We began a new science unit today to help us understand the many ways engineers work to make our lives better. The class noted many of the local structures and daily objects engineers have designed and help build. We then tested objects to determine the best materials to build a boat from. After more testing and classifying of materials the class will design boats. We will go through a redesign process to improve our boats and end with a competition for the best design. Our hope is students appreciate the importance of engineering design and follow their interests to explore that field.
In Bible we will cover the story of Ruth this week. We will discuss the importance of caring for others and trusting in the Lord for our needs.
We'll work through the letter 's' this week, having a phonics quiz on letters on o,p,q and r. We'll be working on good sentence structure by practicing finding, highlighting and writing using finger spaces in between words.
Today we finished our chapter in math on patterns and position words. We will move on to using numbers 6-10 in our next chapter.
At story time today we began a story about a little girl who uses junk to engineering useful machines. We'll encourage students to make text to self connections by engineering and inventing things at home.
In learning centers we practiced sight words using fly swatters and stamping them in play doh. Students also engineered buildings for little people and worked at their own pace on iPad apps.
We're on a roll for a great week of learning!
Mrs. Luoma
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