Perimeter and Area

 Lately we have been learning about perimeter and area. We dug a little deeper today, and did a flip book to help us understand. It was a huge help! I really got to see where everyone was getting stuck, and who REALLY had it. We started off watching a perimeter and area song/ video. If you want to check it out or watch it again with them here it is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk-PyhjFWw4

 

We had  a discussion with an anchor chart, and did one flip book together. Then they went back to their seats, and made their own. They got to make their own shapes to find the perimeter and the area out of graph paper. The only stipulations were 1) 2 of them had to be squares and rectangles and 2) They all had to be "whole" squares inside the shapes.

Kevin Henkes ~ Chrysanthemum

 

I just love the author Kevin Henkes. Over the next few weeks we will be reviewing some important reading strategies while studying his books. Today we started off with his much beloved book "Chrysanthemum". We talked all about Chrysanthemum and what she is like. They then did a Venn Diagram and compared her to themselves (text to self).  I don't know if you can make out what they wrote around her, but some them really are a hoot such as "She needed tougher skin".  

 

 

Weaving Details and Conclusions

About a week ago we read the story "The Goat in The Rug" it is a Native American Tale. In the story we learned about the process that goat fur goes through to become a rug. We were also learning about details and conclusions. So we weaved our own rugs of details and conclusions.
Check it out Below!:

Penguin Unit

We have been having an absolute blast doing our penguin unit these past few weeks! WOWZA, we have learned so much! We spent time measuring out the 5 different penguins we learned about. Each student also got to learn 5 different poems about the 6 penguins we researched. After doing all of this they got to each pick one of the penguins, and write about why they wanted to be that penguin and what it is like. When they were finished they got to make that penguin.

 

When all was done we split into small groups on Monday, and got to create a habitat for each type of penguin. As you can see below some kinds live on a sandy beach instead of the ice cold snow.

 Chinstrap Penguin

 Emperor Penguin

 

  Little Blue Penguin

 Macaroni Penguin

 

Rockhopper Penguin

 

 

 

 

 Little Blue Penguin

 

 

 

 

Penguin Chick

We have been learning all about Penguins this past week! It has been a blast!!! The other day we read the story "Penguin Chick". We wrote the main idea and details in these cute little penguins. So if you get the chance as them what the story was all about.

Superkids

We have some amazing Super Kids in our class! We had a blast the other week writing about being Superheroes the other week!

Wax Museum

The other week we had our wax museum.  The students did such a fabulous job. The presentations were amazing, and so creative. I snapped some pics incase you didn't get a chance to see. If you would like a copy of your child's picture just let me know.

-Mrs. Barnes