Happy New Year! Well the weather is so unpredictable these days, but I am glad we are back at school and ready to move into some new and exciting studies. In math we are starting a new unit on Time and Graphing. Students will learn to tell time to 5-minute intervals and solving problems involving time. In addition, students will learn to interpret data using bar graphs, pictographs, line plots, and tally charts. In writing, we are continuing our narrative story unit which is focusing on finding inspiration for writing and the different elements of a narrative. In reading, we are close to completing our unit of study on characters in fiction stories. Here are some ways to extend this learning at home:
1. Math - Practice telling times (to the hour, half hour, quarter after, quarter of/to, and 5 minute intervals); Write down your daily schedule suing times of the day at which each starts
2. Writing - Talk with you child about your family traditions, celebrations, and special things you do together. Students will be asked to write about these in class.
3. Reading - Discuss the characters within fiction stories. You can discuss their wants, problems, feelings, and/or traits. Compare one character to another character using a Venn Diagram.
1. Math - Practice telling times (to the hour, half hour, quarter after, quarter of/to, and 5 minute intervals); Write down your daily schedule suing times of the day at which each starts
2. Writing - Talk with you child about your family traditions, celebrations, and special things you do together. Students will be asked to write about these in class.
3. Reading - Discuss the characters within fiction stories. You can discuss their wants, problems, feelings, and/or traits. Compare one character to another character using a Venn Diagram.