NOT being Grateful

Forgive the belated post, but I am getting ready for Thanksgiving and feeling a little pressed for time.

We had a good, solid, productive day. We started our with a pretty fun journal prompt:  “25 things I am NOT thankful for.” As you can imagine, we had some wonderful ideas here. We then turned our attention to the final drafts of the mission field trip composition. I held writing conferences with each student as they also worked on a picture to go with their writing. Many are nearly finished with this, though others will need to finish it tonight.

After recess, we talked about food webs versus food chains. They grasped the distinction pretty easily, I think. I gave them an assignment here, but it will not be due until Wednesday. I’ll write more about it tomorrow.

After lunch, we checked homework and practiced the Charlie Brown songs. We went out to PE. Mrs. Caruso worked with them on a cooperation skill-building game, while a parent in her class had them work on pull ups and other upper-body strength building exercises. I worked with them on proper kicking with a particular emphasis on coordination and control.

Homework:  (1) Finish the final draft of the mission field trip essay and do the picture. (2) Do the Word Knowledge and Vocabulary from Context papers for “Ice Cream Cones:  A New Scoop.” (3) Do the Pronoun worksheet. Be sure to read the information in the box carefully about subjects and object pronouns. (4) Do pages 136-137 in the math book. (5) Do the Thanksgiving Math handout.