This week we explored cause and effect. We looked at several passages and answered cause and effect questions - focusing on thinking about "Why" something happens or the "reason" for sometime happening as the cause, and "What" happens or the "result" of something as being the effect. Following some group practice and discussion, students completed a Cause & Effect Scoot game. In the game they had to read multiple passages and answer cause and effect questions relating to events in the passage. The last three cards were a challenge as they had to look at a picture and identify a cause and effect relationship within the picture. Here are some examples:
Our focus in math this week included subtraction with regrouping and subtraction across zeros using larger numbers (three digits or more). Students participated in 4 stations:
Station 1: Pick a Path Subtraction
Students had to solve subtraction problems to find the ones with a
difference of 25. As they solved, the problems with a difference of 25 lead
Snowy the Snowman to his gloves!
Station 1: Pick a Path Subtraction
Students had to solve subtraction problems to find the ones with a
difference of 25. As they solved, the problems with a difference of 25 lead
Snowy the Snowman to his gloves!
Station 2: QR Code Scavenger Hunt
Students used iPads to scan QR codes and get a subtraction problem. They
then had to solve the problem and locate the answer on another card. That
card then provided the next QR code to scan for the next problem!
Students used iPads to scan QR codes and get a subtraction problem. They
then had to solve the problem and locate the answer on another card. That
card then provided the next QR code to scan for the next problem!
Station 3: Online Practice
Station 4: Race to the Finish Line Subtraction Game
Students worked in teams to solve subtraction problems in the hopes of
moving their race car one space closer to the finish line!
Students worked in teams to solve subtraction problems in the hopes of
moving their race car one space closer to the finish line!
GT - February 16-20
I will not be meeting with my GT clusters or working with students in homerooms next week because:
1. Monday is a holiday.
2. I am at a Children's Engineering Conference on Thursday and Friday.
3. I am going to reserve Tuesday and Wednesday to complete a chunk of spring
eligibility screening in order to minimize the amount of GT service time
lost in the weeks to come.
Please expect services to resume the week of February 23. Thanks for your understanding as I try to screen spring referrals and provide instruction to already identified students!
1. Monday is a holiday.
2. I am at a Children's Engineering Conference on Thursday and Friday.
3. I am going to reserve Tuesday and Wednesday to complete a chunk of spring
eligibility screening in order to minimize the amount of GT service time
lost in the weeks to come.
Please expect services to resume the week of February 23. Thanks for your understanding as I try to screen spring referrals and provide instruction to already identified students!