Why post the Math Learning Goals?

Now more than ever, school is an interactive place. This means teachers are integrating technology into their lessons, but it also means that home-school communication is elevated to a new level. I mean, that's why this blog exists: to keep students and families in the loop and up to date. It's all about creating a more enriching learning experience. 

By sharing the Learning Goals for our Math lessons, you're able to see first hand, what was on the list to be covered today. You can then support your child in your own ways at home.  

Perhaps this means practicing time-telling skills on the way to practice in the car or playing a mental math game during dinner. By having the Learning Goals of the day in your back pocket, you not only know what was covered in class (especially helpful if your child was absent that day) but you can extend the learning at home in ways that work for you. 

Tuesday's Math Learning Goals

You gotta hook 'em!

As part of our Writer's Workshop, the boys and girls have now learned five new ways to begin their paragraphs. We call these "hooks". A hook is a lot like a fishing rod, without the right bait, you might not catch the fish you're hoping for.  If a writer is looking to have their work read and enjoyed by many people, they too need just the right bait. 

An effective hook grabs the reader's attention and makes them want to read your work.  

The boys and girls have viewed a Powerpoint presentation I made to explain the five different hooks and the pdf below is for the student to keep in their Personal Dictionary for future use. Most of the hooks have a little set of rules that need to be followed, so having a chart like this is helpful. The students are not expected to memorize the rules for each individual hook.  

The 5 Hooks (pdf)

With five great new ways to begin our creative writing, there's no stopping us now! We're going to take our writing to a whole new level by adding hooks to all of our creative writing assignments from now on! 

Monday's Math Goals