UOI: It has been a challenging and exciting week as students explored different groups of animals in the animal kingdom. They created displays to share with their classmates and are now investigating ways these animals bodies are designed to take in food and water, if they rely on other animals and plants, and what features they have to protect themselves.
The students also began to add to their understanding of the water cycle. They are beginning to use scientific language to describe the different stages. They have made an experiment and we will observe what happens over the next couple of weeks. Please ask you child to explain to you how the water cycle works and why water is important to us.
The students also began to add to their understanding of the water cycle. They are beginning to use scientific language to describe the different stages. They have made an experiment and we will observe what happens over the next couple of weeks. Please ask you child to explain to you how the water cycle works and why water is important to us.
Literacy: Over the next couple of weeks, the students will begin to learn about the disruptions to plant, animal, and Earth's natural cycles. As a result, it is very important they understand the concept of cause and effect. This week, the students had several opportunities to think about cause and effect. First, they played a game of charades where they had to act out different scenarios and the results of a particular action. The thinking was extended as we brainstormed all the possible things that could happen as a result of not brushing you teeth. We used a graphic organizer to better visualize how cause and effect works.
Later in the week, we read "If You Give a Pig a Pancake" where we worked together to identify the chain reaction of cause and effect. The students then set off to make their chain reactions with a partner to illustrate their understanding from the book, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" .
Later in the week, we read "If You Give a Pig a Pancake" where we worked together to identify the chain reaction of cause and effect. The students then set off to make their chain reactions with a partner to illustrate their understanding from the book, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" .
Literacy/Writing: In writing workshop, the students learned about to write a hook for a persuasive speech. They looked at examples, identified strategies the author used, and then had a chance to practice making one of their own about a school issue of their choosing.
Maths: The children learned two new maths games this week to help them with their mental addition of both ones and tens. The first one is an easy card game called "21" that your child can teach you how to play at home. The second is a dice game where you roll and add either by tens or ones. The first to 100 wins. This is also and easy and fun game to play at home.
Maths rotation gave students continued time to practice with math facts, graphing, and money. This week for problem solving the students utilized a table to recognize a pattern and solve.
Maths rotation gave students continued time to practice with math facts, graphing, and money. This week for problem solving the students utilized a table to recognize a pattern and solve.