Questions from the week of September 30-October 4, 2013

Questions to ask your child from the week of September 30-October 4, 2013:

In Reading:

-        What is a “grand conversation”?  Why do you use it in class?

-        Why do you “stop and jot” on post-its about what you learn while reading?

-        What are “boxes and bullets”?  How can you use that structure to help you in your nonfiction reading?

-        What is happening so far in the book Clementine?

In Writing:

-        What are the parts of a “hamburger paragraph”?

-        For what topics have you written “hamburger paragraphs”?

In Word Study:

-        What is the difference between long and short vowels?

-        What words do you know that have long and short vowels?

In Math:

-               When you’re problem solving, how do you know that your answer is      reasonable?

-               How can you break a large addition problem into smaller ones?

In Science:

-               How do seeds/plants go through a life cycle?

-               What other cycles do you know about in life?