Students got right back to it after a short week last week!
We are finishing up our Community Helpers unit and have started our final projects. Students chose a community helper and are writing and drawing about the role of their community helper! Students will also record their writing on Seesaw for you to listen to! We also had a visit from Officer Bresslar!
We've started our first science unit: Weather. We have learned that there are four parts of the weather: wind, temperature, cloud coverage, and precipitation. We've learned more about wind and temperature. We huffed and puffed to create moving air. We also learned about the different tools used to measure weather: thermometers, rain gauges, and anemometers.
Here are some pictures from our Walking Field Trip and a community helper visit!
We had a such a great week that I forgot to take a single picture. Whoops! There will be more pictures next week for sure! Students have been hard at work in math learning about the change-to-more and change-to-less diagrams! Students have used these tools to help them solve number stories and are doing a fantastic job! They have also practiced explaining their strategies like mathematicians do. We are continuing to practice using tools like the number line, hundreds grid, and practicing precise counting. In reading students continue to learn how to be word detectives and learned new strategies for figuring out puzzling words! We put on our detective hats, our trench coats, get out our magnifying glass, and get to work! Students are excited and love to share how they used their strategies when they are reading! In writing students learned how to add transition words and had a great discussion about what makes a great small moment story. We've shifted our focus to community helpers and students are learning about the different roles and jobs that help our community. This week students learned about teachers, farmers, and police officers. We've read books and articles about each community helper and discuss what they can, have, and are.
Students were so hard at work this week that I often forgot to take pictures! Here are a few highlights from our week.
Students learned about three types of communities: rural, suburban, and urban. We read books, had a class discussion, and made a class mural to represent the different types of communities. Students also talked about their role in the community.
One of my favorite parts of the week: our Friday dance party! It's a great way to have fun and get up and moving before starting our day!
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November 2019
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