Hi room 5 families! We can't believe how quickly February is going by. Even with all of the rain and freezing temperatures we are moving along in room 5. Read on below to see what we have been up to and ways to support your student at home. We are so excited when we are working on our project. This month we are learning about the rainforest layers and why each layer is unique. Below we are learning about the different insects that you might find in the forest floor of the rainforest. We are also creating pop up informational charts about the rainforest layers. Parents can ask your student, "What are the 4 layers of the rainforest?" "What is important about each layer of the rainforest?" "What type if animals would you find in each layer?" In math we are practicing writing numbers 1 through 100 and recalling number facts. Below we are creating a 100s chart and playing Go Fish 10 and 20. To play Go Fish 10 and 20 students work in pairs with numbered cards. Each student needs to have 5 cards in their hand at all times. The goal is make combinations of 10 or 20 with the cards that you have. You can take turns asking your partner if they have a number you need to make 10 or 20. This can be played with regular deck of cards. We are also learning about fractions. In first grade, fractions focus on halves and fourths and how the parts make up a whole. Parents can help their students think of halves and fourths during everyday activities such as cooking, cutting up food, and origami. Parents can ask, "How many halves make up a whole?" "How many fourths make up a whole?" We have cacao pods! Here we are exploring the pods. We even got to try cacao nibs - the roasted cacao bean that makes the chocolate. You can find them at Trader Joe's! Here we are practicing reading with our high school buddies. We are working on reading just right books. In writers' workshop we are learning to add more details to our teaching books to help our potential readers learn more about our topic. Below Ms. Dorrance is teaching a lesson on what questions writers should be thinking about when writing information such as who, what, where, when and how. Students are also learning about twin sentences - sentences that go together and give more detail.
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