Snowy Day

Inference can be a difficult concept for students.  To practice this comprehension strategy, we did a great class activity (thanks to Ms. Mullins) where students became Inferencing Investigators  The 'case'  involved a mother who wanted to find out where her son and his grandmother were. So each group was given a case file with clues to help solve the case.  What fun!  I just love the collaboration, team work and excitement by everyone!
Oh, by the way, they solved the case...and now have a better understanding of inferencing!

100's Puzzle

For math, each student was given a 100's chart.  They made groups of 5/6 connecting numbers and colored each group in different colors.  Once complete, they cut apart each section, mixed up the pieces and put the 100's chart back together again.  Then they found a buddy, switched puzzles and put together their buddy's puzzle.  Students were putting 4-5 puzzles together and enjoying every minute of it!  This was great practice and I was extremely thrilled as I watched students look for those patterns!

Pebble Go

Students used 'Pebble Go' to gain information on what life was like years ago.  Using the tabs, they were able to read and watch short informational clips explaining ones home, school and clothing along with the types of transportation and communication tools used in the past.  I loved listening to their conversations as they went through each category and made comparisons to the past and the world as they know it today.

Book Trailers

 

All this week I have been reading books to the class written by one of my favorite authors, Eric Carle.  So today I had the students choose their favorite book from Eric Carle, take a picture of the cover using the app Telligami, create a trailer giving a short summary about the book and then upload their 'gami' to Kidblog. 

Wonderopolis Wednesday

 

Before reading The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle, we checked out the website 'Wonderopolis'.  Today's question was...Are all ladybugs ladies?  The students recorded their wonders followed by a great class discussion...only to come up with more wonders!

Penguin Challenge

For the past week we have been learning about penguins and text features.  To incorporate these lessons, students made a non-fiction book based on information learned through the use of the internet as well as books.  Once their book was complete they scored themselves on the rubric,  followed by a conference with me where we discussed the writing goals they met and ones they wanted to continue to work on.

Because the students worked so hard on their penguin books I decided it was time for a little penguin challenge! Students were asked to create a penguin using limited materials and specific criteria, one of which it had to stand by itself.  Oh my goodness...such creativity!!!  Once their penguin was complete the students filled out a rubric to see if they met the challenge.  Check out all the pictures.  I think they did an amazing job!

Waddle Like a Penguin

As we continue to work on our non-fiction books about penguins, I thought it would be fun for the students to have some penguin experiences.  So they waddled, balanced an 'egg' on their feet and now have a better understanding of how blubber helps to keep penguins warm in the Antarctica.