Good evening,
The past couple of weeks has been very fun and productive in Room 205. We learned how to measure mass using grams and kilograms as our choice unit of measurement. In pairs, we were able to decide and choose which the best unit to use for each item we had in our hands. Students had the opportunity to use a grape to represent the unit gram, and a cantaloupe to represent kilograms. They used these items to compare the mass of the three items they had to choose the best unit of measurement for. Students had fun figuring out what food product they had in their hands as I brought all the packaged food items from home and many had words written in Chinese, Vietnamese or Thai.
Many students called the cantaloupe watermelon. When I asked each individual student what the fruit was, there were multiple responses that claimed it was a watermelon. Many even said, "I always thought that that was a watermelon!" I took out the iPad and showed them an image of a watermelon and the whole class went, "ooooohhhhh!" Needless to say, it was a fun and funny lesson!
There were a few squished grapes on the rug but overall, fun and productive lesson. Students were able to tell that mass is how heavy an object is and we use grams and kilograms to measure mass.
Furthermore, we also spent a great deal of time "telling time" using a clock that tells the time for them. We learned how to say "clock" in the different languages that we have in our classroom. We also learned the difference between clock and watch. We learned that the clock can be broken up into 4 sections, which we call quarters and that each quarter is 15 minutes. We learned to tell time using quarter after, half past, quarter to.
In reading we reviewed our Unit, Smart Solutions, and all of the literary elements, conventions and phonics, and vocabulary they would be assessed on. We started the first part of our Benchmark Unit Test Friday and will continue to work on completing this assessment by Wednesday. We will begin Unit 3 Monday after Thanksgiving.
In Social Studies, we have begun talking about the history of Thanksgiving and the reasons for Thanksgiving. These students are so insightful and smart!!!
This week, we will continue to work with water and discussing the different properties of water and how heat and the absence of heat affects water.
Have an amazing week!
Enjoy your time off and be thankful for all that we have!
The past couple of weeks has been very fun and productive in Room 205. We learned how to measure mass using grams and kilograms as our choice unit of measurement. In pairs, we were able to decide and choose which the best unit to use for each item we had in our hands. Students had the opportunity to use a grape to represent the unit gram, and a cantaloupe to represent kilograms. They used these items to compare the mass of the three items they had to choose the best unit of measurement for. Students had fun figuring out what food product they had in their hands as I brought all the packaged food items from home and many had words written in Chinese, Vietnamese or Thai.
Many students called the cantaloupe watermelon. When I asked each individual student what the fruit was, there were multiple responses that claimed it was a watermelon. Many even said, "I always thought that that was a watermelon!" I took out the iPad and showed them an image of a watermelon and the whole class went, "ooooohhhhh!" Needless to say, it was a fun and funny lesson!
There were a few squished grapes on the rug but overall, fun and productive lesson. Students were able to tell that mass is how heavy an object is and we use grams and kilograms to measure mass.
Furthermore, we also spent a great deal of time "telling time" using a clock that tells the time for them. We learned how to say "clock" in the different languages that we have in our classroom. We also learned the difference between clock and watch. We learned that the clock can be broken up into 4 sections, which we call quarters and that each quarter is 15 minutes. We learned to tell time using quarter after, half past, quarter to.
In reading we reviewed our Unit, Smart Solutions, and all of the literary elements, conventions and phonics, and vocabulary they would be assessed on. We started the first part of our Benchmark Unit Test Friday and will continue to work on completing this assessment by Wednesday. We will begin Unit 3 Monday after Thanksgiving.
In Social Studies, we have begun talking about the history of Thanksgiving and the reasons for Thanksgiving. These students are so insightful and smart!!!
This week, we will continue to work with water and discussing the different properties of water and how heat and the absence of heat affects water.
Have an amazing week!
Enjoy your time off and be thankful for all that we have!
