Building roadways in science... What do you want your ball to do? How are you going to make it happen? Think, plan, build, test, problem solve, think, plan, test...
We are finishing up our current reading unit tomorrow. We have learned so much about non-fiction books. We are "learning to read" AND "reading to learn"! In math, we discussed ways to measure our bodies to see if we were "tall enough to ride"... We worked with our parters to see if our bodies were 12 "post-it's" tall. We discussed strategy and the importance of accuracy. If we overlap the post-it's, is that really 12 post-it's tall? What about if there's lots of space in between? Hmmm... This week is certainly flying by! Our "All About" books are filled with lots of information about our topics and each page teaches about different thing relating to the topic. Some students are including diagrams while others are including "how to" pages and materials needed. No matter what we are writing about, we make sure to stretch out our words to hear and represent all the sounds. Students are teachers, too! Charlie taught us that he looks up at our classroom abc chart when he's writing b's and d's because he knows those letters are tricky for him. After he shared this, Lauren did the same and fixed up some of her letters! So independent and responsible! We made balls out of modeling clay. Challenge: What can you do to make this blob of clay into a ball that rolls straight and far? We shared strategies, tested our balls out, made adjustments, and drew conclusions. We also played disappearing train with our math partners. We are getting lots of experience with math symbols. Ask your child how to play this game. Thank you, Mr. Vaclavik, for being our guest reader today! Happy Spring! We explored the insides of balls today. We also made our own...we needed to think about what we wanted our balls to do well (roll, bounce, spin) and then decide on materials and design. We tested them out, tweaked design, shared strategies, and continued. We also watched a YouTube video about how tennis balls are made. Happy Birthday to our very handsome, Charlie! |