Science- In science today, Ms. Gina continued her lesson on
weather. The students learned about
thermometers, rain gauges, and anemometers. They used a little bit of math knowledge, as
they used the lines on between the numbers on the thermometer to determine the
temperature in the room. (“What line
would come between the 60 line and the 80 line?”) After their lesson, the class made their own
anemometers!
The students really remembered their noun lesson from last week! We reviewed common and proper nouns, and then
talked about capitalization rules. This
week, we began writing letters. We are
taking our time to learn the correct formal for writing a letter. Next week, the class will bring in the addresses
they will need for their envelopes. We
will work on neatly writing the addresses in the correct place on the envelopes…
and actually send them in the mail!
We also reviewed the poem, The Caterpillar. The kids will be working on a video activity
for this poem, so be sure to memorize it at home! In handwriting class, we reviewed Frog Jump
capital letters. I am trying to help
each child focus on “bumping the lines” in the correct place. Sometimes, words can start to float or sink
across the page. I’m trying to help them
recognize this and take the time to write on the lines. We worked on this in our letter writing
activity today, and we will continue to build on these skills each week.
Our social studies class continued to learn all about the
globe. This week, the class learned
about the two hemispheres, the equator, and the continents and oceans. After our super silly continent story, I
think they will remember them!
Our math enrichment lesson was all about “making 10”. I feel very strongly that all children should
memorize the ways to make 10 (without having to count up or use their
fingers!) As the kids grow and learn
advanced math skills, they will need to be able to make 10 quickly as to not get
bogged down in the mechanics of it all. In
later years, they will need to be able to focus on complex concepts… not
arithmetic. I will be using our in-class
time to help strengthen their core math skills!
Today, we used the egg-carton-technique to visualizing ways to make
10. I cut two of the cups out of the
cartons, and used brightly colored cubes to make the numbers easy to see. After going over the different number
sentences for 10, we used some higher order thinking skills! The kids were given a list of colors, each
with a corresponding number. They used
Legos to make tens using the color-code!
Ms. Gina tied our story time today to the science
lesson. The students listened as Ms.
Grizzle took her students on a magical fieldtrip inside a hurricane! At home, the kids will be watching a Magic
Schoolbus episode that correlates with their weather unit.
In art, the kids made their own kites! They worked on decorating their sheets, and
then they formed kites that can catch the air and fly!
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