What have we not done this week??? Our Native American projects are on a roll! I modeled how to use non-fiction books to gather information about different Native American homes. We have used math, art, and cooperative learning to build these models. We have talked about insects, and how many have similar attributes. We used pattern blocks to explore the idea of symmetry with the Superstars and Ladybugs. In Math, we read a book called Measuring Penny. In this story, Lisa, had to do a measuring project. She chose to measure her pet Penny. She used standard and non-standard units to show length, weight, temperature, time and money to describe her dog. So, of course, we came up with our own ways to measure ourselves too!!
Next week, CSI. Our class won the CSI experience at the auction. Mrs. Olson has some amazing ideas that will engage your child to use cause/effect, guess and check, and overall observation and problem solving skills. I know the class is excited for this!
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| Using a gram scale to measure how much food I eat |
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| A measuring tape to find my height |
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| How many hexagons does it take to cover my stomach? |
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| The ruler was too short, so I had to "mark" my spot and keep going! |
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| Last night, I measured my ear, so I am using a cm ruler to draw it. |
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| I can measure how long it takes to do jumping jacks! |
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| I can use markers instead of a measuring tape to find the length of my leg. |
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| The plains tribe working together to design their teepee. |
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| Using the book as a resource to build our plank house. |
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| Studying the designs of the plains tribe for the teepee. |
