Week 2: August 22 – 26
Reading
WOW! I’m so excited that our kids already
love reading as much as I do. We are already enjoying our 30 minutes of reading
a day. This is normally that we have to build stamina up for, but our kids look
forward to reading time EVERY DAY! As we work on our reading skills, we’ve
begun to discuss story structure. Including characters, setting, plot, and the
problem & solution. Not surprisingly, the kids have a firm grasp of each of
these. Now it’s time for us to start practicing putting these concepts into our
writing.
Math
To start our math journey off, we’ve been
reviewing some of the concepts from second grade. That way we have a firm
foundation to build upon. We’ve been reviewing adding and subtracting
strategies, and also place value (rounding, expanded form, standard form, word
form, and greater than/less than). We will continue to review these concepts
before we jump into multiplication.
Time Capsules
I enjoyed every watching the kids present
their time capsules. It really gave the class and myself a change to get to
know classmates better and what’s important to each of them.
Writing
We’ve spent time getting to know our
writer’s notebooks and working on writing down our stories, thoughts, and ideas
we have. Many of our kids struggle with what it means to “write”. Many of them
prefer to have a writing prompt, but I’m working hard to build their confidence
in relying on themselves for inspiration and courage to create a story of their
own.
