I am sure many of you have been hearing talk of chicks and eggs in your homes. 24 eggs were delivered to our classroom early Tuesday morning! They are sitting in our incubator developing a little more each day. We have been studying different types of eggs and the types of animals that lay them. You can ask your child a few questions to see what they have learned so far:
-How many days does it take a chick to grow and eventually hatch?
-What temperature does the incubator need to be set at?
-How many times a day do we flip the eggs?
-Name five animals that lay eggs
-What animal group does not lay eggs?
In social studies we also learned about different regions and primarily focused on the difference between urban, suburban, and farming areas. We painted water color paintings of a farm landscape.
We were amazed to learn that food is grown on a farm first before being sent to a grocery store for us to purchase!
In math we have been talking about dividing even numbers in half. We learned that if something is split in half, it is in two equal parts. Use objects at home to practice!
We have also continued our coin study. We played a game called Money Grid where students roll dice with 1 cent, 5 cents, or 10 cents on the sides. They place the coin of the value they rolled on a spot on their board. The winner is the first to fill up their grid.
In reading workshop we studied the "ing" word chunk. Ask your child what it means if a word ends in ing. We have also learned the bossy e rule. We noticed that when an e is added to the end of a word it can change the vowel ahead of it to a long vowel sound. For example: cut becomes cute, bit becomes bite, made becomes made, kit kite, and so on.
In writing workshop we have been working on "How to" writing pieces. This unit focuses on teaching step by step instructions for topics the kids feel they are "experts" in. For example, some students are writing, "How to play soccer" or "How to make a sandwich" or even "How to plant a flower". We are so proud of all the hard work the kids have put in. We had an opportunity to share our pieces with the class.
Graham's mom came in as a mystery reader and read "Scardey Squirell" by Melanie Watt.
Lily's sister, Mia came in as a mystery reader on Thursday.
We were so excited to have a third mystery reader this week. Mason's mom came in and read "The Pigeon Needs a Bath" and "The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?" by Mo Willems. Enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend,
Ms. Ardito
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