Unit of Inquiry:
Learning objective-
Learning objective-
- To investigate and research about various communities and how they have changed over time.
- To identify factors responsible for such changes.
- Students read various books on communities and also researched on iPads.
- Discussion as a class as well as in small groups was conducted.
- Students did activities related to the topic in order to enhance their understanding of various communities.
In Mathematics,
Learning objective - To be able to use different strategies to do addition.
Learning engagements-
- Students continued to work on addition with carrying over and looking at double digits.
- Students solved simple mathematical word problems involving 2 and 3 digit numbers.
- The students were given the opportunity to use and apply mathematical skills practically in real life problems and within mathematics itself.
In Language arts,
Reading-
Reading-
- Students continued to read books of their choice - Daily Five.
- Reading relative sessions.
- Unit of Inquiry books
Writing
Learning objective-
- To develop their writing stamina through with a focus on descriptive writing.
- To be able to identify and use punctuation marks correctly.
Learning engagement-
- Students selected a final piece of their own descriptive writing in order to revise, edit and publish.
- Students were encouraged to punctuate writing by using capital letters, full stops and began to use commas.
- Students continue to accumulate a bank of words, and checking spellings/meanings of words using a dictionary.