Language Arts:
For several weeks, students worked with nonfiction science texts from our Brain Bank materials. They self-selected texts from among many choices, and they completed a variety of comprehension and word building activities based on the topic of the text.
Most recently, we have been reading some amazing picture books which have helped us develop higher level comprehension skills and vocabulary. From Grandpa's Teeth we learned complain, description, mystery, suspect, conspiracy, and sleuth. From Dear Mrs.LaRue we learned melodramatic, misconception, neglected, obedience, despair, and persistent.
Math:
During math, a small group of students has worked cooperatively to solve logic problems called "Kids with Stuff." The first problems was a true challenge for the group because they had to learn to really listen to each other and communicated clearly. Once they got used to the teamwork aspect of the problems, their success rate improved dramatically. Students also learned to play an amazing thinking game called "Set." Set is a card came available at many retailers, and it would make a wonderful addition to your family collection of games since it's appropriate for many age levels. Most recently, students have been building their critical thinking and problem solving skills with a series of puzzles called "Logic Links."
For several weeks, students worked with nonfiction science texts from our Brain Bank materials. They self-selected texts from among many choices, and they completed a variety of comprehension and word building activities based on the topic of the text.
Most recently, we have been reading some amazing picture books which have helped us develop higher level comprehension skills and vocabulary. From Grandpa's Teeth we learned complain, description, mystery, suspect, conspiracy, and sleuth. From Dear Mrs.LaRue we learned melodramatic, misconception, neglected, obedience, despair, and persistent.
Math:
During math, a small group of students has worked cooperatively to solve logic problems called "Kids with Stuff." The first problems was a true challenge for the group because they had to learn to really listen to each other and communicated clearly. Once they got used to the teamwork aspect of the problems, their success rate improved dramatically. Students also learned to play an amazing thinking game called "Set." Set is a card came available at many retailers, and it would make a wonderful addition to your family collection of games since it's appropriate for many age levels. Most recently, students have been building their critical thinking and problem solving skills with a series of puzzles called "Logic Links."