Here is a peek into the last two weeks!
Reader's Workshop
We began our second nonfiction reading and writing unit! Much of the worm we do as readers will carry over into our writing time. We will be reading about different animals and learning how to take the main idea and key details to write about our learning. This is an early exposure to research!
We also are learning to discuss our research with a group. We have formed nonfiction book clubs that meet each day to share new facts, ask questions, and disucss surprising information!
Math Workshop
We started a new unit in geometry this week! Over the next several weeks we will be learning to tell time to the nearest hour and half hour, identify and identify key attributes a of 2D and 3D shapes, and learn how to divide objects into equal parts!
Here we are looking for shapes with 4 sides and 4 square corners! RECTANGLES! We learned that a square is a special rectangle because it has 4 EQUAL sides!
Here we are looking for shapes with 4 sides and 4 square corners! RECTANGLES! We learned that a square is a special rectangle because it has 4 EQUAL sides!
Writer's Workshop
We also began another nonfiction writing unit this week! We started the week by studying animal pictures and writing everything we learned from the picture! As we continue reading about animas in reader's workshop, we will be writing about our learning in writer's workshop!
We learned that writers keep track of the information they read by taking notes. We learned how to take a 'shortcut' when writing notes. Researchers don't write entire sentences, but rather write a few key deteails to help them remember their information. We kept our notes in our reserach folders. Each envelope holds specific information to help keep our reserach organized!
We learned that writers keep track of the information they read by taking notes. We learned how to take a 'shortcut' when writing notes. Researchers don't write entire sentences, but rather write a few key deteails to help them remember their information. We kept our notes in our reserach folders. Each envelope holds specific information to help keep our reserach organized!
We also used an online resource called World Book Kids to help us learn even more!
At the end of the week we gathered together with our group that studied the same animal. We pooled our reserach together to collaborate on a shared research project. We will be making posters to showcase all our learning!
Science
We stared our final science unit on soil! The first week, we studied soil up close. We recorded our findings. We found worms, twigs, leaves, and even woodchips in the soil!
Next, we learned there are three types of soil:
Humas
Clay
Sand
We will continue our study on these types of soil during our field trip to the Audubon Nature Center on Tuesday! It should be a great day!
I hope you all enjoyed the beautiful weekend!
Love,
Mrs. Hogue
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