Monday, February 24, 2014
Welcome back!
Welcome back from vacation week! We began learning about the ice age today and can't wait to find out more! Here are some of our literacy centers for the week:
Make a book center- write about a birthday party, a trip, or valentines day!
Calling base camp- the ice age version. What did you see in the ice age?
Mango observation center. The monkey in the amazon was throwing mangos! Use the vocabulary words to sort and describe the mango- hard or soft, heavy or light, solid or liquid, smooth or bumpy.
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Chapter summaries
We have been working on chapter summaries every other day, and they are getting more and more detailed!
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Rainforest layers projects
In groups of 2 or 3, children have been working on different layers of the rainforest. We spent one session making trees, vines, leaves, and roots, and another session working on animals that might live on each layer.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Math games
Here are a few of our new math games this week.
Bingo minus 1- partners roll a die and subtract one to get bingo.
Making snakes with pattern designs for our rainforest.
Creation station take 2! Partners use creation cards with unifix cube creatures on them, and the builder has to build the creation according to the architects directions.
Groups use pattern cards of movements like snapping, clapping, and knee slapping to create a pattern. The groups have to follow the patterns and decide if it is indeed a pattern. Trickier than it looks!
Magic hat- the magician chooses a number card, and both partners place that many bears on their magician's table. The magician hides a few bears under his hat, and the audience has to figure out how many bears are hidden. Each person writes a number sentence on his board, writing the sum first. 8=3+5.
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