• Did you learn a rap this week (rules of divisibility)?
• What did you plant in your garden bed after you harvested broccoli, peppers, and onions?
• What was “The Great Mouse Plot” about?
• What were some causes of the American Revolution that you’ve learned about so far (taxes or rules)?
• What have you done for writing this week (do you enjoy typing on laptops)?

What better way to think about internal dialogue/character thoughts than through captioning silly photos! After hosting a caption contest, students learned how to weave these thoughts into narrative writing. 

Roald Dahl’s “Great Mouse Plot” helped reinforce narrative techniques for craft and elaboration.

 

• Show, don’t tell (especially for emotions)
• Use adjectives to describe nouns
• Incorporate figurative language and similes
• Include internal dialogue/thoughts

 

 

As students start the year refreshing math vocabulary and working on number sense, we are also utilizing some of Jo Boaler’s inspirational math lessons. Today’s lesson was about visualizing math – crossing pathways in the brain.  Continue reading →

Students in 5M regenerate with two laps around the track mid-morning, each and every day …

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