Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Different Genres, Big Ideas, and Graphs
Fifth graders chose genres for their reader's letters books today. Over the course of the school year, students will read (at least) six books from six different genres, and then write a letter about the book. I read Pezzettino, a Leo Lionni story, and we discussed possible big ideas. The greater conversation was about the nature of a big idea within a text. We'll be talking and thinking about big ideas in texts A LOT this month. Our first math unit of the year is on graphs. Jessica had a great definition we all liked: Graphs are a way of organizing information (or data). Think about what information you would want to put on a graph.
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5th grade is so amazing because its fun and its only been a couple of days and I already love it
ReplyDeleteAnd everyday i get to learn something new
I have learned a lot more in many subjects than I expected in 3 days. I also really enjoyed taking care of our garden. It looks amazing! I can't believe how much it is growing.
ReplyDeleteGabe Mernoff
I love 5th grade, especially working in the garden.
ReplyDeleteI'm really excited for the Torah project and for the of the year.
Jessica Nassau
5th grade is really awesome!!! And I think its really cool having a DeleT intern. The Torah project sounds really cool and so is the garden and I'm so excited for this year.
ReplyDeleteWe talked about our theme for this year which is freedom. I enjoyed this because I like thinking about freedom and peace. We also went in the garden today. This will be a great year !!!!
ReplyDeleteSandy Gamm