Reading: We are continuing to work on determining the main idea of a text and
explain how it is supported by key details and summarizing the text. Our metacognitive strategy is determining text importance. Our comprehension strategy is: identifying sequence of events. We are continuing, and will throughout
the year, to use Readabout and Smartfiles which are non-fiction text.
We are
continuing our study of Leonardo Da Vinci and finishing his biography. Students are asking questions and writing
responses about his inventions and art work.
Students are continuing to use their listening and speaking skills to
have discussions around their written responses.
Writing: We have completed our “Spooky
Stories” that included: strong verbs, adjectives and transitions. We are now working on another imaginative
narrative piece to solidify their understanding of sequence of events, opening
hook and closing.
After
Thanksgiving Break the students will be writing a personal narrative about
their Thanksgiving experience and from this writing narrow the topic. This skill or “a moment in time” will help
students focus their writing.
Social Studies: We are continuing with geography and
using Time Lines to understand the sequence of history.
Art: We completed a painting of Birch Trees in the fall by using negative space and wet on wet watercolor technique.
The students ripped pieces of tape and placed them on the watercolor
paper then put a layer of water down with a wide brush. Students then dropped in analogous colors and
let the paper dry. The colors blended
together to create leave patterns. Once
the paper was dry we peeled off the tape and drew the lines and knots onto the
tree trunk. When that was complete we
added a shadow on one side of the trunk by mixing colors and then adding water
to soften the edge.
The students
will be drawing a cornucopia of fruits and vegetables using colored
pencils. In this lesson students will be
learning more about shading and proportion.
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