Every time I look at my calendar, I do a double-take. "No WAY is April 2013 already over!" I think to myself. And yet I've checked my phone, my computer, Ms. Gaillard's calendar, a couple of sundials ... they all say the same thing! This year is FLYING by. I'm starting to feel a little sad already, thinking about how I'll miss my kids, so I've decided we're going to stay extra-busy this week so no one has time to feel blue! Here's what we have in store:
Reading + Writing: We are exploring poetry and drama this week! As a class, we're learning about the components of a poem and how to interpret figurative language in poetry. We're also trying our hand at writing poems that go along with the ones we're studying. We're ALSO working individually on memorizing poems to recite. And we are ALSO, if you can believe it, performing short plays in our guided reading groups! We have a lot on our plates, but hopefully that means there's something for everyone to enjoy.
Word Study: We are exploring multiple-meaning words whose definitions change when you accent them differently (e.g., preSENT v. PREsent).
Social Studies: We are examining the role of abolitionists in ending slavery, as well as the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War.
Reading + Writing: We are exploring poetry and drama this week! As a class, we're learning about the components of a poem and how to interpret figurative language in poetry. We're also trying our hand at writing poems that go along with the ones we're studying. We're ALSO working individually on memorizing poems to recite. And we are ALSO, if you can believe it, performing short plays in our guided reading groups! We have a lot on our plates, but hopefully that means there's something for everyone to enjoy.
Word Study: We are exploring multiple-meaning words whose definitions change when you accent them differently (e.g., preSENT v. PREsent).
Social Studies: We are examining the role of abolitionists in ending slavery, as well as the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War.
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