Thursday, May 2

These kids are so independent that I've been very bored lately... it's the goal I wanted and longed for all year but now it is kind of sad... In Math, they worked on their projects designing board games. (They let me help with cutting some things out though!) We finished Puddlejumpers and everyone applauded! It was a very good book--a little confusing every now and then with the fantastical parts (puddlejumpers, created language, Down Below, etc.) but I think they all agree that it was worth it. I also think some are more interested in the genre of Fantasy now. In Reader's Workshop, we read, worked on vocabulary (funny words like gobbledygook and poppycock), read and played some Funglish. In Writer's Workshop, they continued working on their reponse pieces for Chris Van Allsburg. They are writing 5 and 6 paragraph papers with not too many qualms lately--wow! We completed the day with Social Studies and learning about Economics and the Factors of Production.