This morning, we practiced writing from a prompt in our writing notebooks. In Math, we finished the diagnostic placement test!
We started our Social Studies unit on maps and globes. I read a book about the first kinds of maps and the first people to discover different parts of the world that helped make world maps more accurate. I gave each student a paper with a map of the world on it. They colored two countries on the map that they thought were on opposite sides of the world. Then we checked to see if we were correct using our globe. We discussed how a globe is more accurate than a flat, paper map at showing the world because a globe is the shape of the world.
This afternoon, the students read the story Officer Buckle and Gloria with a partner. We went over the main characters, setting, and plot. Since we don't have library until next week, we went ahead and did the next lesson in our art unit on the elements of art. We focused on shapes today and looked at different ways of arranging shapes: symmetrical, repeating pattern, and radial. The students cut out lots of identical shapes from different colors of paper and worked on arranging them in one of those three designs.
Students should read for 20 minutes tonight. Also, they should make sure to study the memory verse and spelling words for the tests tomorrow!
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