This week in math we revisited the concept of measurement and learned about using a ruler, or a foot, as a standard unit of measure. We listened to the story How Big is a Foot?, which is a book about a King who wants to make a bed for his Queen for her birthday. When the King tells the carpenter to make the bed 3 feet by 6 feet, the carpenter uses his own feet to make the measurements and the bed is too small. This story was a great way for students to understand why a standard foot (12 inches) is useful when taking accurate measurements.
We also practiced counting by 5's and learned how to make tally marks as a way to record and count groups of 5. We learned a new chant to help us remember how to record tallies and practiced writing and counting a given set of tallies.
Click on the picture below to play a game with tallies.
Click on the link below to practice counting by 5's.
Literacy
Reading Workshop
We wrapped up our Nonfiction Unit and learned that nonfiction books often have fun facts that not only entertain us, but also help us stop, think and ask questions.
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| Did you know a giraffe's eyeball is as big as a doorknob? WOW! |
We also learned that not all nonfiction books have a table of contents, an index, or photographs. Some nonfiction books are written like a story with illustrations yet teach us important information on a topic just like the Me...Jane book we read about the life of Jane Goodall. These types of nonfiction books are called literary nonfiction. We looked at the differences between Me...Jane and the book Soccer, and we also practiced sharing our learning using a short literary nonfiction text called Kari's First Day.
Writing Workshop
The students did their February writing piece in their writing journals this week. We also spent some time honoring Dr. Seuss and celebrating his birthday by reading several of his books. After reading Green Eggs and Ham, the students wrote about a food they thought they didn't like until they tried it just like Sam's friend in the story. We read several Dr. Seuss books and talked more about rhyming words. We checked out the following two Dr. Seuss websites too!
All About Me
This week we loved learning all about Halil. We learned that Halil is a big sports fan, and he enjoys playing basketball and football. He also enjoys school and spending time with his family and friends!
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| A big thank you to Halil's sister for coming in to read! |
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| So happy Eva's mom was able to come in and read a story this week too. Thank you! |
Recess
It was great to get outside this week. The kids enjoyed the snow and sunshine!
Thanks for reading!
Have a great weekend!
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