We celebrated Earth Day by reading a variety of books about taking care of the Earth. The boys and girls learned different things they can do right now to help save our natural resources, as well as, protecting the animals that share the planet with us.
The students also wrote about an action they can do to help our planet.
To incorporate further vocabulary and spelling development, partners worked on a "Making Words" activity. In this they used the letters in the words "Earth Day" to make as many "real" words as they could.
Also, in honor of Arbor Day we learned about the special significance of trees in our lives and how important they are to the survival of humans and animals.
We love to use Scholastic News and Science Spin magazines with the related activities to help with our learning. This issue provided us with some graphing practice as well.
The issue to the left provided us with information regarding water pollution and how it effects both humans and animals.
We learned about endangered animals while reading about beach birds called "plovers".
The related lesson gave us practice with the terms "problem" and "solution."
In math during the last couple of weeks of April we practiced different types of measurement, both non-standard and standard. Weight and length were explored with a variety of activities. Students used "teddy bear" manipulatives to determine the "weight" of different sizes of rocks.
The boys and girls measured the "length" of a variety of objects using links, paper clips, and rulers.
We also continued with math fact fluency practice, as well as, reviewing problem solving, telling time, and many other math skills on a daily basis.
Next time, we'll let you know all about our study of the rain forest, practice working with shapes, and we'll share a few pictures from the annual Grandparent/VIP Day.
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