I hope everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving with family and friends.
We are learning lots of stuff in Room 205!
In Math, we are working on finding Perimeter and Area.
To find Perimeter, the students understand it best to ADD ALL SIDES. They need to remember to label the units before after they solve for Perimeter.
To find Area, students are multiplying two sides, A=length x width. They can also use the grid lines on the rectangles and squares as arrays to help them count the square units if they are having trouble multiplying. They need to remember to label the product in square units.
In Science, we worked on the thermometer and the students' hypotheses were that the water would "expand" instead of "contract" when placed in the hot water. It was interesting to see and hear the excitement of watching the green water expand in the glass flask and move up the straw, and eventually overflow onto the tray. They were oohing and aahing as the green water moved up the straw while they were watching relentlessly. We will be comparing how water evaporates in different areas of the room and determining if the temperature of the space is a factor in how much water evaporates.
In Reading Street, we have begun Unit 3, People and Nature. The students have so much background knowledge about how people interact with nature; the discussions are fascinating. We are also discussing homophones and they truly know so many. We discussed hair and hare and I had to explain why a rabbit is called a hare. So I drew a picture of a lady with big hair and a big rabbit to represent the hare. But they gave me a long list of homophones and they made me proud.
In Writing, we are learning about contractions and how to keep contractions just in conversations rather than using them in writing so that our writing can sound more fancy and formal. The students enjoy speaking in complete sentences. They are really having a hard time understanding why the contractions are spelled certain ways. Truly, some of them have no rhyme or reason, so I told them to try to remember the spelling and understand which two words they mean when spoken formally.
We are also distinguishing between action verbs and linking verbs. One student asked, "Why don't they just call them verbs?!!" My thoughts exactly. I did have to explain to her that action verbs show what someone or something is doing and linking verbs are just "to be" verbs. It was still hard to understand as it is not easy to explain.
Hoping we have more amazing learning days!
We are learning lots of stuff in Room 205!
In Math, we are working on finding Perimeter and Area.
To find Perimeter, the students understand it best to ADD ALL SIDES. They need to remember to label the units before after they solve for Perimeter.
To find Area, students are multiplying two sides, A=length x width. They can also use the grid lines on the rectangles and squares as arrays to help them count the square units if they are having trouble multiplying. They need to remember to label the product in square units.
In Science, we worked on the thermometer and the students' hypotheses were that the water would "expand" instead of "contract" when placed in the hot water. It was interesting to see and hear the excitement of watching the green water expand in the glass flask and move up the straw, and eventually overflow onto the tray. They were oohing and aahing as the green water moved up the straw while they were watching relentlessly. We will be comparing how water evaporates in different areas of the room and determining if the temperature of the space is a factor in how much water evaporates.
In Reading Street, we have begun Unit 3, People and Nature. The students have so much background knowledge about how people interact with nature; the discussions are fascinating. We are also discussing homophones and they truly know so many. We discussed hair and hare and I had to explain why a rabbit is called a hare. So I drew a picture of a lady with big hair and a big rabbit to represent the hare. But they gave me a long list of homophones and they made me proud.
In Writing, we are learning about contractions and how to keep contractions just in conversations rather than using them in writing so that our writing can sound more fancy and formal. The students enjoy speaking in complete sentences. They are really having a hard time understanding why the contractions are spelled certain ways. Truly, some of them have no rhyme or reason, so I told them to try to remember the spelling and understand which two words they mean when spoken formally.
We are also distinguishing between action verbs and linking verbs. One student asked, "Why don't they just call them verbs?!!" My thoughts exactly. I did have to explain to her that action verbs show what someone or something is doing and linking verbs are just "to be" verbs. It was still hard to understand as it is not easy to explain.
Hoping we have more amazing learning days!
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