Students finished an art project we started Wednesday afternoon. We started addition in math today. In our curriculum, they introduce addition by saying "Two and two is 4." I also show them how to write it as a math sentence 2+2=4 and use "plus" and "and" interchangeably so they get used to the language. Students did an awesome job in writer's workshop. Some students want to write a simple sentence and say, "I'm done." I tell them that Writer's Workshop is like Santa's Workshop. The elves don't just build one toy and quit; they keep going until time is up. (I learned this from my reading coach.) It encourages those who are capable to add another sentence to make their writing more interesting. As a reward for their hard work, each student was able to share one piece of writing with the class today.