Happy February!
Teacher humor…There’s a fine line between a numerator and a denominator… But only a fraction would understand. :)
Math: February begins with us breaking up…into fractions, that is! Students are beginning our lengthy fifth module in early February. To start, we will be partitioning wholes into equal parts, identifying unit fractions, representing parts of a whole as a fraction using number bonds, comparing fractions, and much more! Practicing multiplication facts will also help for this module. Thank you for your support!
Reading: Students are starting the month with our tenth text set in which all the books are related to the theme Honoring Traditions. These are wonderful diverse stories and students will be focusing on summarizing texts. This can be a challenging skill as stories get longer, and we will work toward identifying the main components of a good summary – as in what information should be included and in what order. Also, February book reports are due on March 4.
Writing Workshop: We will begin February by wrapping up our final drafts of our nonfiction picture books! Students have been working diligently on these books which include nonfiction text features such as maps, illustrations, glossaries, and more. Afterward, we will move on to our biography & opinion writing unit.
Social Studies: We have begun our unit on Native Americans. Students will learn about 5 regions of Native Americans: the Arctic/far North, Northwest Coast, Southwest, Plains, and Eastern Woodlands. Though there are similarities between the people in these regions, there are also many differences. Students will be learning about their way of life, the types of homes they made & lived in, what they ate and how they got food (there was no Trader Joe's!), the materials they used to make clothing, how they got from place to place, what they did for fun, and more!
