I hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween! We have had a fun and busy week here in 3N!
Reading
- Determining the main idea of nonfiction texts
- Learning the difference between topic and main idea
- Topic is what it is about (usually 1 or 2 words and you can tell without reading) the main idea requires thinking after reading and determining what it is what the author wants you to learn (1 sentence)
Writing
- Publishing Halloween stories
- Preparing for student led conferences
Math
- Expanded form of numbers
- Creating number lines and reasoning with placement of numbers
- Next Week: comparing and rounding numbers
Science
- Observations and inference
- Observation uses the five senses to describe an object or event
- Inferences are an idea or conclusion drawn from observations and previous knowledge/experiences
- We practiced observations and inferences by trying to identify mystery samples & different bird beaks
Choose Love
- Discussed identifying our feelings and using courage to identify what we need
- I feel...
- I need...a break, a hug, someone to listen to me, an affirmation
Questions to Ask Your Child
- What is the difference between topic and main idea?
- What was your Halloween story about?
- How do you write numbers in expanded form?
- How do you create numbers on a number line? How do you determine where numbers should go on a number line? How do you use the midpoint or benchmark numbers to help you?
- What is an observation?
- What is an inference?
- What were the mystery samples? How did you make a guess on what might be inside the canister?
- When are times you need to show courage? In school? At home?
- What did you play on Global Play day?
