Where are we in Mrs. Bean's GT class (and where have the blogs gone??) Well, we are frantically filling our brains with everything we need to know for the state testing - currently known as TCAP. Let me be a little boring this week and simply share with you what each of my classes is currently up to:
5th grade math - We are in the middle of a unit dealing with number sense and operation practice. This chapter is a conglomerate of adding/subtracting/multiplying/dividing negative numbers, dividing fractions (and the idea of reciprocal numbers,) refreshing order of operations, building equations and inequalities, and working on algebra concepts again. 4th grade math - The conepts of perimeter and area have traditionally been a huge piece of the math TCAP. We have been reviewing the formulas to calculate both of these for regular polygons (especially rectangles, triangles and parallelograms.) I find that fourth graders understand these ideas but can easily get perimeter and area switched. Yesterday we calculated the perimeter of our classroom. Tomorrow we'll use our measurements to determine the area. 3rd grade math - Third graders are working on further developing their ideas on multiplication and division. We spent the last week multiplying and dividing large numbers that included 0's. We'll take that to the next step in the next week to learn to multiply 2 digits times 1 digit and 2 digit times 2 digit numbers. This is where it becomes evident who knows their basic multiplication facts because longer problems are harder when you don't have those secure. 5th grade language arts - We have been focusing on nonfiction reading and discussing how that type of reading differs from fiction reading. We have been looking at the text features (headings, captions, etc.) that can be very useful when nonfiction reading. The students are now applying that knowledge to doing a research project on a topic of their choice with a product of their choice. We are having a share fair for their new learning before we leave for Spring Break. 4th grade language arts - My two groups of fourth graders have been reading books about boys with courage and survival skills. We will finish the reading and question portion of our study this week. Next week we will spend time comparing the books and characters, as well as doing some interest-based projects to sythesize their learning.
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