Look at these hard workers! This morning we worked on our writing lesson. We listened and read a description of a clown and drew a picture trying to recreate. Once we heard a more detailed description, we realized how much easier it was to draw what the clown was really like. The more details the reader is given, the more clear the pictures of the story are in their head! Then we were off to library to exchange our home books!
After a break to eat and run and play, we had computers. Today was supposed to be a short word processing lesson. However, the students had never tried to do many of the word processing skills that would be asked of them in grade 3 (changing text size, and font style and color, writing in paragraph breaks, aligning text, etc. Although we were supposed to move onto our other lessons, we felt our learning was best focused on getting a good grip on these skills. The students were trying so hard, I didn't have the heart to stop them until they were ready. What a dedicated group! This will really pay off when they are working on typing out their LA stories in the future!
We didn't sit in front of computers ALL day! We had a 20 minute up and moving block since we missed out on gym. Some chose to do the class GO Noodle video, some choice challenges, and some chose fitness. It was really fun to see!
We then did a fun review game where students answered true or false questions about rocks in science and India in social. If they were correct, they advanced one square. If they were incorrect, they retreated one square. Funny enough, when the last question was asked, all students advanced 10 squares ending in a tie for the win! LOL.
We finished off the day creating group stories around our chosen tables. Students were challenged to incorporate a shark, a goblin, and a fairy into their story. They then shared their group stories with the class. We have a very creative group here in 3K!
We finished off the day creating group stories around our chosen tables. Students were challenged to incorporate a shark, a goblin, and a fairy into their story. They then shared their group stories with the class. We have a very creative group here in 3K!