This week we did a follow-up activity to our synonym lesson from last week. Trader Joe had the cutest little evergreen trees that were covered in sparkly glitter. We bought a bunch of them and used them to to write descriptive poems. They were frame poems that used only adjectives and nouns. We reviewed the fact that most synonyms are adjectives, so when the kids wrote their poems they needed to use at least two synonyms from our previous lesson. Our students had a great time playing with words, and we felt great about expanding their vocabulary. You can link to our frame draft here and our final copy here.
In math, one of our groups had fun with multiplication using the book Each Orange Had Eight Slices: A Counting Book by Paul Giganti, Jr. As it was read aloud, the students had to record and solve the multiplication equations for each page. Then they had to write their own multiplication story problems following the same format as the story. It was challenging, but they got the hang of it. Doing activities like this, as well as Engage New York lessons, have allowed our students to have a deeper conceptual understanding of multiplication and division.
Once again we were pulled out of our classrooms for a math committee meeting, but all was not lost. We got ahold of a great new resource that will help us as we plan lessons that develop deeper conceptual understandings of math concepts. The resource is called ISBE Model Math Curriculum. We are really excited with the direction our district is going in math. We are excited to continue planning lessons that will meet the needs of our kids.
Have a great weekend!
Kim and Anne
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