Ah...the second day of school; all the kids are pooped! The first day back is full of excitement; you get to see your friends and talk about break and Christmas gifts. The second day kids are tired and crabby.
We are starting the new year with map work. I explained to the kids that doing any kind of map work is actually Informational Text reading. The map contains factual information and by correctly answering questions or doing the activities from the worksheets, the kids are learning how to read and interpert graphs, find and label specific areas on the map, and follow directions. Some students don't read ALL the directions before attempting to do an activity; I will not give an answer, but I'm happy to re-direct and/or re-read a section with a student. It is important that students begin to learn to function independently, and activities such as map work are perfect for allowing students to work independently. There is no "hidden" information on maps, one need not make inferences. The information is straight-forward, but one must read the map to find the information. Perfect work for Sixth Graders :-)
There will be no homework this week!
Thanks,
Cathy
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