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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