Week 32: The Beautiful Weather!

We were super excited this week for the beautiful weather!  We have been waiting a long time to get outside and enjoy the fresh air and sunshine!  On Thursday, we went outside and read books while sitting outside and enjoying the warm air and feeling the sunshine on our faces!  looking forward to many more days like this!

Week 31: Mrs. Cady's Classroom Store

To end our Money Unit, we had a classroom store!  The students brought in toys and we shopped!  It was a great way to end our Money Unit!  Check out some pictures from our classroom store: 

Week 30: The Great Kapok Tree

We celebrated Earth Day and did many Earth Day activities.

 

This week, we did a 'close read' on The Great Kapok Tree.

A close read is when you read a book or passage more than once and analyze the text to become a deeper thinker and reader.

Read 1-We read the book with little interruptions and discussed the main idea of the story.

Read 2-I reread passages from the book and we discussed some of the interesting words the author used in the book and talked about what the words meant.

Read 3-I modeled to the students how to use a Cause and Effect Graphic Organizer.  We found different causes within the book and then the students partnered up to discuss the effects the causes would have to the living things in the rainforest. 

Week 29: Show me the money!

We are learning all about money during the month of April!
 
We first make sure we can identify the coins and their values and then we practice counting similar coins and mixed coins.

 
Counting money can be difficult for some children.
Touch Money is a great tool to use at home!
 
Check it out here:  Touch Money