This morning, we completed our daily  "Caught Ya", math boxes from page 85, and spelling rainbow words.  We also talked about how great stories usually have great beginnings.  (So that when we write stories, each of us thinks about how to create excellent beginnings, too.)

We went to the library to look for books that had great beginnings (or grabbers).  Please review the power point below for a better idea of what we discussed.

Organization- Great Beginnings

During math, we completed a lesson on how multiplication and division are related.

We also played with an interactive game called Kids and Cookies.  (Click the picture to try it yourself.)

After trying these together, we completed page 86 in the math journal.  We also played a couple rounds of "Division Arrays" with partners.

This afternoon, we talked more about what good readers do.  Earlier in the year, we talked about how readers identify words they don't know...and try to figure them out, readers ask and develop questions about the story, and readers practice reading aloud fluently.  Today, we talked about how we often make judgments about characters in stories.  Check out the power point below.  

After discussing the job of Character Captain,we read in our Judy Blume books (and were to complete a Character Captain form based on the reading, which I will send home for you).  Please look below:
Fudge-A-Mania: pages 23-51
Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing: Chapters 3,4, and 5
Double Fudge: Chapters 3,4, and 5

Before we headed to Art with Mrs. Hillmer, we painted our Food Chain puzzle, too.  You can do that when you come back to school.  Remember to consult the rubric to be sure your puzzle has all the parts of an ocean food chain.  You can click here to play a couple of food chain games for review.

I hope you are feeling better.  We'd love to have you come back tomorrow!