April 7-11, 2014 - It's Cloudy!

This week we studied main idea, number patterns and weather!

We started off reading Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. We were looking at identifying main idea and details but... we also looked at characters & the setting.

While reading our story of the week, we also discussed new vocabulary words with our group. 

We used GoNoodle's BodySpell to review spelling words. We also played Sparkle to make sure we aced our spelling test this week!

In math we learned about number patterns as well as number rules. We even made our own patterns & rules(& I did not take any pictures!)

In Science, we looked at clouds, the sun & rain. We wrote about what we like to do in sunny weather as well as what we like to do in rainy weather.

Friday, of course, brought out our EdCamp234. We participated in activities & had a blast! 

Next week we will be studying problem  & solution in reading, measurements in math & Easter! See y'all next week!!!

March 31 - April 4, 2014 - Plantspalooza

This week we studied main idea, shapes and plants.

In reading we read Gus Grows a Plant. This was an easy read to introduce main idea and supporting details. We then worked with partners to complete a graphic organizer. We also used popplet to create a graphic organizer using an ipad and SMART board.

We also read Rosie Sprout's Time to Shine to review main idea. It also was a great book to go along with our Great Expectations which we discuss every morning! 

In math we studied 2D & 3D shapes as well as shape patterns. We started out the week identifying the attributes of 2D & 3D shapes. Then we had to create our own shapes using the attributes. For 2D shapes, we created shape monsters and then wrote about our shape monsters. The students loved this assignment, espcially naming their shape monsters!

We started out the week learning about the parts of plants and then we moved into the plant life cycle. We concluded the week by planting lima beans in baggies so we could observe the life cycle of the lima bean. Follow our blog for our lima bean updates!

We also experimented with an EdCamp type learning day on Friday. It was a blast & deserves a blog of its own. Look for that blog early next week!!!

Next week we continue our main idea study with Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. We will also study weather and number patterns. Have a great week!