Roxanne+Jankowski

In unit 3 the students are introduced to subtraction. They are uaing whole numbers to develop an understanding of this operation. The activities and games involve students removing one amount from the other. The goal is to have students visualize the action and to solve the problem in a way that it will make sense to them. One way we practice and develop strategies is to solve subtraction problems with whole numbers on a pair of die. The students play a game called five - in - a - row subtraction. They roll the die and determine which number is larger. Students use a strategy that best helps them come up with the end results. With the pencil tool of their choice they mark their answer. The game is over when one of them has five - in - a - row or the board is covered.
 * Lesson #1 Investigations Grade 1**

This activity was a lesson my students had done in the past at their desks with a partner. When they had a chance to play it on the Smartboard they could not wait until it was their turn. They really enjoyed watching the die roll. Below is a lesson I created on the Smartboard. I pulled an interactive picture from the gallery and created a chart.

My 4th grade group in Reasoning and Writing have been working on different parts of speech. They were reminded that pronouns are words that are used in place of nouns. They were told the pronouns are he, she, her, him, them and they. The students were told the rule about nouns. If the word names a person, place or thing, it's a noun. They were given a hint that every sentence has a verb. I told them that a verb is usually the first part of the predicate and it says what someone or something did.
 * Lesson #2 Reasoning and Writing Grade 4**

The instructions were to write N above each noun with a green pencil. Write P above each pronoun with the red pencil. Write V above each verb with a blue pencil. Each student had a copy of the lesson. They were instructed to complete it at their desk first. When they finished each student had the chance to come up to the Smartboard and mark a sentence. I really liked this activity because it gave the students the opportunity to come up to the board and share their thinking with the rest of the group. They enjoyed this lesson and wanted more.

In 3rd grade Investigations Unit 7, students are learning the meaning of fractions. Students learn how fractions are used to represent equal parts of a whole. They develop a fraction sense based on visual images. Students find fraction pieces that are equivalent to the whole cookie. The students worked at their desks with a work sheet to help them build their fraction combination. Students came up to show their combination.
 * Lesson #3 Investigations Grade 3**

In this math lesson I went into the gallery to find the shapes I needed. The gallery did not have a hexagon cookie, so I decided to use the circle cookie shape and the fraction pieces to match. I changed the colors of the pieces to match what the students were using at their desks. When the students had their opportunity to come up to the Smartboard and manipulate the pieces around they could visualize what made up the whole cookie. Below is the lesson I created.

In my 5th grade Reasoning and Writing group, they are working on Pronouns. They have to determine whether it is appropriate to use the pronouns him or her in the predicate of the sentence. They were reminded to be careful when using the words he, she, him, and her. I asked them if they remembered the rule: If there are two men in the first sentence, you shouldn't use him or he in the next sentence. If there are two women in the first sentence, you shouldn't use she or her in the next sentence.
 * Lesson #4 Reasoning and Writing Grade 5**

The students were given several sentences that had two men or women named and a combination of both. They were told they could come up to the board and cross out the wrong answer and circle the correct one. This lesson was very helpful to my group, because they were struggling with this concept. Below is the lesson I created.