Today in class we started planning out our Legend writing pieces. We all started with a question about nature. Some of the questions the kids came up with were: Why do dogs bark? Why is the grass green? Why are the clouds in the sky? Where did butterflies come from? Our next task is to answer our question by telling a story as the Native Americans did in the books we have been reading. The characters are either Native Americans, animals, or spirits (as those are the character types in the Native American legends we are modeling after). Ask you child what their question is for their legend.
In reading we started examining a play about the first Thanksgiving. We will be practicing it all week and then performing it for the 1st and K's next Tuesday. We will be using paper grocery bags to make pilgrim and Native American outfits for the play and will be eating a Thanksgiving Dinner after we have performed our play. I got the bags already from the grocery but I do still need feathers and someone who is skilled at making Pilgrim hats :) I have a template for this but mine always turn out a bit funny looking. Let me know if you are willing to help or if you are able to send anything Thanksgiving-ish in for our Dinner (which will be taking place in next Tuesday morning!)
In math we examined lbs. and in. by looking at the measurements of different fish. We also used our balance to compare dry and wet goods to see which were heavier. Finally, we began looking at the concept of algebra (in a very simple form) by posing questions such as: If the fish weighed 5lbs and later he weighed 12lbs, how much did he gain in between the two weigh-ins? 5 + ? = 12 The kids were great at this! I am so glad to be moving to the double digit addition and subtraction unit this week in math. This concept comes up a lot in the work they do and it will benefit them all to explore it deeper & gain a better understanding of the process in the upcoming weeks.
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