Looking Back

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Looking back.....

We started centers in reading. Students visit two centers a day and rotate through ten centers during the week. Some centers include: listening, big books, activboard, computer, abc, writing, write the room, pocket chart, and creation.

In math, we completed our shapes unit. Students should be able to identify 2D and 3D shapes. Here are links to songs we used to help learn the shape names and think of real life examples. 3D shapes song and 2D shapes song. Students also learned to compose shapes (ex: 2 triangles make a rhombus) and compare shapes. Lastly, students identified shapes as 2D/flat or 3D/solid.

In science, we studied physical properties. We created texture hands to discuss textures such as rough, bumpy, soft and smooth. We also learned that things are made up of different compositions. As a class, we sorted materials by plastic, wood, cloth, and rubber.

The class went though the entire writing process during A week. Students brainstormed about fall, and then we picked to write about apples. Rough drafts were written in students' journals. Next, we discussed describing words, and students wrote adjectives on apple dicuts. Students' edited their sentences by adding these describing words and finally published their apple sentence.

The next week we focused on writing about a trip each student had taken. It could be a trip to the beach, a restaurant, the zoo, etc. Students enjoyed writing about themselves and sharing their stories. Each day we practiced adding more information to make a more interesting story. Students wrote where they went, what they did there, and who they went with.