Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Essential Questions Update

Essential Questions for upcoming Reading and Writing units:

Writing: Music in our hearts (poetry)

1. How can I study published songs and poems in order to notice what other writers do? How can I try some of those things in my own writing?
2. How can I write lots of songs and poems—writing about things that matter to me?
3. How can I show my thoughts and feelings in my poems?
4.How can I make my songs and poems longer and then get them ready for publication?

Reading: Story Elements
1.What makes a story?
2.How do readers use story elements to stay engaged with the text?
3.How do changes in story elements influence the story?

New Science unit (beginning 1/17) Balance and Weighing

1.How does weight affect balance?
2.Are bigger things always heavier?
3.How can using a balance help place objects in order?

Current Math unit: Place Value
1.How can understanding place value help me solve problems?
2.How are addition and subtraction related to counting?
3.How can I communicate my math thinking?

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