Fourth grade students have been moving forward academically! In Reading Street we have focused on figuring out the author's purpose in a piece of literature and on the genre of fables. Students have begun writing their own fables modeled after those they read!
Our focus in math this month has been multiplication. We have been using many different strategies to help students learn and memorize their facts, including games, flash cards, partner activities, and timed tests. As we move forward, it is critical that all students know their multiplication facts so that long division and fractions are easier to manage.
We have wrapped up our unit on the Northeast Region of the United States in Social Studies, and have just begun our study of the Southwest region.
We continue to focus on Responsive Classroom strategies to help create a feeling of community and purpose in each of our classrooms.
Mrs. Egan, Mrs. Gilligan and Mrs. Zieff love teaching fourth grade and feel the year is successful so far!
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