What Jo Did

Our reading selection this week is What Jo Did.  To view a powerpoint of vocabulary and skills, click here.  For other What Jo Did activities and resources, click here.  To watch cause/effect video, click here.

In science we are practicing the scientific method as we study conservation of matter.  For the steps of the scientific method, click here.  To watch a video of the scientific method, click here. (Email me for the username and password).

In math we are still working on number sense and operations.  This week is a review of addition and subtraction, but students are now being asked to find their solutions in multiple ways and to explain those solutions.  We are moving beyond simple computation and into pulling out the important information from a word problem.

Subtraction Algorithm game

Algorithm explanations
Subtraction algorithm examples