Multiplication

We are working on multiplying two-digit numbers by three-digit numbers. Knowing your facts is so important. Today we used the iPads to practice the steps involved.

Metric

Fire!

Farming in the Midwest

Homework: 23.4 & 23.5, blue sheet (both sides) & please return Wolf Ridge forms.

Today we started learning about farming in the Midwest over the last 200 years. We are especially curious about how farming has changed over this time period (sizes of farms, % of people that farm, tools farmers use, and the lives of farm families).

In class today I shared some of my experiences growing up on a dairy farm near Alexandria. A student asked how farmers fill their silos. Below is YouTube video showing haylage being blown from a silage wagon into a silo.

Probability

Check out this tutorial on experimental and theoretical probability.

"Red Writing Hood" Video

No Concert Tonight- Haikus & "Red Writing Hood"

Archery is postponed until tomorrow.

Word Choice:
Students were asked to come up with one interesting word that came into their head with the following prompts. Here are the results:
Prompt/Student Responses-
1. My mom:
fun, loving, snuggly, awesome, protecting, responsible

2. Tonight's postponed concert:
shocking, disaster, lucky

3. Math:
Awesome, interesting, confusing, grrr

4. Pinguard:
painful, dangerous, injustice

5. Iowa:
Molly, nose, CRAZY, flat, wheaty, corn

6.Domino's Day:
delicious, greasy, tasty

7. Harry Potter:
magical, mystical, Guy

8. Mr. O's hair:
fluffy, scarce, stylish, sideburns, bald (ouch!)

If Not For the Cat ...Haikus

Today in class we read a great poetry book by Jack Prelutsky called If Not for the Cat. Prelutsky has written 17 haiku riddle poems describing different animals. The tie-in to our writing class is Prelutsky's examples of interesting word choice. We wrote a few haikus in class. Look here in the near future for some examples of student haikus. Here is a sample:

Chicken
On my precious egg
I contemplate the future
Destiny nugget

The video below is from a warm-up activity we did to reteach syllables. We picked 8 great words from the story, divided them up into syllables, and had groups of students chant the individual syllables. A volunteer student, that had left the room, had to come in and guess what the word was.

Homework: Finish A-Z booklet, Finish math packet and white circle sheet. Complete blue math sheet.

Tomorrow is the last day for the 2nd trimester AR goal and Valentine's Day. Students are encouraged to bring in Valentines, treats, and mailboxes.

Practice Your Accents

Think you're good at accents? Watch this amazing?

Spontaneous Dance

Getting ready for social studies led to some toe-tapping on Wednesday.

Look to the North Video

Population Density Activity

Northeast Landmark Video

Homework:9.2 both sides, 9s and 10s multiplication (fact families on back).
Notes: Orchestra Hall/MIA trip next Wednesday

4-2 Orangutan Documentary

Grandfriends' Day

Snappy Dressers

Homework Tonight:
Reading workbook 24 and 27, vocab notebook
Spelling test tomorrow
Math: Correct mistakes on Chapt 3 test and return.
Don't forget to return Chip Shoppe packets tomorrow and to bring two stamps and two envelopes for our writing project tomorrow.
Have a great night and enjoy the Clashion Show!

Place Value Videos

Cicadas

Carnivorous Plant Videos

Dividing 1-Digit Divisor into a 2-Digit Dividend

Rob and Bailey demonstrate the steps to long division.