Finding Length

We have been learning about length. We worked in pairs to measure the length of objects around the room. We used links to measure the objects and then we recorded our measurements on paper.




We measured each other using links, inchworms, and people counters. Then we drew pictures of ourselves and recorded the measurements.

Learning about Area

We have been learning about area. We drew rectangles and squares. Then we used color tiles to find the area of our shapes.






We mixed brownies and then poured the batter into a pan. We cooked the brownies and then cut them to find the area of the pan. We figured the area of the pan by the number of brownies in it. The area of our pan was 20 brownies.

Ladybug Beetles

Our ladybugs came today. We talked about what ladybugs need and how they grow and change. Then we wrote about them in our journal.



Today, we released our ladybugs back into the outdoors. We had lots of fun holding them in our hands and letting them crawl on our arms and legs.




We kept the ladybugs for about two weeks. During that time, we learned about living and non-living, characteristics of ladybugs, and the ladybug lifecycle.

3-Dimensional Solids

We have been learning about 3-dimensional solids. We did several activities to learn about the attributes of each of the solids and where we can find them in the real world.
We worked in groups to sort pictures of solids in the real world. Then we made a circle map for each solid.



We experimented with 3-dimensional solids to see which ones rolled, which ones slid, and which ones did both.






We read the book Jack the Builder by Stuart J. Murphy. Then we worked in groups to make rockets out of 3-dimensional solids. When we finished we counted the number of each solid that we used.

Quack! Quack! Quack!

Our ducks hatched today! It was so exciting. We were able to use an ELMO and a projector and show the duck hatching on the wall so everyone could see. The second duck hatched shortly afterward. It took all day for the third duck to hatch, but now we have 3 healthy ducks in our pod. We are still waiting for our chicks to hatch. They have about 2 weeks left in the incubator.

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This Week!

We had lots going on this week. We continued our unit on Texas- we read lots of good books and did lots of fun things with them. We worked on telling time and subtraction. We also measured play-doh snakes with links and made comparisons. We got a new incubator this week. We added chicken eggs to it on Wednesday. We hope we will be able to hatch chicks this time. We ate chili on Monday and had a hot dog lunch on Friday. Our pride rally performance went great! Everyone did a super job!

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