Smisking Post – Afternoon Updates

*View all posts here* Writing Our class is diving deeply into some nonfiction writing! Students were able to pick their own topic for this project, so we have a wide range of subjects. This week, students were paired up so that they can walk through the research...

Classroom Update 1/16

Today during reading we talked about fiction vs. nonfiction. The students found examples of both in their book bins and we started a poster for nonfiction topics that the students like to read about. We’ll be focusing on nonfiction books and their features...

Math Update 1/16

Today we did an assessment on measuring fish. The class did a wonderful job! When they weren’t doing the assessment with me, they were finishing up their fish measurements, doing “fish themed” word problems, and creating their own fish to measure....

PARCC resource

Here is another link you might find helpful for the upcoming PARCC assessment in March. http://www.isbe.net/assessment/pdfs/parcc/parcc-pta-guide-0214.pdf

Classroom Update 1/15

Today in science we did a re-do of yesterday’s experiment on testing which string would work best for a string phone. After reviewing their worksheets last night I realized that the numbers some students had were wrong in a way that might impact their eventual...