Notes from The Learning Lab
Close Reading Leads to Discussion
Reading Workshop
Readers Take a Closer Look at Texts
Sticky notes allow readers to Annotate (mark up) Stories with their thinking
Partners Marking Up Text
Finding Text Evidence
Answering a Question
Readers collaborated to write an interpretive response.
Theories About Stories- Learning the Game- A Story About Equal Rights and Migrant Workers
Small Group Discussions Around a Central Question Interpreted Many Ways
Independent Reading Partnerships
Writing Workshop
Narratives are Memories
Lexie Deep in Thought
Tae Listening Closely
Isabella and Noah Share Ideas
Writers Listen Intently
Math Workshop
6th Grade (Jones)- Mathematicians have been studying very small (decimals) and large (past the millions) numbers over the past few weeks during math workshop. We have examined place value of both types of numbers as well as how to write these numbers in various forms (expanded, standard, number and word). Students have also been studying scientific notation and have been looking closely at positive and negative exponents to describe numbers. Traditional long multiplication and division have been learned and practiced as well. The test over Unit 2 will be on Wednesday.
Math Fact Goals
Unit Study- From Native Americans to Ecology
Minecraft
Native American
Villages
In Ecology, students have created a notebook about important words and ideas related to Ecology including the definition of ecology, populations, communities, limiting factors, ecosystems as well as the names of nonliving (abiotic) or living (biotic) organisms. This week our scientists will experience the transfer of energy of an owl by completing a dissection and more!