It has been a busy couple days with lots of reading and writing. In Math we are resuming our work with thermometers, and exploring temperature in degrees Fahrenheit. Our little one's accuracy with reading thermometers is really improving.
In Language Arts, began by learning about authors' purposes. We discussed how authors write for three reasons; to persuade, to inform and to entertain. We used the word PIE to help us remember. When you are reading at home, ask your child what the author's purpose was for the particular text you are reading. We have also began a mini expository writing unit on procedural writing (or instructions). We made peanut butter sandwiches yesterday, and wrote instructions about how to make them using the sequencing words; first, next, then, and finally. We will be engaging in a number of other fun activities this week for students to write the procedure for. During our Unit of Inquiry time, students are continuing to write their animal reports. We are so impressed with the improvement we are seeing in our students' writing. We are seeing capitals, spaces, and periods much more accurately and frequently. We are still working on using connecting words, and adjectives in our sentences. Please work on this at home. Our little learners are also continuing to care for our balcony garden. Our plants are growing, and we are hoping to see some of our fruits and vegetables produce seeds soon so that we can repeat the life cycle, and see it come full circle.
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