M. Math. Group. Literature

Monday, Monday, Thee general schedule...


Meets Greets Images and Sentences
BLOCK 1 Math (Critical Thinking and problem solving)
Snack/Recess

BLOCK 2 Group with Tana (therapy/emotional management/social skills)
Class Break
Lunch/Recess

BLOCK 3 Readers Theatre (Persuasive)

New Orleans is where opera was first performed in the U.S., back in 1796.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/03/carnival_and_mardi_gras_2014.html

BLOCK 1: Math ((( + - / X )))

Five swimmers compete in the 50-meter race. The finish time for each swimmer is shown in the video.

Explain how the results of the race would change if the race used a clock that rounded to the nearest tenth.

http://sampleitems.smarterbalanced.org/itempreview/sbac/index.htm Mark Item for Review 42959 Students are running in a relay race. Each team will run a total of 2 miles. Each member of a team will run  of a mile. How many students will a team need to complete the race? Choose the correct number. You may use the number line to help find your answer.

Block 2: Therapy Group/Social Skills/

We've been working on various strategies to improve our student's emotional and behavioral health.  Last week, we discussed how to "take ownership of one's behavior".  We had an icebreaker, then discussed what it means to take ownership of our behavior.  The student's actively shared examples.  We then did an activity where they created scenarios with marshmallow characters and tried to show a character "taking responsibility for their behavior.  This is an extremely important concept for our students, many struggle with honesty to behavior and misunderstand the importance behind accepting responsibility for negative behaviors.  It's imperative for our students to progress in relationships by understanding this concept.  We will continue working through this topic.


Block 3: Reader's Theatre

Continuing with persuasive writing and thinking, we will look at some examples and read out a reader's theatre "The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs", then watch the video version and have a discussion and write up to follow.

How does the wolf persuade the reader?  Look below and tell me if you think the wolf has a valid argument?