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| We can describe area using words, numbers, pictures, and real-life examples! |
A lot of singing, a lot of dancing, a lot of perimeter, and a bunch more area!
Esperanza Rising continues to expose us of the challenges of forced migration. We are wrapping up
book clubs with discussion questions and writing reviews of the books. Reviews include a summary with important events and a schema paragraph - one in which the writer shares 2-3 different connections they made while reading the story. We wrapped up our study of
area and perimeter by creating a shape and a grid inside it. We did different activities, like color it, walk on it, and sleep on it to show and describe our understanding of area and perimeter. We shared our
personal family histories and what we were surprised by. Some of us found that we have a lot more in common than we could ever know. We also started to dive into personal migration stories through our UOI books. Eventually, each student will create a PuppetPals retelling of a migration story of his/her choice.
December book shares are very cool and we can tell students have practiced them at home.
January's book share will still be Historical Fiction, but we will share in February (not January). This way students can enjoy the winter break, come back, and have time to prepare their presentation. I will post the guidelines for January's presentation soon! Remember our
winter concert is next Tuesday and our
field trip to the US Embassy will be next week. It is an opportunity for students to learn first-hand the myriad of ways people can migrate. Lastly, this year's
Elementary production was unbelievable. It was wonderful to see the collaboration and hard work of everyone come together with such fluidity and power. Thanks for a fantastic experience! Enjoy the week.
Homework: Accompanied by 20 minutes of reading that amazing book you're in, please complete the following...
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
IXL Grade 4 Math P.20 Create figures with a given area & P.24 compare area and perimeter of two figures
Thursday:
Friday: Enjoy Winter Break. See you next year, Monday, January 11, 2015!
Book share!
Can you pick out our little ones?
Book share!
Area... it's all around us! We can prove it!
Book share!
Can you balance and walk
the distance around
a closed figure? We can!
It's the perimeter!
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