Posted by kavery508 | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on January 13, 2020
Our Term 2 Social Studies focus is on learning character traits and applying that knowledge to understand famous U.S. and world figures and their contributions. What makes these historical leaders worth remembering? How did Lincoln’s honesty, Cesar Chavez’ determination, Harriet Tubman’s bravery, and Susan B. Anthony’s patriotism affect the lives of others and forever change our understanding of America? These are the kinds of questions we will attempt to answer by analyzing biographical texts and media.
This week, we will analyze the life and achievements of Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) and learn to assign character traits to him based on evidence from biographical texts and video. We’ll then use this evidence to create an informative writing piece. Check out this great video from Brainpop. Then consider these traits: determined; hardworking; patriotic; creative; honest; responsible; brave. Which words best apply to MLK? What is your evidence?
Our work on inference continues as we look for clues to how what a character feels and thinks by analyzing their actions. Take for example these lines from Chrysanthemum (Henkes): “On her first day, Chrysanthemum wore her sunniest dress and her brightest smile. She ran all the way.” Keying into important words like sunniest and brightest and ran, we can use our schema plus these clues to infer that Chrysanthemum is full of anticipation, excited for her first day of school. When reading with your child at home, try pausing once in a while and asking what they think is going on in the text, and what words gave them those clues! Here’s a fun online game kids can use to practice:
As we wrap up our study of multiplication, students will be introduced to using equal groups to make sense of odd and even numbers. They’ll divide groups of objects (by “dealing” like cards and by subtracting equal groups) to see if the answer results in a remainder (odd) or not (even). Most students will be familiar with recognizing that even numbers end with 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, but this way they develop a hands-on understanding of the concepts.
And here’s us at music class, learning to develop a rhythm of steady beats as we sing and play!
