Here is a peek at our last two weeks!
We are well underway on our new unit: Geometry, Measurement, and Equal Shares!
We kicked off the unit by learning to tell time to the nearest hour and half hour.
We practiced reading, showing, and writing times. We focused heavily on describing where the hands on the clock are positioned when it is on the hour or half hour.
Next, we began exploring shapes. We learned about rectangles, squares, triangles, and circles. First graders are expected to identify shapes by their defining attributes. Pretty tricky, huh?
We learned all about rectangles first. Rectangles are a closed shape that have 4 sides and 4 square corners. (In later grades these will be referred to as right, or 90 degree angles.) Did you know a square is actually a special rectangle because it has 4 equal sides!
Next, we explored triangles.
Triangles are a closed shape with 3 sides and 3 corners. Some triangles have 1 square corner.
We were able to describe similarities and differences we observed between shapes.
Finally, we looked at circles. Circles are a round, closed shape. They do not have any sides or corners.
Next week we will begin taking a look at equal shares!
Reader's Workshop
We started our second nonfiction unit. We are becoming 'experts' on a topic by reading both fiction and nonfiction books!
We are learning that the new facts we learn in our nonfiction books can help us understand fiction stories even more!
We have been busy collecting new facts and recording them in our reader's response journals.
We also spent time exploring the main idea and supporting details of our texts!
Be sure to ask your child the topic he/she is learning about!
Science
We began our study on soils. We know that soil is important for plant growth. We spent time exploring soil and recording things we found!
This week, we began exploring how important worms are to soil. That's right, we have worms in our classroom!!
We created compost baggies in order to study how worms decompose organic material. We be checking our bags throughout the next several weeks.
We are storing our worms in a box, because worms like dark places.
What a great few weeks! I hope you enjoyed the weekend!
Love,
Mrs. Hogue
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