November 27, 2018

Math

Lately, in math class, students continued reviewing and practicing money skills. Students will continue working on money skills through bell work. Students completed a mini-project where they planned and budgeted for a Thanksgiving dinner for 6 people. This included creating a menu, calculating prices and change, and drawing specific amounts of change using the lease amount of coins and bills. Currently, students have begun a lesson on thinking mathematically through the process of understanding and solving one and two step real world story problems.

Language Arts

Lately, in Language Arts class, students continued working on punctuation, capitalization, and basic grammar rules through bell work. On Wednesdays, students practice reading and analyzing short articles using the 5 W’s (What, Who, Where, When, Why). Students also continue to work on their memory and listening comprehension by listening to the story The Adventurer’s Guild and having class discussions about the events of the plot and writing in their journals. On Mondays and Fridays, students are continuing their work in the First Author Writing Curriculum. Currently, students are working on the concept of brainstorming topics for writing.

Job Skills

This week in job skills students collected recycling and worked at the school store. Students had a mini-lesson on the importance of table manners right in time for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Students have also continued their work on how to have conversations with others. Students also have practiced filling out a job application and discussed the different types of information they will need when applying for a job.

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