The 100th day of school was a blast! We had so much fun dressing up as 100 year olds, presenting our 100 day posters, and counting and writing to 100! We also got to hear from Piper's grandmas who is in her 90s (and is fabulous!) about how things were growing up in Atlanta when she was born. Here are pictures of her showing us a washing board (hiw she used to wash her clothes before washing machines!) and a teeny little TV she had with an antennae and no remote! Another awesome experience this week was when Ms. Severson visited us and showed us how to use 3D pens to create 2D shapes! The students were able to create, describe the attributes of, and keep the shapes they made! It was a perfect way to bring closure to our geometry unit before we begin our measurement unit!
We will begin to work on measuring items with non-standard units and comparing length, height, weight, and size. What you can do at home: Try going on a measurement scavenger hunt to practice measuring. Bring along a non-standard unit of your choice such as strips of paper, paper clips, or even your shoe! Compare the items– are they longer, taller, or shorter? Make sure to use measurement vocabulary! MGSEK.MD.1 Describe several measurable attributes of an object, such as length or weight. For example, a student may describe a shoe as, “This shoe is heavy! It is also really long!” MGSEK.MD.2 Directly compare two objects with a measureable attribute in common, to see which object has “more of”/”less of” the attribute, and describe the difference. example, directly compare the heights of two children and describe one child as taller/shorter. MGSEK.MD.3 Classify objects into given categories; count the numbers in each category and sort the categories by count. (Limit category counts to less than or equal to 10) We will also begin to work on our 4th IB unit. “How The World Works,” using our senses to describe the world around us. We will delve into classifying, sorting, and observing rocks and soil as well as inquiring about forces of motion and gravity. What you can do at home, try creating a parachute and drop it from the top of your bannister. Can you change it to make it drop faster or stay in the air longer? SKE2. Students will describe the physical attributes of rocks and soils. a. Use senses to observe and group rocks by physical attributes such as large/small, heavy/light, smooth/rough, dark/light, etc. b. Use senses to observe soils by physical attributes such as smell, texture, color, particle/grain size. c. Recognize earth materials— soil, rocks, water, air, etc. SKP2. Students will investigate different types of motion. a. Sort objects into categories according to their motion. (straight, zigzag, round and round, back and forth, fast and slow, and motionless) b. Push, pull, and roll common objects and describe their motions. SKP3. Students will observe and communicate effects of gravity on objects. a. Recognize that some things, such as airplanes and birds, are in the sky, but return to earth. b. Recognize that the sun, moon, and stars are in the sky, but don’t come down. c. Explain why a book does not fall down if it is placed on a table, but will fall down if it is dropped. In ELA, students will continue writing about a how-to topic of choice. Writers will practice working with their partners to act out each other’s steps and give each other suggestions if a step is unclear. Students will focus on drawing diagrams using labels and details. When our How To books are complete I will make sopies of the students work and send it to GoNoodle to see if they might want to use our how-to pieces as inspiration for a new How To video! Important February dates: 2/5—VIP day 2/17—President’s Day (No School)
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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 like combo’s, whoppers, caramel cubes, etc. It was a lot of fun!!! Thanks to those who helped by bringing in these geometric snacks! Comparing 2d and 3d shapes is something you can work on at home. 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 120 by 1’s and practicing writing their numbers as high as they can go! (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. Reminders:
Monday: the 100th day of school (100th day projects due- 100 items grouped and pasted on a display and students can dress as 100 year olds!) coming up: VIP day is Febuary the 5th 7:50-8:30 if you have not done so already please record who is coming to be a VIP on this day for your child on the class shutterfly. math: In math we did our Pirate shape treasure hunt. Each student received a treasure map and followed it to the destinations to receive QR code clues. Based on the clues about their attributes they worked to identify the 3D shapes and record it on their map. At the end they received a treasure! (Pirates booty/yellow M&Ms) We also worked to identify 3D shapes in our classroom. We discussed: What 2d shapes do you see on the 3d shapes faces? How are 3d shapes different from 2d shapes? writing: We have been working on How-To books! When we are done we are going to send a copy of all of our how-to books to gonoodle and see if they want to make a How-To video using any of our books as inspiration!
reading: In reading we have learned how to check ourselves as we read. When we get stuck we ask ourselves: "does it make sense?" "does it sound right?" We learned that after you read a book you can check to see if you understood the book if you are able to retell what it was about to someone else. We worked on making our pattern power stronger. Listening for a pattern in a book and seeing how it changes at the end can help you understand what they whole book is really saying. We worked with alphabet books to strengthen our sound power Shapes shapes shapes! We have been loving this geometry unit in math. This week we played shape headbandz practicing giving our friends clues about 2D shape attributes (for example: this shape has 4 sides and 4 corners all the sides are equal) We introduced 3D shapes this week and next week we will really delve into their attributes talking about their sides, vertices/corners, and faces. Today we enjoyed shape BINGO to review our 2D and 3D shapes. How you can help at home: Ask your child about the shapes they see in the world around them. Try going on a shape scavenger hunt at home! Challenge your student to draw a picture using only shapes Play this shapes game from Starfall Please also continue to practice counting and writing numbers with your student! Standards: 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 Mrs. Yancy came in and talked about Chinese New Year. We learned that 2020 is the year of the rat. The students in our class discovered that they were either born in the year of the snake or the year of the horse. The students made Chinese New Year lanterns.
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