Raddatz Review
February 24, 2017
Continued Growth!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Reading and Writing
You can help by pointing out the many different kinds of nonfiction reading and writing you do on a daily basis.
Math
Elapsed time on a number line is a new concept for many adults. Here's a video to help demonstrate it:
https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/9023-solving-elapsed-time-word-problems-to-the-nearest-minute
Science
We have been learning about dinosaurs. How do we know what they looked like on the outside, when all we have of them are fossil bones? Why are we always depicting them as scaly lizards? Your child is learning how we can infer what the outside of an animal looks like, by using clues about their skeleton. We are also exploring how the structure of an animal’s teeth say something about what kind of food the animal preferred to eat (i.e. meat, plants, or both).
Dinosaurs are very exciting and so are likely to be a topic on your child’s mind these next few weeks. You can continue to stoke this interest by choosing to watch an educational program on dinosaurs together, such as Walking with Dinosaurs (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1762399/). If you have any toothed pets, such as a cat, dog, or even hamster, you can also invite your child to classify these living animals as herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore by observing their teeth.
This week in science we continued with the topic of dinosaurs. We asked the question, “Can you outrun a dinosaur?” Your child saw pictures showing how dinosaurs didn’t just leave behind bones, they also left footprints, some of which fossilized. By examining our own footprints and those of living animals, we were able to deduce how quickly some dinosaurs were able to run.
You can reinforce your child’s learning at home by pointing out footprints while on a walk. (Getting a shoe slightly wet in a puddle leaves behind visible tracks.) Ask your child, “Is it possible to tell the difference between walking and running just from footprints? How are they different?”
Academic Service Learning
At Carriage Town, we will be providing a service and getting a tour of the facilities.
We continue to gather travel size tissues, socks, and small/travel lotions for our Blessing Bags the third grade classes are putting together and donating.
Thanks for your support of Pajama Day! The money raised will help to pay for the busses to visit Carriage Town as well as additional personal care items to even out the bags. :-)