This week we celebrated Valentine's Day! We created a show from our Valentine's party and have included some pictures that highlight some of the fun activities that we participated in this week. We hope you have a very Happy Valentine's Day!
Valentine's Day Show
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1itnyfjCTwOIkwu3HBa19yJoJ6qhilurs/view?usp=sharing
Valentine Sight Word Surprise
Valentine Heart Animals
Valentine Sort and Graph
Valentine Party
In math, we have been working hard to solve addition problems, using model drawing. This is the math program that they use in Singapore. Research has shown it to be very effective. Model drawing is a way for children to not only solve a story problem but to be able to prove why the answer is true. In order for our students to have a solid foundation in number sense, we find the ability to fully explain your reasoning behind your answer to be a very important skill. Model drawing allows our students the opportunity to practice doing this. Below you can see how we were able to solve problems that we created on our own using the model drawing strategies.
Wow! What an exciting day we had today at our fifth morning of our Music Around the World Class! Today we learned about our country--America! We focused on how Texans like to put a country twist on American favorites. After reviewing "It's a Small World" and "This Little Light of Mine," we were treated to a special guest, Miss Todd's Dad, Mr. Todd. He played his guitar for us and sang, "Sneaky Snake", a song that he and Miss Todd sang together when she was our age. After enjoying Mr. Todd's presentation, we had the opportunity to create string things, harmonicas, and washboards. We used these instruments to accompany our song, "You Are my Sunshine!" You can listen to our rousing rendition in the show we made below. Leave us a comment and let us know what you think about our fun day!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14cSs2Vj3E03upRwBPRxVdX_xJ8gpttmz/view?usp=sharing
Our amazing librarian, Mrs. Defoor, has been treating us to some special hands-on experiences during our library time each week. Here are some of the highlights:
