Today was one of those mixed up days...Our afternoon gets long without specials at the end of the day but we made it THROUGH!
Language Arts:
Writing:
Poetry...
We are taking off with poetry writing! I have been able to conference with a few of my authors and UH-MAZ-ING!
Yesterday we wrote a class poem titled Lightning.
Lighting
by The Pups
Faster than sound
hotter than sun
brighter than a light bulb
After it strikes...
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
awake
goosebumps
run
scream
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Today we talked about listening to our poem over and over to make sure it SOUNDS right. We did a lot of moving around and changing words to get it just how we wanted it!
Autumn Fun
Growing on a vine.
I'm picking out nine!
BIG ones
small ones
TALL ones too
They're baking in a pie.
I'm saying good-bye!
BIG ones
small ones
TALL ones TOO!
Reading:
We are continuing our revisit of what to include in our response journals:
Date, Title, Author's Purpose, Connections,
As we share we are listening to each other and holding them accountable for MUST HAVES.
Math:
Lot's of problem solving and review. The CBA has been pushed back until next week so that everyone has time to catch up!
YOU TUBE has not been cooperating with me...so I have resorted to pictures again!
Problem: On Sunday, Hank ate 2 cookies. On Monday he ate 4 cookies and on Tuesday he ate 6 cookies. If the pattern continues, how many cookies did Hank eat on Saturday?
How many cookies did he eat in all that week?
I had the table groups work together to solve these problems. As you can see they have many steps. They must know the days of the week. They must figure out the +2 pattern and keep it going. and then they have to figure out how many cookies in all!
I loved listening in on their thoughts on how to solve this problem. All groups did a great job. Everyone went through the steps and had the right IDEAS...the addition at the end was a bit tricky...But the thinking was amazing!
Feel free to give your pup some challenging problems and listen to them solve it!
TIME REVIEW:
YES, we are writing on our desks! Oh what a fun way to practice. After, these activities one little pup asked me if we were going to have Math time! I chuckled a little...
Science:
Air is All Around You
Today was experiment day!
Material:
A balloon
Small pieces of paper
Procedure:
Put small pieces of paper on a table
Blow up a balloon (don't tie it)
Let the air out of the balloon with the opening towards the paper
Predictions:
The balloon will pop
That air will come out
The air will come out and scatter the paper off the table
Results:
The air came out of the balloon. The wind was the force that blew the paper off the table.
Extension:
How strong is the force? Scatter different object and repeat procedure. Is the force strong enough to move other things?
I also promised I would add the experiment from
Air is All Around You by Franklyn M. Branley
Is there air in a glass?
Run a lot of water into the sink. Or put water in a big bowl. Color the water with a little food coloring. Not much, just enough to color it a little bit. Stuff a paper napkin into the bottom of a glass. Turn the glass upside down. If the napkin falls out, stuff it in tighter. Keep the glass upside down. Make sure it is STRAIGHT up and down. Do not tip it. Push it all the way under the water or as far under as you can. Lift the glass out of the water. Turn it right side up and take the paper napkin out. It should be dry. The water did not touch it. The paper was under the water. But it didn't get wet. Why?
Have a wonderful evening!
