Gold Dust or Bust

Ah we're finally getting back into the groove! A very productive day.

We started the Mystery to Medicine unit today. We reviewed what we already know about the subject, and began to focus on some questions to guide our inquiry through the reading selections. We began reading the informational article "Medicine: Past and Present". This one is surprisingly interesting at points, particularly when it is discussing the Black Death. Fourth graders like plagues.

We worked in small groups on our "Winter Break" rough drafts. Students read their compositions alouds and received positive feedback and suggestions from other students. They then started on final drafts.

After lunch we began our first read-through of the Gold Dust or Bust play. This is a musical about the gold rush. I did it with my class two years ago, and this group of students is so good that it seemed like a great opportunity to do it again. You'll hear much more about this in the weeks to come. We also corrected and discussed our math homework.

Homework: (1) Do Spelling jumble. (2) Finish final draft of story about "My Wonderful Winter Break." (3) Do history questions. (4) Do "Divide by 3 Digit," Math, page 263, even numbers only. Show all work including the check step.