Reading & Writing: This week we started our new unit called “Government at Work.” We read a story called “Smoke Jumpers.” In this story we looked for the main idea, details and how stories’ details connect to each other.
During writing this week, we were very excited to listen to 4 government workers so that we could learn all about their jobs. We heard from a police officer, nurse, firefighter and a member of the U.S. Army. We started doing our research, and each student selected a government worker that they would like to write an informational piece about.
Math: This week we started our next lesson which continues to teach strategies for solving addition and subtraction problems with 2-digit numbers.
Social Studies: We wrapped up our U.S. Symbols unit this week. We made class flags to represent our classroom. Our flags included at least 2 colors and 3 symbols that represent our class. The students presented their flags to the class and explained why they chose the colors and symbols they did.