March 16, 2012

• In language arts, we read a nonfiction story about rain.  With this book, we practiced recognizing the main idea and details.  We also practiced visualizing while reading.
• In writing, we are practicing with sequencing.  We read the book, Sunny with a Chance of Meatballs and wrote a story about a food that fell from the sky.  To practice with sequencing, we wrote about what happened once the food fell from the sky.
• In math, we began talking about how we can sort sea creatures based on certain attributes.
• In science, we started to learn about weather.  We made a KWL chart.  "K" stands for what we already know.  "W" stands for what we want to know.  "L" stands for what we learned.  Before we started learning about weather, we filled out the "K" and "W".  We then talked about how we will learn about weather.  We decided we will learn about weather through reading books, observation, and asking an expert.
• Many of our community centers were based off of weather.  Our dramatic play was turned into a weather station where we practiced giving a weather forecast.  Our science center had "cloud dough" which was made out of baby oil and flour.  Many students discovered how you can shape it, but it easily crumbles.  Many also built their vocabulary with each other by describing what they were noticing about the cloud dough.  On the smart board, we "dressed" a bear according to a specific weather condition.
• Heart word of the week: was







• Special Theme of the Week: Weather