Monday
No School

Tuesday
Intro to New Unit – Dragon attributes – We started our new unit on dragons by learning the attributes of different colored dragons.  Students decided which type of dragon family they would like to create.
Math – Coin Book – Meet the Penny – We will be looking closely at coins this month, today we started with the penny.

Wednesday
Guided Reading, Literacy Stations- Students read to me 1-on-1 and I updated book bags.
Math – 1-on-1 Math, IXL/Starfall – Mrs. Swanson did math assessments individually while the rest of the group used math apps.
Puppet Theater Story – The Nightingale -Every Wednesday I will tell a story using our castle puppet theater.  The first story was The Nightingale.  Students were able to explain to me the moral of the tale…in order to hear the bird’s beautiful song, the emperor needed to set the bird free.

Thursday
Castles and Simple Machines – the wedge and the inclined plane – We began a long, close study of simple machines that will last until May, culminating in our performance, “The Coconut Problem.”  Today we pretended to build castle walls by using a wedge to lift stone blocks and then pushing them up a ramp to stack.
Math – Coin Book – Meet the Nickel – All about the nickel!

Friday
Animals Visit!