After our spelling
and vocabulary tests, the class jumped right into Language Arts. In grammar, both groups reviewed their at
home review sheets. We went over each
question, making changes and having discussions as we worked our way
through. It is important to me that the
class does not allow my extra review to stress them out! I enjoy challenging them to take things a step
further. But, no learning can take place
if students are overwhelmed! I will
continue to bend and flex as needed to work our way through these grammar
topics.
Both classes are
doing a fantastic job of pointing out predicate nominatives and direct objects
in sentences. However, I can tell that
we need a little more practice recognizing state of being verbs versus linking
verbs. We will be stepping back to
review this more! The Happy Horses group
learned about Predicate Adjectives today. The Girly Goats had an overall review before
learning about conjugating irregular verbs.
Next, they reminded themselves about the four types of sentences. Over the next couple weeks, they will be
learning to diagram each of these types.
In literature class,
Ms. Hilary taught the class about character development. She explained that characters show us their
thoughts, words, feelings, choices, and actions to help us get a clear idea of
what the expect from them. They talked
about different characters and how the reader is able to get to know them. In the BFG, the class discussed the way that
the author helps us to understand Sophie’s personality, without simply telling
us what she is like.
During history, Ms.
Hilary taught the class about the importance of spies during the Revolutionary
War. The class watched a short video
about the role of spies and the different techniques that were used to help win
the war. Then, the kids each worked on
creating their own hidden message using the mask technique. These were tricky! The kids had to write two letters and the
same time… one that everyone could see,
but another that expressed their feelings about their parents being patriot spies. They did a great job with this!
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