Earth Day

 

Shared reading- poem

The children are highlighting words they know- the, it, I, in

 

Letter blend of the week- 'ou'

Popcorn word- 'is'

 

"I can help make the world a better place by _____ " 

 

 

Making recycled bookmarks out of cardboard boxes.

 

 

Math Centers- data management and probability

1. Sorting and Graphing- soft or hard items (for our sense of touch)

2. Roll and fill- peanuts

3. Math number matching game

4. Raindrop addition

 

 

Our seeds are now sprouting...

 

Sight word matching game.

 

Making 'Earth' with glue and glitter.

 

Finger tracing along the felt to 'feel' the letters.

Seeds...a few more

Art- We SEE in colour...

 

Planting more seeds, vegetable seeds!

 

More writing about what they made during free play.

 

Playing dominoes.

We had a visit from the dairy lady and the children had an opportunity to 'milk the cow'

Fun Friday Math- each student was given a number out of order and
they had to put themselves back in the right order.

Seeds...

Now that it actually feels like Spring, we have started talking about seeds and plants.
What do plants need to grow?

 

 

 

Close your eyes and listen, what do you hear?

 

 

Journals, 'In spring I hear...'

 

Mystery bottles... What do you smell?

 

New star wars potato heads!

 

Writing about what we make, 'I made a....'

 

Math- Data Management and Probability

Learning about tally marks and reviewing counting by 5s.

We are also learning to 'subitize'- recognize dot clusters without counting (on dice/dominoes) 

 

Math Centers

1. Sequencing lifecycle of a chick

2. Graphing types of flowers

3. Roll the dice and tally

4. Adding dominoes