Students compared the several articles read and videos seen about the Hadenosuanee people. They worked on group projects to present an aspect of their learning.
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After place value, the newest unit is on Numbers and Operations. We began with addition and subtraction to any place value and have started to move on to multi-digit multiplication. Many students still need to work on basic multiplication facts, and practice at home is much needed. Thank you in advance for working with your children on learning multiplication. You may have already seen the multiplication grids being sent home. It is meant to slowly strengthen fact skills without students memorizing the order (like in skip counting), but truly knowing the facts. To clarify, students are meant to time themselves for 5 minutes and complete as many as possible. Afterward, they must complete the chart in pen or another color. They may use any resource to do so, such as parent help, a calculator, or a multiplication chart. Students who struggle with multiplication facts will use multiplication charts for a short time to be able to learn the multi-digit multiplication algorithm. We are tracking our progress in a math journal and are multiplying 3-Digit by 1 Digit numbers. This was a while ago, but I want to thank parents who came to Open House. I appreciate your time, your suggestions, and your questions.
The Hadenosaunee use Wampum Belts to record important events instead of writing. Apart from researching and learning about the custom, we took part in it as well and made the connection with the narratives we were writing. Students chose a memory and dedicated a symbol for who was there, where it occurred, and when it happened. Symbolism has been a consistent discussion. Students did this fist by getting ideas using post-it notes and a journal. Then, students got engaged with Google Classroom and created a mock Wampum using Google Draw. Finally students created the Wampum and explained their symbols in their 1st 5 paragraph "essay" of the year. See the transition made in the last 2 weeks! * Parents: My phone broke recently and I will unfortunately be unable to post photos or video until further notice. |
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