"Inchies" (as the kids like to say) Inchworms were everywhere on the playground for a couple of weeks, so we started a habitat for them inside. Everyday during Guided Discovery many of the children enjoyed taking them out to observe, draw, and measure them. We discovered that most are much shorter than an inch! Natural Inspiration We just wrapped up our unit on persuasive/opinion writing. During that unit we enjoyed taking many trips to the nature trail and garden to observe nature and write about what we like best about being outside, and also why we think it's important to show respect to nature and help preserve it. Dance Party! As I've mentioned in a previous blog, writing petitions became very popular during our persuasive writing unit. Here's one in action: Dorothy and James wrote petitions to have a dance party with instruments. Obviously the motion passed. This went on for a full 30 minutes one day....your children have some great moves! +/- In math we are getting quicker every day with our adding and subtracting facts. We are practicing using many different strategies for solving equations: number line, "math hands", drawing a picture, picturing it in your head, and more. Give your child an equation and ask how he/she would solve it!
Writing and Sharing Animal Books
Since finishing persuasive writing, we have been working on writing nonfiction animal books in Writers' Workshop. The first step is researching an animal chosen by the student, using the website PebbleGo.com, and taking notes. Then each student uses his/her notes to create a book with different sections (such as Body, Food, Habitat, Life Cycle, and Fun Facts), complete with a Table of Contents and Glossary (defining some of the words in the book, which we are bolding to show their importance). Each day the students who have completed a book get to share their book with peers who are interested in learning about that type of animal. Happy Earth Day! Have a wonderful weekend!!!
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