Today for writing, Show don't Tell...we connected to The Grinch. The pups were given one of the following sentences:
The angry Grinch went down the hill.
The excited Grinch went down the hill.
The happy Grinch went up the hill.
The embarrassed Grinch went down the hill.
Now, see if you can create a mental image of what emotion these students are showing in their writing!
'The Grinch went down the big, long, snowy, hill to go steal the kids Christmas presents and he yelled, "go faster" to his dog UUUUUUUUUUU.'
"The Grinch skipped up the snowy hill weth their Christmas stuf and a smile!"
"The Grinch dragged his feet down the the hill with the prasins to give them back."
"The Grinch ran, sang and whistled wile he gos down the hill!"
"The Grinch went down the big hill stomping his feet and throwing his hands in the air screaming ahhh and grrrr!"
"The mumbling red faced Grinch went down the hill to give the presis back to the cinldrin."
"The Grinch went down the snoe hill draging his feet and saing "ommmmnoo," Quitle."
I think they are doing a fabulous job and enjoying their writing!
When we read our books I often hear, "show don't tell" "sparkle sentence"! So the kids are really connecting their reading and writing! Once again...SUPER PUPS!
TOP DOG
You all have set a precident of being present to read our Wednesday poems...(which I absolutely LOVE), however, this week's Top Dog has both parents working in the district which makes it difficult for them to get away from their own schools!!! SO WE HAD A TECHNOLOGY TREAT today! Mr. Gonzales face timed us and read Claire's poem! Please excuse my videoing skills...I was trying to video and take pictures at the same time!
MATH
We continue to talk about attributes of 2d and 3d shapes. Some are still struggling with sorting them and explaining their rule of sorting!
SCIENCE
The sun is a fun topic. The pups were the EARTH today and I the SUN. I got to stand up on the table with my flashlight (that "must have had a short in the circut" thank you miss pup)! The girls...all standing together were the U.S. and the boys were China...as they rotated around they noticed when the girls were near to the sun it was bright so it must be DAY but the boys had their back to the sun so it must be NIGHT in China! "OH...not everyone has day at the same time?" Great question. "And guess what else Ms. Guy...the sun didn't move! Is that how it really is?" I love enquiring MINDS!
We then took our journals outside and made a diagram of ourselves in relation to the sun at 12:30pm. Tomorrow we will switch things up and go out in the morning (to the exact same spot) and observe where the sun is. And just for kicks...we will go out on Friday later in the afternoon! I can't wait to see what they discover and how they connect today's inside lesson to what we find outside!
Reminders:
Party money is due Friday! 4.00 cash please!
Positive Proof ID being made tomorrow. Must have the envelope here in the morning!
SCIENCE NIGHT: tomorrow night 6:00-7:00
Have a wonderful evening
