It's been a hot second since I posted last. I know you all feel the pain. It seems like no matter how prepared you THINK you are during the summer, there is a massive amount of catching up to be done as soon as school starts back. But, the good news is that I have a fantabulous group of kids this year, and it has been nothing but fun to head into work every day.
This week, our focus reading skill is sequencing, and today we were doing some sequencing with nonfiction work. Integration is being pushed big time at school, so we first visited a website to learn about Neil Armstrong and the first space visit. After that, we made one large timeline as a class. I was pleasantly surprised at how well my kids delegated tasks! Here are a few pictures from the lesson:
Each group was assigned a specific date from the events involving the first lunar landing.
Then they delegated tasks: who would write the sentence, who would draw what part of the picture, who would add the color, etc.
They were so sweet to each other during the work, and were definitely constructive in their suggestions!
We also FINALLY finished up our book boxes today. They are still in need of some modge podging by yours truly, but the kids have glued down their magazine clippings.
**Future advice I wish I had known: Give the kids at least an hour. 30 minutes is really just not enough time:)
That's all for now!