Ipswich River Sanctuary was an absolute smash. The students were able to explore, in a hands on way, the ecosystems right here in our back yard. As our ongoing reading, writing, and pond life science unit continue we are constantly able to learn and make connections to our class work.
Check out the scientific minds of room 177...
This field trip was a great way to engage the researchers of room 177. The notes that were taken at the vernal pool, the river, and pond helped students make sentences packed with adjectives and onomatopoeia.
We spent the week rotating through research centers and taking research notes. (see the enclosed pictures) We explored several Eric Carle classics and reviewed story elements in anticipation of end of the year assessments. We have completed all of the Fundations units and are now reviewing letter formations and sight word spelling.
Important books:
The kids reviewed this book and decided on a new ending.
Ask your child about Hey, Little Ant. Would you squish an ant if you had the chance?
In Reading:
- Fact vs fiction
- Ask and answering questions about character traits
- Retelling to include events in sequence
- Fluency, reading with increased speed with each repetition
- Sight Words, please review these with your kindergartner
In Writing:
- Learning the features of nonfiction text, (Title, heading, table of contents, pictures with captions, diagrams etc.)
- Independent writing project (butterflies, frogs, & ladybugs)
- Observation Notebooks
In Math:
- Comparing shapes; triangle, square, rectangle, hexagon, and circle
- Comparing sides, corners and orientation of shapes. Ways to constructs shapes.
In Science:
Our Observation stations:
Hooray! Up, up, and away we set six healthy butterflies free in the Butterfly Garden.
We are gardener helpers. We grew ladybugs and released them to help the plants in the Butterfly Garden thrive too!! Unfortunately, none of our tadpoles made it to the froglet stage. We had to dump the pond water in the woods. The scientists of room 177 were very thoughtful when trying to think about why that might have happened.
Our Observation stations:
Hooray! Up, up, and away we set six healthy butterflies free in the Butterfly Garden.
We are gardener helpers. We grew ladybugs and released them to help the plants in the Butterfly Garden thrive too!! Unfortunately, none of our tadpoles made it to the froglet stage. We had to dump the pond water in the woods. The scientists of room 177 were very thoughtful when trying to think about why that might have happened.
In Social Studies:
- Learning home addresses
- The seven continents, naming, and recognizing them by shape
Guiding Questions:
Where do we live? What state?
Tell me about Boston.
How do things change in spring?
What will be different about where we live in the summer?
Plants grow, change and reproduce by seeds, What other living things grow and change?
How do you spell your last name? (some friends are still having some difficulty.
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