Reading: The students are learning more about theme this week as we read short stories and look for the life lesson in them. I have encouraged the children to be on the lookout for themes in their own books and even in TV shows or movies that they watch. Later on in the week we will begin a class book study on Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo.
Language: We have been practicing possessive nouns for the past week and will continue to work on them this week. Our main focus is ensuring students can tell the difference between a plural word and a singular word. For instance: child's and children's both have an apostrophe then an "s," but children is plural. The students need to be able to recognize and tell the difference between words like" book's" and" books' " and be able to tell which one is plural. Here is a little tic-tac-toe online game to practice: Possessive Nouns.
Math: This week, the students will be working on addition and subtraction. Check out one of the number talks that the children did last week to solve 126 + 124 in their heads. They've got some great strategies!
Alabama History: We have been talking about the early people in Alabama, moving through the Paleo, Archaic and Woodland Periods. This week we will discuss the Mississippian Mound Builders.
Science: Over the last few days, the students have been "playing" a variety of "instruments" and learning how pitch is related to vibrations and even size. This week we will also look at how tension effects pitch and how sound travels through air and water.
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| Gus playing the xylophone |
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| Aaron playing the String Beam |
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| Liv playing the Kalimba |
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| Cannon playing the Water Phone |
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