We had Phys. Ed. first thing. In Phys. Ed. we did our fitness test, where we had to run for 8 minutes. - Logan
After afternoon recess, we did all the five things in Daily 5. It was our first time doing all of them. - Jenna
Today we had Library, and it was my last Library class. - Taylor
It was our first time having Library right before lunch. We usually have it in the morning right before recess. - Joey
After Phys. Ed., we had Music. We were practicing for the Christmas concert. We're using Boomwhackers for one of the songs. When they hit the ground, they make a sound. - Lexi
Today, we finally started working on the last of the Daily 5 literacy tasks - word work (or 'spelling', as it was called when I was in school). 'Words Their Way' is a system to learn spelling by completing different word sorts, based on the students' individual needs. A quiz of 25 words is given to the students, and based on what they get right and wrong, their individual strengths can be identified, as well as the areas that need to be targeted for improvement. In our class, we are starting off with three groups: one that is working primarily on short vowels, one group that is working on long vowels, and one group that is working on other vowels. As they come to the end of each spelling stage, an assessment is given. If they successfully complete it, they move on to the next stage. The students progress through the stages as they are ready to do so.
We all started working on our word sorts together today, but as part of being independent during the Daily 5, this will be one of the tasks (reading to self, reading with someone, listening to reading, writing, word work) the students can choose from (and they seemed pretty pumped when I told them that!). I am new to 'Words Their Way', so I am really excited to see how it helps the students improve as spellers!
(one of the students in the 'long vowel' group, starting her word sort)
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