Memorial Day weekend is here! We have an afternoon of meetings, so we thought we'd work on the blog over lunch.
As usual, we integrated social studies with reading this week. We partner read, If You Lived in Colonial Times by Ann McGovern, and took notes on how colonial times were different from the present. We then shared our findings, and each student chose their favorite comparison and made a horn book with their information. As a treat, Kim brought in a giant sugar cookie in the shape of a horn book to share with the students because we learned that when students were finished with Dame School, the teacher brought in a gingerbread cookie in the shape of a horn book to celebrate.
Kim also found a colonial times website, where the children could play games to learn more information about that time period.
In science, Anne has had the students observing seeds and the life cycle of a plant. We have been recording our observations of our seeds as they have moved from the dormant stage to germination. To solidify these two new vocabulary words, the students completed a Connect Two page to explain how the two words are connected.
We also integrated reading in our science. We read the book, Seeds Get Around by Nancy White. This was a shared reading, where we first predicted which words matched the pictures from the text. This was more challenging than we thought it would be. Then we read and discussed the text, during which time the students took notes on their thoughts. Afterwards, students had to rearrange and sequence the pictures and words correctly.
It is a really busy time of year, as you well know. We may or may not be blogging for the next two weeks because we need to wrap up the year and do report cards. Happy Memorial Day!
Kim and Anne
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