Last week was all about plants in trees in the winter.
Monday, we went outside and observed the playground in winter.
• I had the students stand with their eyes closed and listen. I asked: What does winter
sound like? Are the sounds different in winter? What can you smell? How does
your skin feel?
• After a short period of silence, I had the students open their eyes. I asked: What has changed since winter? (Colder, fewer bird sounds, no insects.) Have the colors changed? What do you see and feel as you explored the ground this winter? (dead grass, dead leaves, bugs, possibly ice) Why are
we standing instead of sitting? (Ground is too cold to sit on.)
• I asked: What is the biggest change from last season? (It’s cold!)
I asked: Is the sun shining as many hours during the day or does it get dark earlier? Is the air as
warm? What happens to water when it gets very cold? Are there any rain
puddles outside today? Did you see any snow or ice last winter? Why not?
The students had fun rolling dice and adding the numbers in math during Snowman Addition.
We also haven't done a Write the Room in a while, so we used January to search the room!
We played outside all afternoon Monday and enjoyed the warmer temperatures!
We also wondered, how plants survive the winter?
Like animals, some plants survive through the winter in resting stages. Plants that we call annuals only live for one year. They grow, reproduce and die at the end of summer. It is the seeds of annual plants that survive through winter. These seeds will germinate and grow the following spring.
Some plants survive as underground storage organs: tubers, such as potatoes, tap roots, such as carrots, and bulbs, such as onions. These plants store food reserves in their underground storage organs during the summer and autumn. In the following spring these food reserves are used to grow new leaves and shoots above ground. Many of these plants are called perennials because they do this year after year. In addition these plants will also produce large numbers of seeds each year.
We watched Adaptations in Plants.
Adaptations are special feature in plants and animals which help them to survive in the habitats they live in. In this animation video,children can learn adaptations in desert and aquatic plants.
We made AB or ABB patterns in math using bingo dot markers and toboggans!
We started working on a snowglobe project the students are really excited about sharing with you.
I went to print their pictures out from the kiosk downtown but it is out of order again, so we will hopefully be finishing them up this week. So, stay tuned!
We celebrated our 100th day last week!
It was a great day!
First we had to have a photo sesh...
And I had to take a picture with my "Bug." She said, "Me got glasses like you, Ms. Jay!" I melted.
Then we got busy bingo dotting all the 100's we could find.
The students would soon see that the day would be all about the #100!
After a special Ms. Kim snack, the students came back in for a fun math and dice game.
They had to guesstimate how many times they thought it would take them to roll the dice to 100!
Ainsley came the closest!
We've had fun with Polar Bear Subtraction the past week!
The students had to find a polar bear card hidden in the room and solve the subtraction fact on the card. Then write the answer down on their sheet by the corresponding letter.
Just a little fun with the AgingBooth app :D
We also listened to some 100th Day of School stories online and then did some dancing to a few songs, too! #happyclassrooms
For afternoon snack, the students made their own snack!
100 pieces of yummy deliciousness!
And one more of Ms. Kim's happies to hit the road!
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