On Monday we discussed rain, and wrote about our favorite things to do in the rain. A lot of answers included jumping in puddles, but a few creative answers were collecting worms and cuddling by a fire (what I would like to do in the rain!).
On Tuesday we talked about different types of clouds and how we can tell them apart. I have to admit, I learned a lot with this! We also learned about rainbows and the different colors in them. We then did a little science experiment. We started with a bowl and milk, and then added food coloring around the edges. Then we put a drop of soap in it, which made the colors swirl together to make a rainbow!
On Thursday we talked about animals in the spring, and how birds all fly back from their warm winter homes and make nests. The students paired up to make their own nest! We went outside to collect things for our nest, then glued them together!
In phonics we have been learning to read more and more words! This week we worked on words that end with _unny, _uddy, and _usty. Our new sight word was "there". We are continuing to practice long vowel sounds and rules like silent "e" and two vowels in a row. In our reading centers we read a book about seasons, matched word families, and decoded sight words!
We started two new concepts in math this week! The first concept was subtraction. So far we are just taking one away from a group, but we will continue to do more subtraction throughout the year! We also started to practice skip counting, or counting by two's. To help us understand pairs we started a Pair Display. The students can add a pair of anything to the display for the next few weeks. So far we have a pair of bears, some socks, boots, and a pair of papers!
For our craft this week we made stain lass looking crosses for Easter. The student came up with some beautiful designs. They will be sent home this week. You might want to hang them by a window to watch the sun shine through!
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