Social Studies: Communication Review

Today students reviewed information for our Communication assessment. Students worked in small groups to discuss timelines, important individuals who used communication to help others, and facts from communication tools from the past to present.

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Writing: Synonyms vs Antonyms

Today students reviewed synonyms and antonyms. I placed about 4 sentences around the classroom and had students read and choose either a synonym or antonym that would best fit in the sentence.

Social Studies: Sign Language

As we talked about Hellen Keller, our class became very interested in learning some sign language. Here is a simple link that teaches students signs.

http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/concepts.htm

Our class watched part of the video and really enjoyed it. They caught on very quickly and memorized several of the signs.

Social Studies: Hellen Keller

This week we are finishing up our unit on Communication. Today we discussed Hellen Keller and the challenges she faced growing up. Today we did a few exercises to see what it would feel like to be blind and deaf. Below are some pictures of student working with partners to draw while being "blind". They really liked these activities and we had a wonderful discussion about how Hellen Keller had a lot of grit and perseverance. 

Autism Awareness

Today we wore blue to help support Autism Awareness. We briefly discussed what autism is during morning announcements and how we can be good friends to those students with autism.

Math: Money Review

Today we reviewed money. We discussed the value of each coin and practiced counting change. Students went around the classroom with a partner and added up the value of the given coins. Students then discussed how they solved each one.

Specials fun

During STAAR testing we had the opportunity to enjoy some time in the gym. The kids had a great time!