Cardboard Challenge- One highlight of our week was the opportunity to participate in the English Landing Cardboard Challenge! Students first watched the video of Caine's Arcade to see what the cardboard challenge is all about. Then our 4th graders worked with their 1st grade buddies and their imaginations to make a plan and then they used cardboard boxes and tape to create their idea. We ended up with some super cool creations! Reading- We continued our discussions of theme this week both in our book club books and our classroom read aloud, Tiger Rising. Students also learned how authors use symbolism in their books and worked to identify symbols in their books. Next week we will wrap up our unit by having one last book club meeting.
Writing - Fourth graders continued to work on writing their rough drafts of their realistic fiction story. Students are working to type their stories using Google Docs. Our plan is to be finished with our stories by the end of next week!
Math - In math, students worked on adding and subtracting larger numbers, using mental math strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems, and using estimates to check the accuracy of their work. Next week, we'll finish Topic 4 by reviewing and taking our final test.
Social Studies- We continued our economics unit by learning about taxes, and the difference between savings and investments. Students applied their knowledge to their economic business plan.
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