This morning we spend quite a bit of time talking about reading with precision and how we can actually do that. We talked about 10 different strategies we can use to help us read with precision. The strategies that a good reader uses to read with precision are 1. re-reading, 2. asking myself "does it make sense?" 3. looking at the pictures, 4. reading often, 5. looking at the end of the word, 6. looking for the little word in the big word, 7. choosing the right level, 8. looking at the sounds the letters make, 9. looking at the first letter in the word, 10. skiping the word and coming back to it. It's important for beginning readers to have multiple strategies in which to choose from so that if one strategy doesn't work, they have other from which to choose. You can also find these strategies in the link that I sent in my last two weekly e-mails. In math, we finished up some subtraction work from yesterday. Tomorrow we'll correct our work together. Students will have a math subtraction and word problem quiz on Thursday.
In the afternoon, we spend much of the time learning about surface tension in science. Students used an eye dropper, penny and water to see how many drops of water they could get onto a penny. Check out the scientists below! We finished off our day by listening to Elder Randy Bottle talk to us about how water is used to grow various crops including potatoes and wheat, as well as the importance of preserving water.
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