Monday, November 15, 2010

Happy 9th birthday Madi! Thanks for bringing cupcakes for the class!

Today we had our spelling pre-test. This week's words each contain two letters that make one sound: sh, ch, th, wr, and ck. We will have our test on Friday.

In Math we worked on multiplication and division. We related them to addition and subtraction as we solved several problems together and independently.

We read the story Davy Crockett Saves the World and learned 5 new vocabulary words: concoction, sauntered, commence, singed, and discombobulated. We also started reading our chosen tall tales and listed vocabulary words we wanted to learn more about. The students chose from the following tall tales: Mike Fink, Paula Bunyan, Sally Ann Thunder Whirlwind Crockett, John Henry, and Library Lil.

We received another Flat Stanley today! This Flat Stanley traveled all of the way to Santa Cruz, California and back! So far, Flat Stanley has traveled 13,498 miles!

Flat Stanley Arrives!

We have received 2 Flat Stanley's back from his adventures! Flat Stanley visited Germany and Clear Lake, Iowa on his first two visits. We enjoyed learning about his adventures and about those locations. So far Flat Stanley has traveled 4510 miles! We can't wait to find out where he's traveled next!

Flat Stanley's Travels

We have sent Flat Stanley to several places so far this school year as part of our year-long integrated social studies, science, literacy, and math unit. So far, we have sent Flat Stanley to California, Illinois, Texas, Minnesota, Indiana, Clear Lake, Iowa, Germany, Japan, and Mexico. We are excited to learn about all of the places he visited. We will also learn about the different countries and geographic areas during our upcoming culture unit. Look for more on Flat Stanley's travels soon!