Word Work Wednesday got off to a great start with a set of word connects to multiplication, movement, and more. After completing a sort with their groups, students shared a series of notes and noticings, which focused a lot on on parts of words, their meanings, and their origins.
- con–
- –ject (I think this word part is fascinating. Know it helps me understand so many other words.)
- multi–
- multiply, multiplication, multiplicative
- di–
- divide, division, divisible
We then switched from words to sentences, looking at our sixth sentence starter – ed verbs (or irregular verbs).
In addition to building better sentences, we also used what we know about area and arrays to explore and build square numbers.
This is beyond 5th grade thinking, but you can check it out if you’re interested.