This morning we reviewed what adjectives are and started a fun art project. Teams of three worked together to draw and illustrate a silly monster. Tomorrow, we will color them. Once colored, teams will develop a list of 10 specific adjectives that describe the monster (colorful, striped, two-headed, etc). I will post the monsters in the room while I read the 10 adjectives from each group randomly. Classmates will try to figure out which adjectives match each monster. You can review adjectives at this site.

During math, I introduced e-x-p-a-n-d-e-d n-o-t-a-t-i-o-n. If you look at a number...you can expand it:

34,562 is the same as...
30,000 + 4,000 + 500 + 60 + 2

We also had fun building large numbers using flats, longs, and cubes on this site. Students built large numbers by dragging tens, ones, and hundreds onto the board. Afterward, a partner tried to first estimate the total number of blocks you had placed on the screen. Finally, your partner counted the blocks by collecting ten cubes and making them into a long and collecting ten longs and making them into a flat. Sound confusing? You can read more specific directions by clicking the icon below.




We also reviewed perimeter by estimating the distance around four pattern blocks. (The answers were hard to discover...and surprising!) You can find the directions in your math journal on page 112.

During rotation, we continued to read and take notes on our famous Florida Explorers and continued to work on the assignment with base ten blocks mentioned above.

We hope you are feeling better and are able to come back to school tomorrow!
:)Mrs. Neal