During math this week we continued naming, identifying, and analyzing the following 3d shapes- cube, cone, cylinder, sphere, and rectangular prism. We have been discussing how many vertices, faces, and corners each 3d shape has. Students created a 3d shape mat with pictures and names of 3d shapes and sorted snack foods in a baggie like combo’s, whoppers, caramel cubes, etc. We also worked on an exemplar comparing the difference between a circle and a sphere. Comparing 2d and 3d shapes is something you can work on at home too. For instance, a cube and a square are different because the square is 2d and the cube is 3d. They are the same because the cube has square faces. Another example would be that a circle and a cube are different because the circle is 2d and the sphere is 3d. They are the same because they both don’t have any vertices/corners.
At home, you can go on a 3d shape hunt around the house and community! Discuss with students how many faces and vertices these shapes have. At home, please make sure students continue to practice counting to 100 by 1’s and 10’s and practicing writing their numbers 0-20. (Fun ways of writing numbers can be with chalk outside, in sand or shaving cream, on a whiteboard, etc.) Here are our math standards for our shapes unit: MGSEK.G.1. Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to. MGSEK.G.2. Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size. MGSEK.G.3. Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, “flat”) or three-dimensional (“solid”). Analyze, compare, create, and compose shapes. MGSEK.G.4. Analyze and compare two- and three-dimensional shapes, in different sizes and orientations, using informal language to describe their similarities, differences, parts (e.g., number of sides and vertices/“corners”) and other attributes (e.g., having sides of equal length). MGSEK.G.5. Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes. MGSEK.G.6. Compose simple shapes to form larger shapes. For example, “Can you join these two triangles with full sides touching to make a rectangle?” Classify objects and count the number of objects in each category. MGSEK.MD.3. Classify objects into given categories; count the numbers of objects in each category and sort the categories by count. In writer’s workshop we continued our informational unit and will continue our “How To” pieces. We will review transition words (first, then, next, after that, finally, etc.) and continue to work on drawing neat pictures/diagrams with labels and details. Students will continue working on an introduction page, using transition words for their 3 middle pages, and a conclusion page to sum everything up. What you can do at home: have students practice sounding out words and writing down the sounds they hear on paper and draw pictures with details and label their pictures. You can also remind students that when writing, the first letter in a sentence is uppercase and the rest is lower case, there are finger spaces between words, and periods at the end of sentences. We will continue to work on this in class. - During reading, We will delve more into strategies that can help us read. What you can do at home: Read every night like you are working with a partner (sit side by side, have a book in the middle, read back and forth, etc.) and ask your child questions about what she/he is reading about. For students who need to work on letters and letter sounds, you can have students find letters around the house and ask them what sounds they make. -In social studies, we will continue our unit on identifying and explaining the meaning of symbols. We began talking about Thanksgiving and symbols for this holiday. Students will get to share their Thanksgiving family traditions. For instance, do they eat certain foods only on this Holiday, see special family members, etc. At home, you can discuss different symbols you see when you are out and what they mean. You can discuss how symbols show information and if symbols mean the same thing to everyone. Would people in other countries understand what these symbols mean? Why is it important to understand symbols? What positive character traits do you display? Why?
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