We began this week with a new challenge in Math; figuring out rules for function machines. This is not an easy task, but our little learners are getting the hang of it. We began by using a magic paper bag. When 2 popsicle sticks went in, three came out...When 7 popsicle sticks went it, 8 came out. We tried this a few times with different numbers, and realized that the bag was adding one more each time. We discussed how this was called a "rule." We then found another bag that added 3 each time. We had lots of fun doing this! We then tried lots of examples on the board figuring out what would come out of different function machines. We will be working on this tricky skill for 3 solid days this week. Aside from the 'Daily 5', we have been learning about 'r' controlled vowels this week. Now that we have a firm grasp on long and short vowels, we are now learning that when "bossy r" comes after a vowel, he changes their sound. We played a board game and looked through fairy tales to find all of the 'er,' 'ir,' and 'ur' words that we could find. There were so many. After watching some Alphablocks videos (posted below) we learned that 'ar' and 'or' make different sounds. We played a game with dice and a friend today, to find different words controlled by "bossy r" The winners of the game stayed with Mr. Mason and began to learn about common conventions of fairytales (Once upon a time, far away, happy endings, problem, solution, magic numbers 3 and 7, something sad, magic, problem/solution, good overcoming evil...) While the other group began to build their LEGO settings to tell their first LEGO story. Miss Soa and I are really seeing how they are able to create much more imaginative stories through play. We are looking forward to seeing how they are written. You can follow our LEGO learning journey here.
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