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lesson. Students were just starting a 5-day lesson on using context clues to
find the meaning of unknown words in texts. Students were given a 4 page
passage and assigned their first word. Students worked in groups and use
close reading with highlighters to highlight the word in the passage as well
as contexts clues that could give them the meaning of the word. After the
students did so, they wrote the word, meaning with text evidence that
helped them find the definition, and a sentence with the word. Students then
were given a game sheet. The sheet included things such as define the word,
use the word in a sentence, act out the word, name a word that is similar,
name a word that is the opposite, and so on. The next say students were to
solve number stories involving time, mass, volume, and length. Students
passed around plastic beakers to see the units on them also. We had
explored didnt measurements with them the day before so some students
were familiar. First we talked about the definitions for those words and metric
measuring tools for each. We discussed the difference between the Metric
count by 10s from 130 to 200 and so on. Next, students used a number
solving number stories which asked students to make sense of the problem,
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make a plan, solve the problem, and check the problem with several tips to
each one. Lastly, students worked in their math journals to do their daily
math boxes. We played math box scramble to complete it. This game allows
students to go anywhere in the room they want with any group they want to
complete the assigned problem. Students love doing their bath boxes this
way.
I think the lesson went well. The mental math and fluency took a little
longer than the given 5 minutes but some students needed extra help. I
think students did well overall. A few students did have slight behavior issues
which we are working on. The standard asked that students estimate liquid
volumes (we did the day before), compare different shaped beakers, and
become familiar with unit conversions for fourth grade. I think the students
will have mastered all they need to on a third grade level with a few more
lessons.