Geometry!

Today we started a new math uni on geometry!  It is a favorite topic for me and so far the students seem to like it too!

We did two lessons today all about two dimensional shapes, sides and angles.  We made a chart in our math notebooks to show and name the shapes and record the number of sides, corners and angles.  On top of all that almost everyone finished the journal pages and homework.  

A Beautiful Day!

What a beautiful day today!  We just had to take some time to have our snack break outside!  We celebrated Minnesota's Birthday by being outside!  Be sure to check out Seesaw for a special song we learned!

A trio of books and Antonyms

Today we looked at the second book in a set of three written by the same author and with a similar theme.

Kate Messner wrote all three books.  We read the first one in December and it looked at the world above the snow and the world under the snow.  We talked at length about the subnivean zone.

Today we read the garden themed one.  It was all about the things that we do to prepare and grow a garden and all the animals and insects that are working too!

We also talked about antonyms.  Here is a video that helped us understand what they really are!

Synonym Rolls

Last Friday we started talking about synonyms.  We watched a video, read a book and made a short list of a few examples of synonyms.  Today, we baked Synonym Rolls!  We used a thesaurus to look up a words and at least three synonyms.  It was lots of fun to work together!

Measurement Extravaganza

We have been doing so much measuring in our classroom lately!  We started by learning about the customary system.  We learned about the units of measure, how to pick the right tool for the right job and how to compare lengths.  We have moved on to the metric system of measurement.  We will be doing some of the same activities we did with the customary system.

Ask your child about what he/she remembers!

Book Study and Book Covers

Today we started studying books with a clear theme or message that is a good lesson too!  We are looking at he problem and solution in the story.  We started with these books today because they are simple and have a great theme.  Ask your child to tell you about them!

We also finished our book covers for our "If..., then ...." books.  They look great and everyone did a great job!

Friday Fun on a Monday!

Here are a few pictures from Friday!


1.  We had a special science lesson with Mrs. Kath.  We learned about another way that plants can start and grow!

2.  We also started thinking and talking about our Reader's Theater we will do at the end of the year!  More information to come!