Well, I'm not sure about yesterday, but today, I could hear the volume of voices from our classroom-I was assessing out in the hall-when we shouldn't have even been talking... Mrs. Bowers (not Art Mrs. Bowers, substitute Mrs. Bowers) said that in reflecting at the end of the day, students shared that they were louder and talked more than usual-when I am there. I think they talk a lot when I'm there!! So, we are going to try something tomorrow. I am going to give each kiddo a certain amount of fake $ (coins but not sure how much yet) and they need to try and keep as much money as possible for the end of the day, when they'll be able to purchase treats. As the day goes on, if they talk when they aren't supposed to, talk over each other or use a volume louder than they should, they will need to give me a coin. I'm hoping that by pointing these behaviors out, they might realize what they are doing and we can curb this over-talking and loud volume. Then, maybe we can start earning potato head pieces again!
Anyway, in Math Workshop, students continued working where they left off: addition and subtraction using the most efficient way possible-traditional algorithm or multiplying and dividing. In Read Aloud, they read Wolf! a book about enjoying reading and today a wordless book, Flotsam, about focusing on the details and perspective. They continued writing their Sandwich book review and paying attention to details in the non-fiction story about the Hindenburg in StoryWorks for Reader's Workshop and continued with the Writing Process with our small moment story in Writer's Workshop. Some kept revising and editing while others began publishing. Yesterday, students continued working with timelines by reading a book, Miss Rumphius, which talks about the timeline of her life and today, students worked on their balance inquiry projects for Science.
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