Reading- This week in reading we started our Mystery Unit. Students selected a Mystery book of interest in their “Just Right” reading levels. We will begin the unit by discussing the components of a mystery book. We will focus on identifying the detectives and problem of the story.
Writing- In writing this week, we kicked off our persuasive writing unit. Students were introduced to the idea of having an opinion and supporting it with reasons. Students are brainstorming persuasive writing ideas and will begin to write a thesis statement. Math- In math, we will explore the associative property of addition. We will also discuss adding and subtracting with variables. We will end the unit by exploring word problems with more than 3 addends. We will take our unit 2 assessment on Friday. Science- In science, we will discuss the difference between weather and climate. Students will become familiar with the terms: weather, forecast, meteorologist and temperature. We will become weather watchers and track the forecast for the next ten days.
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