This week students learned all about apples! We studied how an apple grows from a seed to an apple tree and read a beautiful story called The Apple Pie that Papa Baked. We celebrated our apple studies with a tasting of five different kinds of apples: Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Red Delicious, Gala, and Fuji apples. Ask your child which apple they liked best!

In reading, students read nonfiction texts and made connections between two ideas. Students also learned to identify words and phrases which tell the reader how a character is feeling. We practiced this skill together by reading The Day Leo Said "I Hate You!". Students then identified feeling words independently after watching a BookFlix reading of Chrysanthemum. 

 

In math, students learned how to find a missing addend in addition problems. The class worked in teams to develop illustrations for number sentences. The students had a lot of fun working together, and I enjoyed seeing their unique ideas. 

Students also practiced this skill using the iPad. Watch the lesson below to see their original story problems!

 

In writing, Mrs. Chinn joined our class to teach a Writer's Workshop. She will visit our class three times a week to develop students' writing skills. This week Mrs. Chinn taught our class how to brainstorm. Students also shared their work and offered constructive criticism about how others' writing can be improved. 

 Our Can-Do Kid this week was Barrett! The students and I had so much fun learning all the things Barret can do. Barrett brought his favorite book to share, The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge. We also watched a slideshow of Barrett growing up.

Make sure to visit the Photo Gallery to see more pictures from this week!