Grand Re-Opening!

The blog is up and running, although still in its infancy. I will try to update is as I have time to include some postings and more features. My intention is that this will be a resource for those who can use it. There will also be some good information posted from time to time, like the standards that we are focusing on for each 3-week period as a part of our new 8-step process.

Standards for this 3 week period (Sept. 12 through Sept. 30)

English/Language Arts:

• 6.2.3  --  Connect and clarify main ideas by identifying the relationships to multiple sources and related topics.
• 6.2.6  --  Determine the appropriateness of the evidence presented for an author's conclusions and evaluate whether the author adequately supports inferences.
• 6.6.1  --  Use simple, compound, and complex sentences; use effective coordination in subordination of ideas, including both main idea and supporting ideas in single sentences, to express a complete thought.

Mathematics:

• 6.7  --  Problem Solving -- All indicators.
• Look for a pattern
• Guess and check
• Draw a picture
• Act it out
• Make a table, chart, or graph
• Work backwards
• Make an organized list
• Write a number sentence
• Make a simpler problem