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Pumpkin Explorations

10/24/2016

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Estimating a length of yarn that will fit around the pumpkin.
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Checking their estimations
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Our yarn... too short, just right, or too long - Estimating circumference
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We estimated how many Linking Cubes tall we thought the pumpkin was. Then used Linking cubes to check our estimates.
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We drew our pumpkins and used 3 words to describe them.
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Pumpkins...

10/18/2016

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We started talking about pumpkins today with a simple KWLS chart.

K-What I Think I KNOW
W-What I WANT to                 Know
L-What I LEARNED
S-What I STILL Want to          Know


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October 18th, 2016

10/18/2016

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We've been learning about how partners work together during reading workshop. 

Here are a few ways...

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Reading Partners

10/18/2016

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We have been learning how partners help each other during reading workshop.  They sit... Elbow to elbow, Knee to knee (EEKK). They make a plan. Who goes first? Next? Choral Read? Take turns reading to each other? Share a familiar story? It is up to them. 


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Homework Notebooks are Coming Home Next Week!

10/7/2016

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This week we learned four activities we can do with our 'word card' words in our homework notebook.
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3 Times Each
Write each word 3 times.
Say the letters as you write each one down.
"h - a - v - e spells have. 
h - a - v - e spells have. 
h - a - v - e spells have."
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Sentences
Write each word in a sentence. Underline the 'word card' word.
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Step Write Words
Write the word. Write the word in step form. 
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Scrabble Words
​Write the word. Write the amounts of each letter underneath with plus signs in between each number. Add up the numbers and write the sum. Write the number the word is worth next to the word.
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Homework Notebook Practice

10/7/2016

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This week we learned 4 activities we can do in our homework notebooks.


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