Today, Ms. Gina taught the class about oxidation as they
worked their way through an experiment with apples. The group used different liquids to test
whether they are good for preserving, or if they cause the apples to brown. They practiced stepping through the scientific
method, recording the results on their lab sheet. As they work through different experiments and
activities, they are learning how to hypothesize, how to make careful
observations, and how to be patient and wait for results. As they waited for the results today, the
class worked on a scientific method poster.
After a review of nouns and pronouns, the class was given a
new grammar card: verbs! The definition
that they will be learning for ‘verb’ is a long one, but this is why we add a part
of speech each week instead of piling them on at once. Although many of the children were familiar
with action verbs, they had not heard of helping verbs, linking verbs, or
state-of-being verbs. They will be mastering
all of these in the next few weeks! 
Today, we focused on action verbs.
The students looked through magazines and found pictures of people (or
animals) who were doing an action. They cut
them out, glued them down, and labeled each one. At home, the class will be working with
verbs, but they will also be reviewing the past cards. Most of them have memorized the pronoun list,
but a few are still working on it! We will
have prizes next week for anyone who can say it from memory!
Thank goodness, the sun came out at lunch! We were able to go outside and see Tootsie’s
new baby! She was born yesterday, and is
healthy and perfect! By next week, she
should be ready to come in and visit the class.
Ms. Gina integrated our Native American studies into story
time today. The students learned that
tribes would share their stories verbally, and would use symbols to represent
different words. Each of them were given
a sheet of symbols, and they were able to write a symbol on the smooth surface
of a rock. The class could draw some
rocks and use the words to create stories to share with the class!
We reviewed our last few lessons on the Seminole, Iroquois, and
Cherokee tribes. They read the stories
that they wrote at home, and they did such an amazing job! Some wrote fictional tales of the day in the
life of an Iroquois or Seminole child.
Some wrote non-fiction essays about things they had learned. I loved the stories, but I also really
enjoyed the enthusiasm they had for sharing them! Next,
the class learned about the Sioux. The
Sioux Nation lived on the North American plains. They were nomadic, and carried their tipis
with them as they followed the buffalo.
In class, the students created their booklets on the Sioux. We talked about the importance of the buffalo
to the tribes and how important it was for them to use every possible part of
the animal. Next week, we will make our
own tipis, but today, we created bead and arrowhead necklaces.
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