Author's Purpose and Geometry QUIZ!

Good afternoon!

I hope you have had a fantastic week to kick off the new year. I know we certainly started off on the right foot here at Somerset! I am having so much fun with our class and can tell it is going to be a great year. We hit the ground running this week and have been learning like crazy. Here is just a snapshot of some of the things we have covered this week:

Reading: 

Author's Purpose...It's as easy as P-I-E!

This week, students reviewed that authors write stories for THREE main reasons: to persuade, inform, and entertain the reader.

If I ever find a song out there that reinforces our learning topic, YOU BET we'll be singing it in class! Here is a cute little Author's Purpose song that we learned this week. :-)

Next time your child is reading at home, challenge them to let you know if they think the author's purpose of their book is to persuade, inform, or entertain! 

If your child needs more practice with this topic, check out this little video from McGraw Hill Education:

Math: 

POP QUIZ! 

(Just for fun!)

We have been SO busy learning all about lines, angles, and 2D/3D shapes in math. In the process, we've learned a TON of new vocabulary words! See how many your child can describe below... 

1. endpoint
2. line segment
3. parallel lines
4. intersecting lines
5. right angle
6. acute angle
7. obtuse angle
8. straight angle
9. tangram
10. face
11. edge
12. vertex/vertices 

Remember---Have fun! 

We just learned this stuff and will be reviewing it throughout the year. Mistakes are okay!

Answers:

endpoint: a point that marks the end of a ray or one of the ends of a line segment.

line segment: line segment is a part of a line that is bounded by two distinct end points

parallel lines: lines that will never intersect

intersecting lines: lines that cross; lines that pass through the same point

right angle: square corner; measures exactly 90 degrees

acute angle: smaller than a square corner; less than 90 degrees

obtuse angle: greater than a square corner; more that 90 degrees (but less than 180..we haven't talked about that yet!)

straight angle: the angle makes a straight line

tangram: a Chinese puzzle consisting of seven flat shapes, called tans, which are put together to form shapes.

face:  a flat surface that forms a side of a solid object

edge: line segment joining two vertices in a polygon or solid shape

vertex/vertices: is a point where two or more curves, lines, or edges meet.

Now....It's time to rock out to the SHAPE NAME DANCE!

**Stay tuned...pictures coming SOON! 

Have a great night!

:-) Mrs. B