This Week in Room 8 (12/12 to 12/16)

We have a busy week planned as we wrap up projects before Winter Break!

ELA:
This week we will be working on the following skills:

• Restating the question in our written response (ex. What is your favorite color? My favorite color is green (instead of just writing "Green")
• Determining Author's Purpose (PIE). P- persuade, I- inform, E- entertain
• Reader's Theatre- We will be working on reading with expression, fluency, and good phrasing as we synergize with classmates to perform a play.

MATH:

This week we will be working on the following skills:

• Introducing Place Value (one's, ten's, and hundred's place for 1st grade and beyond)
• Reviewing subtraction and addition strategies

Science:

We will continue to learn about how light helps us to see.