Mrs. Tongen's 'K'olorful K-Kids: Monday, October 19

Monday, October 19

Letter Study: Jj

Popcorn Word: is

Language Arts: Comprehension Strategy: Visualize/Analyze Character

Using the poster "Friends" we will work on these points:

~A character is a person, an animal, or a thing in a work for literature.
~Examining a character's actions, feelings, thoughts, and words-and what others say and think about him or her-allows readers to make inferences about the character.
~Understanding characters in a story helps readers better understand the story.

DAILY 5: We will continue to build our "Read to Self" stamina today. Our goal is 10 minutes of uninterrupted reading to ourselves. We can do it!

Math: 3D Shapes Focus

Today we are going to look closely at 3D shapes. I am going to empty my bag of shapes and really examine them. Here is something else, some 3D shapes have faces. Faces are flat parts of a 3D shape. I am going to put stickers on the faces of the shapes. Discuss how a sphere does not have any flat part.

Which of our solids have the most faces?

Whole Group Explore: How do you think I could sort them? (roll/does not roll, edges/no edges, corners/no corners). Demonstrate a few of the sorts, then play “Guess my sort”. Sort your shapes, then have students guess how you sorted them.

Students will work with partners to play “Guess my sort.”

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Smart Room: Ghosts in the Graveyard
~Crawling on our bellies from one end of the mat to the other.

Introduction to the Scientific Method...Scientists Have Questions

Scientists ask questions. They wonder about things.

The Scientific Method Week 1 Day 1 Scientists Have Questions

Connect: no connect—new unit

Teach: Today I am going to show you how scientists have questions. Let me show you what I mean. Sometimes I wonder about things: like how things work or how animals move. So I ask myself a question like “Is a bike or a scooter faster?” Or, “What will the magnet pick up?” Or even, “How much ice cream can I fit onto the cone without it falling off?!” Or “What would happen to gummy bears if I put them in water?”

Active Engagement: Now it’s your turn. You are going to be a scientist! Turn and tell your partner some things that you wonder about. As the children are sharing ideas with their partners, back up and write the appropriate questions on the chart. Be sure and form their “talk” into questions even if they aren’t.

Link: Let’s look at all of the questions that we have as scientists! Read the list of questions that you put on the chart. Reveal the first step on the Scientific Method Anchor chart. Say, “So, remember boys and girls, today and everyday good scientists know we always start with a question.”

Application: For work time collect any science tools that you have available and set up stations. Invite the children to rotate through stations to experiment with the tools. As they are experimenting, invite them to record ways they could use the tool as a scientist through text or drawings onto a piece of chart paper. Allow kids about 10-15 minutes per tub. This will take two days.