Math Mess!

At first sight, this room looks like a "big hot mess", but there are brilliant minds at work here! Our students are using their math tool kits to solve addition and subtraction word problems. They are holding up their cards for me to quickly and easily assess their understanding. 

Wonder: Do You Get Enough Vitamins?

We are focusing on getting healthy in our current health unit. This week, we are answering the question, "Do you get enough vitamins?". We are going to looks at the "ABCs of Vitamins", focusing on Vitamin A, B, C,D, and E. We will research what types of foods we can eat to help us obtain these vitamins and what they do to help keeps us healthy, strong, and growing.

I can't wait to hear how excited your children are to share their knowledge with you. Have fun this week! Who knew eating healthy could be so fun?!?

Week 30 Focus Lessons

Sight Words: will, did, has

Reading- Story elements, focusing on The Three Little Pigs

Writing- Question and Answer books on A Healthy Me

Phonics- decoding words with sound boxes

Health- A Healthy Me- Food Groups

Math- Subtraction using the tens frame and number line

Germ Day!

 

Today we took a closer look at germs and how easily they can spread from one person to the next. 

Check out this picture we found in an informational book:

 

Next, we did an experiment to see how quickly and easily germs can spread.

 

 

 

Finally, we discussed the importance of scrubbing away the germs!

 

 

 

 

What a fun lesson!

Needs and Wants Journals

As promised, here are a few samples from of our Needs and Wants journals! 

Linus the Minus

Look out! Linus the Minus is in town!

The students created their own Linus posters. 

Next, we used our math tool kits to help us solve subtraction word problems. 

 

Pete the Cat lost his groovy buttons in Eric Litwin's fun book, Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons.

I had the privilege of being Eric's page turner recently at the SCIRA conference in Myrtle Beach!

Wonder: Can Germs Be Good for You?

We are constantly washing our hands and using the famous "hanitizer" in Room 202. Our current unit, Ways to be a Healthy Me!, is making us look deeper into questions, like, can germs be good for you? Before we started our research, the boys and girls voted, yes or no!

We started our research by previewing a video clip about children and ways to keep them healhty during flu season. The children on the left voted yes and the children on the right voted no.

 

 

We have some information that we have learned so far. However, we want your thoughts! Please comment below with your answer to our Wonder of the Week!