2-19-16
Thank you to everyone that made it to conferences this week. Communication between home and school is the most important factor to success in the classroom. We don't have any other conferences scheduled for the school year but if you'd like to touch base towards the end of the year, please let me know.
This week we wrapped up our Heroes and Helpers
unit by exploring the question “How can stories
be alike and different?” First, we read the
fantasy story Dex: The Heart of a Hero, about a
dog that becomes a superhero! We also learned about some real heroes in the informational text
Heroes Then and Now.
Target Vocabulary: depended,
overlooked, sprang, studied, gazing,
hero, exercise, sore
Phonics Skills: Words with r-controlled
vowels or (for), ore (bore)
Vocabulary Strategy: Prefix over-
(means “above” or “beyond”)
Comprehension Skill: Compare and
contrast—tell how two things are alike
or not
Comprehension Strategy: Monitor/
clarify—find ways to figure out what
doesn’t make sense
Lesson 18
Objective: Apply and explain alternate methods for subtracting from
multiples of 100 and from numbers with zero in the tens place.
Use compensation to solve 300 – 159
Add to solve 400 – 278
Compensation 800 - 543
Lesson 19
Objective: Choose and explain solution strategies and record with a
written addition or subtraction method.
Problem 1: 180 + 440
Problem 2: 400 – 236
Lesson 20
Objective: Choose and explain solution strategies and record with a
written addition or subtraction method.
Problem 1: 499 + 166
Problem 2: 546 – 297
Problem 3: 320 + ______ = 418
