This week we have been looking at different paintings by one of the first abstract painters, Wassily Kandinksy.  The students have been analyzing the paintings, noticing differences and similarities between them, interpreting, and finally creating their own Kandinsky style art.

 

We have continued to work on our math word problems, extending the difficulty to include multi step problem solving.  For example: I’m thinking of a number between 347 and 363.  The number is odd, and can be skip counted to by 5’s.  What could my number be?  Feel free to check your child’s knowledge by asking them math questions in this form!

Students have been working on incorporating vivid verbs, onomatopoeias, juicy words, and dialogue into their descriptive writing. They have been utilizing brainstorming activities to plan out their writing.  The students have been making leaps and bounds in their abilities to introduce plausible substitutions for boring words such as ‘said’ and ‘walked’.  They have also been working on constructing engaging paragraphs that don’t start with phrases such as “I was…” or “One day…”