Notes: We have nearly made it through our initial IXL diagnostic assessments in ELA and math. Ask your learners to show you their current learning levels and encourage them to work on skills that will specifically benefit them on their Action Plan. Skills found in the Action Plan are tailored for your learner at their exact level. Additionally, we have begun to use our AMIRA online reading tutor. Using AMIRA at home is a great way to provide extra reading practice for those students who need it.
Reading: We are continuing to work on brainstorming a list of ideas from which to write, summarizing, collaborative writing, and building our stamina while reading and writing.
Science: We'll be using Mystery Science to help us start to think like a scientist. "Inventors at Work" will be our first topic.
Social Studies: Before we get into the textbook, we will focus on why we study history and primary vs. secondary sources.
Math: We have begun the year with a review of place value, order of operations, and estimation. Then we will start Bridges Module 1 on expressions, equations, and volume. Ask your math learner to show you their current IXL learning levels and encourage them to work on skills that will specifically benefit them on their Action Plan in the areas of number and operations, algebra and algebraic thinking, fractions, geometry, measurement, and data/statistics/probability. Skills found on the Action Plan are tailored for your learner at their exact level! It's truly amazing!
