last week's snapshot

we did our first "write the room" this week!

the students had to find the critter cards located throughout the room.

they had to write the capital letter on the card next to the corresponding picture, write letters on the card next to the corresponding picture if they were in their name, and decide which of those letter sounds the picture begins with and write it next to the corresponding picture.

Mr. Luis is teaching the students their numbers in Spanish this week.

they played a hot and cold game when asked to find a number in Spanish.

we had a super spooky snack this week. the students made Cheetos skeletons!

we spent our short week learning about shadows. we left school early Monday because of the big storm that hit the nation, so we haven't been able to see our shadows outside but we have enjoyed making them with artificial light inside!

the students discovered how shadows are made, listened to "My Shadow" by Robert Louis Stevenson, created their own shadows, and tested shadows with classroom objects. they also learned about opaque, translucent, and transparent shadows.

here is Marissa creating her Mystery Shadow using the smartboard. we enjoyed guessing what shadows the students made!

journal writings for the week:

what should your teacher be for Halloween?

I like Saturdays because...

what does your shadow look like?

I added each student's silhouette to the discovery center.

I also added a statue shadow matching game to math.

a couple pic of the girls at gymnastics:)

we also discussed how are shadows made. we went outside and to experiment with their shadows. the students located the sun and identified where their shadows are in relation to the sun. 

we talked about:

 “Are your shadows short or tall?”

“What makes your shadow move?”

“What happens to your shadow when you stretch your arms up high?”

“What happens to your shadow when you crouch down low to the ground?”

“Can you make your shadow disappear completely?”

then we had fun making shadow puppets and tracing our shadows!

 

we came back inside and watched shadow puppet shows on youtube and tried our hand at it, too!

in library, Ms. Ross read Shadows Are About...

and then each students was given an object and had to find its matching shadow.

then the students created a shadow, Ms. Ross traced it, and the students named their shadows for the Shadow Mural.

 

we also wondered...

are shadows always black? how can we make shadows that are not black? do all objects have shadows? is there anything you think does not have a shadow? 

the students gathered classroom items and predicted whether it would make a shadow or not. we learned about the ideas of translucent, opaque, and transparent objects.

the girls really enjoyed painting shadows in the art center, as well!