It's alive! This week we continued with our Five Senses and focused (literally) on our sense of sight. We began by making our own I Spy class book to focus on the details. The children worked with a partner and carefully placed several items on a tray. Then they wrote how many items could be found on the tray. Well see who has a sharp eye as we take a closer look next week. We also had a chance to look at items such as shells and coral borrowed from our Science lab. The children used hand lenses to get an even closer look and sketch what they saw. Next week we will learn all about our sense of hearing.
The students rotated through the LA Centers this week creating their own Letter Factory by stamping letters and tracing. They also created our new bulletin board "We Are All One And The Same" by making their own crayons with the writing prompt: I am special because I can... based on the book The Crayon Box That Talked which conveys the simple message when we all work together, the results are much more interesting and colorful.
In Math we finished up Topic 4 with a Topic Test. It wasn't all work and no play though. The children got to use gummy bears to practice sorting and graphing. It was a test of their will to not eat them until all were sorted and graphed! We will begin Topic 5, Comparing Numbers, on Monday.
Unfortunately our guest Author, Michelle Diaz Cannon, was not able to make her visit this week but has rescheduled for the same time next Tuesday (1:10 p.m., January 24th).
Enjoy the much needed rain this weekend!
Go Niners!
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