Pushes and Pulls

In Language Arts, we are working on "text to text" connections.  We began our lessons with reading a book. Yesterday we read Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Williams.  We continued to make connections to other stories we have read. This strategy helps students comprehend and make meaning of the ideas in the text.  Kids were able to connect to other books by the same author such as the Knuffle Bunny.  In this story Trixie's dad didn't remember that she forgot her bunny. Trixie tried to express it, but her dad didn't understand and Trixie got really frustrated and angry. With the Pigeon in the other story, kids noticed that the Pigeon gets really frustrated and angry because the Pigeon can not drive the bus. That is a example of "text to text" connection.  Another well known story we looked at was The Gingerbread Man, which is told and retold by many authors. We have now found and compared "text to text" connections, with three different versions.


In math we are working on matching sets.  We played a game where kids rolled dice and had to draw x's and o's to match the number on the dice.  We also did an assessment called Grab and Count.  Children had to grab unifix cubes out of the bucket, count them and write how many they grabbed.  When we were done with our "work" we made pictures with pattern blocks.

Today we did a science lesson, continued from last week, about Pulls and Pushes. This unit talks about every day pushes and pulls. We have read about the different ways we use these forces, such as throwing a football, pulling a wagon, pedaling a bike, opening a door, etc. Today we walked around the school and found many different "forces" being used, including a school friend carrying his box, a girl carrying a tray of utensils. 

  

Some free choice activities....

Max-"I made a web shooter!" Ethan-"I made a castle."

 Earl- made a place for dogs. "We are playing dogs."

Bodhi - "I'm making a fan."

Maddie - "I made a bow for my head."

We are incredibly low on snacks! Please, if you can, bring in something to share for these growing, hard working children.  ( A box of cheerios, granola bars, pretzels, crackers, goldfish, etc) We appreciate you contributions.