What a busy day we had today! We had art to start off the morning, then got right to work on writing! On Friday before vacation we started writing about The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg (Thanks to Mrs. Bagley!) The students each chose one picture to write about and and then developed a statement/opinion about the picture. After we stated our opinion about what was happening in the picture, students had to support their opinion with evidence from the picture. They could either support it by using a list, comparing or telling a story. To end the writing piece they had to write a short reflection that brought the whole piece back together. Today we worked on finishing up those writing pieces.
Math was the main focal point of the day. We are starting to shift to the workshop model for our Everyday Math program. All this entails is changing teaching from a whole class to three smaller groups. This allows for students to get a better grasp on the content and more individualized lessons and attention. I'm excited to get it started, I've heard so many good things about it!!
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