Saturday, January 12, 2019

Building knowledge...and other things

Which shape is the strongest?

This was the focus of our recent science experiment. As we learn about solids, we constructed towers with triangle, square and circular bases. Ask your child which tower supported the most books!

This week we focused our efforts on retrieving text evidence from non-fiction.

Our main story was a biography of Helen Keller. We explored sign language and Braille.

Here we are before winter break showing off our newly published winter stories!

Thanks to the generous donations of supplies and time from parents, we enjoyed constructing candied winter trees and dreidels.

Our Secret Snowpal cards were a huge hit! Everyone felt special and appreciated by their classmates.

Our "How to" writing focused on wrapping a present. First we wrote directions, then we wrapped a present, then we revised our directions.

Happy New Year!