Unit 3 Historical Fiction vs Nonfiction

We have been exploring the genre of historical fiction this week. Analyzing, comparing, and contrasting the features of historical fiction to those of nonfiction (informational text) has been a major part of our whole group and small group discussions.  Mrs. Bartram and I have been leading students in small groups through both nonfiction and historical fiction texts about the sinking

Math Update:

On Monday, we recorded our Unit 3 pre and post-tests.  Although the scores skyrocketed from the pretest to the post-test, most scores were in the 70% or C range.  I gave the children who scored either a

Walters Reading Secret Garden Wrap up

On Friday we will have our first vocabulary quiz for the 2nd 9 weeks.  If you haven't joined our class yet on Quizlet, please do so!  It is a great way for kids to practice their

Language Arts- Mrs. Taylor's Unit 2 Wrap Up and Unit 3 Launch

This week we are wrapping up Unit 2 of our Benchmark Reading Series with a week of fluency practice.  We are rehearsing our scripts

Walters Math Unit 3 Wrap Up

We are wrapping up Unit 3 in Math this week.  The children are bringing home a unit study guide tonight.  We will be taking