Here is an update of what has been going on in Portable 2:
In Reading, we have been working on visualizing. That is a reading tool the students can use in all subjects! We practiced visualizing through poetry. I would read the students a poem and they had to draw a picture of what they saw. We had a poem about scarecrows, flowers in a garden, and even a giant purple dog. It was amazing to see how alike the pictures were from all of the students! That helped them to see that details are important in writing! We practiced the skill of visualizing in math as well. This really helps with word problems. By doing a quick sketch of what is happening in a word problem, it is easy to see what needs to be done- multiplication, division, addition, or subtraction!
In Skills Block, we have been having a ton of fun learning about adjectives! Sounds impossible, right?! Well it isn't when our "magic book" gives us more exciting words for those boring ones! The kids worked in parters to explore their thesauruses and look for more exciting words to replace boring ones! They quickly realized that all the describing words they were finding were adjectives! They can't wait to use those "magic books!"
Math has been a challenge, but one we are facing head on! We are learning to write improper fractions and mixed numbers.
Here is an example the students might see and how to solve it:
There are three bags of oranges. Each bag needs to have 5 oranges in it to be full. Two bags have 5 oranges and one bag has 3. Write a mixed number and an improper fraction for the number of oranges.
To solve: How many bags are full? 2. What fraction of oranges is in the third bag? 3 out of the 5 total, so 3/5. The mixed number is 2 and 3/5. To change the number into an improper fraction, follow these steps:
So for the improper fraction for 2 and 3/5, you would multiply 5x2=10 then add the numerator 10+1=11. Put that number over the denominator, 5, and the answer is 11/5.
Stay tuned for pictures of the Thanksgiving feast coming up soon!!
The secret word is feast!
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