We have started to learn all about habitats and the animal kingdom. We have been learning about the woodlands and we went on a fabulous trip to Kateri. The children went on a scavenger hunt/ hike, created homes for woodland animals, learned about various plants and animals that live in the woods, and acted out a story and even did a fun craft. I sent a smilebox with a slideshow of the trip to everyone.
This week the children received their own pet mealworms. We created a safe home for them and gave them oatmeal and an apple. The children named them and observe them every day. They did a few fun experiments with their mealworms. Ask them to tell you all about it!
April is National Poetry Month. The children have been reading and writing many different kinds of poems. They typed Diamante poems on the computer about caterpillars. We also wrote shape poems and color poems. The children really enjoy writing poems!
In Math, we finished up our Fractions unit. The children played Fraction Pizza, Fraction Dominoes, Made Playdough fraction pizzas, and made fractionpillars. This week we started measurement. We used non-standard units and inches to measure various objects.
We learned how to sew a running stitch. The children were so eager to learn how to sew. They did a wonderful job. We learned how quilts are made and we made paper quilts in Math. We read The Quiltmaker's Gift, The Keeping Quilt, and Tar Beach. Then we made our own story quilts.
In Reading, we have been working in Literature Circles. Each child has a role/job to do and then we read the chapter and each child does his part. Then the Literature Circle discusses the book and each child does his/her part. We also worked on having a meaningful book talk. We also worked on making inferences about characters.
Have a great weekend!
Jennifer Molloy
