Well, it's been awhile! I have a pretty good class this year, but I have since the end of November gained three new students in my classroom. Giving me the grand total of 36 kids!! (Insert a lot more exclamation marks here to show what I really think of this number :( This number is an insane number and is kicking my you know what. On top of that large number, 7 of the students are special needs students, 3 of which have full time aides-WoW!! Adjustments have been made to the day to help with this large number of 36--thank goodness. But 36 is still 36 no matter which way you look at it. So please forgive me due to the lack of posts as some nights I am simply doing nothing once I've taken care of my own family.
Anyway, this week dictionary work has been the focus. The students are working in groups of two with a dictionary looking up prewritten statements to determine if the statement can be answered by using a dictionary such as, "What is the plural form of iris?" "What it the average temperature in Minnesota?"and so on. My plan is to focus on the dictionary off and on for the next two weeks for a total of about 4-5 days. I'm working on a mini unit involving sample dictionary pages. I'll post a few sample pages for you to try out in the next few days if all goes according to plan. :O)
See you soon.
