Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Today was a great day!
In Adventures, we worked on our focus of multiplying three digit numbers by two digit numbers using the traditional method.
In Math, we were learning about all the different kids of polygons.  The students knew the basics - triangles, squares, rectangles, rhombuses, and trapezoids. I began pushing them a little further to learn the difference between equilateral, isosceles, and scalene triangles.  (Ask your child if they know the difference.)  We then studied quadrilaterals (4 sides), pentagons (5 sides), hexagons (6 sides), heptagons (7 sides), octagons (8 sides), nonagons (9 sides) and decagons (10 sides).  A regular polygon is a polygon where all sides are equal. 
In WWW, we studied the new words of the week - hoist, jubilee, unremitting, scruples, nudge, tranquil, rejuvenate, and eccentric.
In Social Studies, we focused on the Colonial time period.  Students learned that the southern colonies really depended on slave labor for their agriculture.
Finally, in Writing, we worked on peer conferencing, where a classmate had to help find a place in their partners writing that should be blown up with more details, a place where the partner should add feelings, and a place where the partner could add in the five senses.  They ended their conference with a compliment.
HW:
1.  Math 3.6
2.  Finish vocab assignment
3.  Bonus:  Make the coolest polygons you can and label them!
4.  Read 30 minutes

I will be interested to see who does the bonus!

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