Kellan wrote sentences for his spelling words. We looked up information about Christopher Paul Curtis, the author of the book we are reading. In his journal, Kellan wrote about this author. We read some of the book and discussed it.
This morning, Kellan worked on the unit's fluency review on adding and subtracting multi-digit numbers by finding the correct sums or differences to complete a maze. Then, he used flashcards to review the 6s facts before taking a 6s fact check. Kellan finished with an equivalent fractions activity, coloring fraction strips to model fraction equations and writing the missing numerators.
Kellan read about environmental changes-people and land. He analyzed a pie chart showing the percentages of different types of trash generated by humans. He created an illustrated definition of pollution and drew the pie chart of trash percentages. He viewed a video on environmental changes.
Kellan wrote his spelling words in his journal and highlighted letters to remember. He chose a character from the Watsons Go to Birmingham to describe in his journal. We read the book and discussed it.
Kellan began with the daily review questions on subtracting multi-digit numbers from the unit's fluency practice activity which was also assigned for homework. Then, we continued to work on understanding equivalent fractions by expanding upon using models to using a number line. Kellan practiced dividing number lines into equal parts to show the points in common or equivalent fractions. A ruler was also used to show how one point could represent two different fractions but the same amount.
