Peek of the Week
Mrs. Cousins' and Ms. Welker's Class
Language Arts
- INTERACTIVE READ ALOUD
Here are some games online that may be fun for children to predict.
- Phonics/Word Study
These are the strokes we will be teaching the children...
/Cc/-- start at top, pull back and around
/Oo/--start at top, pull back and around
/a/--start at top, pull back, around, up and down
here are other websites for handwriting practice
http://www.turtlediary.com/preschool-games/ela-games/write-lowercase-letters.html
http://www.turtlediary.com/preschool-games/ela-games/write-uppercase-letters.html
A cool App for your iphone or ipad
https://teachwithyouripad.wikispaces.com/Handwriting+Apps
We will start learning when to use a capital letter. I will start expecting all the children to begin their sentences with a capital.
- Writer's Workshop
We are still working on our personal narrative story. Ask your child what story they are writing about in writer's workshop.
Social Studies
- Thanksgiving
Storybots song (Thanksgiving)-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4MbtUj4WHM
They were the Pilgrims song-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kuz7GXb7QMU
Turkey Time song-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL1aJNT-95o
'Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUYrgxswPyk
The Mouse on the Mayflower story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruaRLw5Gf5Q
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ961y0VKEk
Gobble Gobble Turkey Song-
Math
This week, we studied the attributes of 2D and 3D shapes. We created models of 3D shapes and used toothpicks to represent the edges and marshmallows to represent the vertices of the shapes. We also compared 3D shapes to 2D shapes and learned how to draw them! We also reviewed time to the hour and began learning to tell time to the half hour.
Next week, we will continue our study of time to the half hour, and then expand our knowledge of numbers.
Telling Time links:
Hip Hop around the Clock song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT2d4Eoi2vE
(telling time-Fairy godmother episode)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnbxgVswn00
What's the time song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyTKFGSuOnQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBvmO7NgUp0
Busy Beaver-what time is it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eGkW3JnthI
Fun songs about Shapes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ5mZIInE6s
Storybots (rhombus)-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5B_ScUs1oo
Storybots(circles)-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc7gPfysIU8
Storybots(squares)-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOr2eRBluUs
Storybots(triangles)-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA2ney3n0wY
Storybots(rectangles)-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WHJio4TRNY
3D shapes I know-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnJVF2aeic8
Stack, slide, or roll rock song-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PqZbOYakJk
Home Challenge:
*Sort and classify household items into shape groups, then have students graph their data and see which shape they have the most of/fewest.
*Go on a shape search and look for shapes around you.
*Make a shape monster or other cool pictures using different types of shapes.
*Shape up your meals and look for different shapes that you eat.
*Make 2D and 3D shape crafts (turn a paper rolls into Pilgrims or Native Americans, sphere into a turkey, a cone into a tee-pee...get falling for shapes!)
*Make smores and identify the shape recipe! (also good with matter too!)
*Use cereal shapes or snack shapes as counters/pawns for board games.
*Draw shapes on concert using sidewalk chalk...play hopscotch.
Science
This week, we ended our unit of matter with tons of fun experiments. We made raisins magically move in sprite, created liquid layers in a jar, made a gas in a bottle which helped blow up a balloon, and observed gummy bears grow and change their properties of matter!
Next week, we will begin our new unit of study...energy! Students will understand the difference between heat, light, and sound energy! We will also be exploring how heat, light, and sound energy is transferred.
Energy Songs/links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyVF6R9e6xE
Saving Energy-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-g73ty9v04
Heat-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khZrs-UBq28
Frozen "In summer" song with Olaf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnEB2F_v_cE
Brainpop-heat-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgOlB4TmbBY
Brainpop light-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dolr6JyMcZk
Brainpop-sound-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgDh0xQ6DVY
Magic School Bus-sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0eg2Goiubc
Magic School Bus-light
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugX1qbBhJEU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsuNTxGXqzU
Magic School Bus-heat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBJSsl8Y1ww
Matter Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C33WdI64FiY
Brainpop about Matter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mbiwggPy1I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxxMQz8O4f8
Changes in Matter Science Rap song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj1IdOdmOjY
Adding heat/taking heat away Game:
http://archive.fossweb.com/modulesK-2/SolidsandLiquids/activities/changeit.html
Home Challenge: (some of these activities are a bit messy!)
*Here is a cool website that has tons of cool experiments that play with matter...
http://www.growingajeweledrose.com/2013/01/glowing-science-kids-activity.html
*Mentos explosion- carefully open a 2 liter bottle of Diet Coke and quickly drop several mint mentos in the soda....matter volcano! (outside activity)
* Sort household items into solids and liquids or go on a nature walk and record examples of matter
* Make popsicles, jello, or fruit smoothies and watch the states of matter change over time
* Have a fondue party and melt cheese or chocolate and dip yummy snacks
* Melt an Ice cube-find ways to melt an ice cube quickly
* Save an Ice cube-find ways to prevent the ice cube from melting
* Make pottery or use play dough to change the shape of matter
* Blow bubbles and watch how air helps the bubble keep its shape before popping and releasing air back into our atmosphere
* Make Dr. Seuss's Oobleck
Notes and Reminders
Nov. 3-19 Canned Food Drive & Toys for Tots Collection--any donation will help
Nov. 19 Thanksgiving Luncheon for 1st Grade
Nov. 24-28 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
PTO Yearbook on sale online.