Ciao!

In our morning meeting, we learned about different cultural greetings. Ask your kiddo if they remember any. (There are a lot of cultures that kiss! 1, 2, 3 and 4 times!) Then, we TRIED to prove that we understood this week's generalization but it was tough! We did come up with lamb (thanks to my name), know and listen. Those silent consonants just aren't as frequent as vowels... In Writer's Workshop, we discussed writing informational text: features of it as well as how to best pick topics and questions and that we still don't want it to be boring. We read about Adventure as a genre and started the chapter on Science Fiction. They are really enjoying the silliness of Nightmare at the Book Fair! Then, we had a chat about figurative language vs. literal language. In our StoryWorks story, the author uses similes, metaphors and hyperbole to get us to understand and build pictures in our minds. We then worked to better understand the plot of the story. We also blogged, read independently and visited the library (if it was our day). After gym (Mr. B said that we had some difficulty following directions), lunch and only our 2nd indoor recess, we continued our work with multiplication. According to the exit slip from yesterday, about 1/3 of the class understands multiplication completely! Another 1/3 needed some clarification and a little more guided practice and the other 1/3 needed a little more support and re-teaching. They should all be practicing multi-digit multiplication tonight for homework! Some were even hoping that you'd show them the traditional method. *hint*hint In Social Studies, we learned about more early people of Ohio, the hunter-gatherers and I shared an arrowhead that was found on my grandpa's farm--a real artifact! They were impressed. I didn't tell them that they aren't that rare. :) Finally, we finished up our Ohio Studies Weekly.