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During our math block, we've been focusing heavily on multiplication and division and how the operations are related. We've also been working on solving multistep math word problems using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Fact practice will continue to be important. Any practice your child can do at home with multiplication and division facts would be extremely beneficial. Our next unit will be fractions. We've been doing lots of reading as always, and we've spent a lot of time working on comparing and contrasting texts. We've worked with all types of texts, including menu descriptions! In the photo above, partners are carefully reading descriptions of two different chicken meals. Then, they discussed how the meals were alike and different. Students also read a biography of Rosa Parks and The Sneetches by Dr. Suess. These books seem vastly different at first glance, but there are surprising similarities! Currently in reading, we're focusing on author's purpose and nonfiction text features. We've read a fictional story called Turtle Bay. We'll be immersing ourselves in nonfiction texts about turtles over the next few weeks. We've wrapped up our unit on narrative writing. We've just started an informational writing unit. Students will be writing their own question and answer books on research topics they'll choose. Our class is participating in a valentine exchange with 22 other classes around the country. We've already received valentines from California and Maine! We created valentines with the Connecticut state symbols and composed a letter about our state, town, and school. Soon, classrooms around the country will be getting our messages in the mail.
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