How are Families the Same and Different

This week our focus was on comparing families around the world and how they are the same and different.  We read stories about how families celebrate holidays differently and how they eat different foods.  In one story, a boy was playing football (soccer) at his friend Alejandro's house.  He was invited to stay for dinner and was concerned about eating some of the foods because they were different than he was used to.

We are still learning and practicing different strategies for adding and subtracting.  Utilizing different strategies is meant to help with math, but it has been kind of confusing as well.  Remember, this is a new way for your child to think in math.  If your child is having a difficult time with homework, just jot me a note to let me know.  

In writing, we have started drafting a narrative story.  We are learning the writing process and the steps to take when writing a story.  We started with planning the story and began to draft.  We also discussed different strategies for spelling when writing.  

In science, we are learning various landforms.  The students created a flip book with the definitions and pictures that they drew.  Next week, we will begin to create a 3-D model of different landforms.

Have a great weekend!