We have been really working at learning division. Everyday Mathematics calls our method of dividing "low-stress" though I think some of the children would disagree. After many days of practice and small group review, I am confident that the students understand how to go through the steps of long division. You can see my sample problem here. One thing that did become evident, though, was that there are still many errors with division. Most of the errors, at this point, are due to:
- multiplication fact errors
- subtraction errors
- copying errors (YIKES!)
In reading we finished reading Stone Fox, and compared it to the movie of the same name. The children enjoyed both, and learned that sometimes we don't like how an author ends a book. My theory has always been that if an author makes you feel strongly about something at the end of a book, then he/she has done a great job. Many of us were crying as we finished this book, but we loved it just the same!
In writing we began learning how to apply the strategies we've learned this year to writing to a prompt. We are sharing special memories of a teacher. Ask your child about sharing their topic choice.
We are finishing our first part of our weather unit, on Weather Forecasting and Air Masses and Fronts. The children received a study guide last week and we are having a quiz on this information on Wednesday. We will move onto learning about water and humidity after the quiz.
In Social Studies, we have completed learning the background for regions. We learned that many factors make up a region, such as climate, landforms and natural resources. This week we will begin our tour of the US in the Northeast!
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