what really happened to Roanoke, the Lost Colony.
- In science, the students have been doing experiments as well as working toward the stem project.
- Words Their Way was introduced this week. We have four different groups. The students worked together to sort the words and then understand the meaning of each group. Teams then got a chance to play a game to practice their words.
Questions to promote school talk...
- What are some topics you'd like to research?
- What has the book Mrs D has been reading, When Lunch Fights Back, been like?
- How do you find equivalent fractions? How do you simplify?
- What do you think really happened to Roanoke, the Lost Colony?
- What books did you find interesting at the book fair?
- Tell me what happened at the end of Fish in a Tree.
- Tell me about Words Their Way and the games your group played.
Have a wonderful, fun filled weekend! Until Monday....
Shannon
Introduction to Non-Fiction Reading in Pairs
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