Elf Holiday Store

Elf Store Essential Question:   How can you decorate your paper elf on a budget of sixty-cents? 

The children had a wonderful time on December 5th as we conducted our Elf Holiday Shop.  In addition, to constructing creative elves, the students had the opportunity to practice money skills.  

 

 

Meeting a Famous Author!

Yesterday, we met author Matthew Tavares!  Thank you TESPTO for funding this wonderful and educational visit!  In class, the students have been learning about the steps of writing a narrative, and today they got to hear Matthew Tavares speak to the steps of writing a narrative. 

http://www.matttavares.com/

Common Core Standard:

Writing
Text Types and Purposes

3. Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.

When we got back to class, the children couldn't wait to sketch and write!  They were very inspired!

Wednesday, November 19th Homework!

Boys and Girls, Tonight you are going to complete your homework on 'padlet'. Please read the question and double click on the 'wall'.  Fill in your name (first name only), and then answer the question. Remember to write in complete sentences (capital letters and punctuation).

Created with Padlet

Common Core Standard

W.2.6

Writing

Production and Distribution of Writing

6. With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.

Bar Modeling With Educreations!

The Munchkins used the IPADS as they practiced 'part-part-whole bar' models on Educreations.  During this activity, the children were given word problems and had to solve the word problems using the strategy of bar models.  Later, the children were given 'the whole' and had to write their own word problem and solve by constructing a bar model.  

Creating an original word problem and solving with a 'part-part whole' bar model.

Check it out!

Creating a bar model from a word problem!

Common Core Standard 2.NBT.B.7 Number & Operations in Base Ten

Use place value understanding and properties of operations to add and subtract.

7. Add and subtract within 1000, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value,

Using Educreations on the IPADS adds a new level to our 

learning experience!