Writer's Workshop and Mathematics

New Units of Study/Practice

We are starting a new and very exciting unit of study in Writer’s Workshop.  We are making our own How To Books.  This unit gives children the chance to teach others what they know.  We have taught each other How Tos….like how to Make a Sandwich, Hoola-hoop, Paint a Picture,  etc.  Students learn that that is a bit of challenge to write clear, explicit directions that that can take the reader step-by-step through a sequence of actions.  We will end our unit of study by creating an All-About Book or Specialist Book with a Table of Contents, Chapters and Categories. This is the non-fiction text unit for writing.

In Mathematics we are focusing on linear measurement standards in ‘Fish Lengths and Animal Jumps’.  We will use non-standard measurement units such as cubes, tiles and paper clips to measure items.  We will also make comparisons of objects measured.   Please note that while we are using cubes, tiles, etc.  as our measurement units, in Second Grade students will make different comparisons of measurement using standard measures including an introduction to rulers.

Do you use measurement as a part of your job?  I’d love to schedule a time for you to come into the classroom and have you be a guest speaker who shares the tools of measurement that you use in your work.  Just give me a call-394-6789 and we’ll schedule a time.