In Social Science today, we learned how living in a different climate can change one's lifestyle and alter one's needs (food, clothing, shelter)(tested).
We were also joined by Principal Brooks for our writing lesson today on editing/proofreading for punctuation and run-on sentences.
In language arts we worked in teams to compose concise summaries of this weeks selection, The Little Red Hen. Our work is posted in the classroom for interested parents. It was interesting to see how man ways a simple story could be concisely summarized by 1st graders.
Remember to practice writing (saying) summaries at home. Try this: Read aloud a story as a family. Have everyone in the family write a concise summary. See who can write the most concise (fewest words) summary or the most interesting. Then, work together to write a group summary. Make sure to include all elements including theme. Look here for a more detailed explanation of summary. If you subscribe to Netflix, there are many examples (both good and bad) of concise summaries used as movie descriptions.
Keep in mind a non-fiction informative-piece (article, documentary) summary has a somewhat different structure. It will often tell how the author's information was collected, possibly how the information is organized, and the author's purpose for the work's creation.
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