Silent Interviews

In Grammar we are working on identifying and writing statements and questions. To practice, we conducted “silent” interviews with a partner. We wrote a question sentence for each other, traded papers, then wrote our answer sentence on their paper.

Main Idea and Details Consensus Board

In Reading we are learning about the Desert habitat and practicing identifying main ideas and details. While we listened to the book Desert Giant- The World of the Saguaro Cactus, each student wrote down details on their sticky note. After the book, students got into groups to share their details with each other. After all details were shared in the group, group members had to come to a consensus to create a main idea sentence for the book. Each group then shared their work with their classmates.

Attribute Train

We use attribute shapes to learn the 3 ways (or attributes) to identify each one: color, shape, and size. To make this attribute train we challenged ourselves to use all the shapes. Each shape that got added on had to have 2 attributes the same as the one before it, and 1 attribute that was different. See if you can check this group’s work!

Seed Dispersal lab

We made 3 different examples of seeds. We each experimented to see which direction the seed should point, so that when dropped, it would avoid landing the “The Zone of Darkness” (the shady spot under the parent tree where it wouldn’t grow). Mrs. Janetzke did the final test, based on how we told her to drop it. We then analyzed the seed structure to see which design best allowed the seed to fall away from the tree.

Paper Plate Meals

We used grocery store ads to create a healthy MyPlate meal for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Each group represented 1 day’s meals, so group members had to plan their meal around the other people’s meals for that day, to check for a balanced menu throughout the day.

Popcorn!

We learned how corn is grown and what makes popcorn so special. We experimented with putting an ear of popcorn in a paper bag, closing it up, and putting it in the microwave to make a delicious and healthy snack! We then enjoyed our snacks while watching a movie.

Exercise lab

We conducted an experiment to see what happens to our heart rate when we exercise. We also looked at how our heart works and why it’s important to keep it healthy and strong! Click here for a video clip!

Fruit and Veggie Tasting

Our tasting buffet this year consisted of freeze-dried apples and strawberries, guava, pepino, passion fruit, dragon fruit, blueberries, mango, papaya, green apple, red apple, and jicama!

Greasy Foods Lab

We tested butter, carrots, pretzels, and potato chips to see which foods contain oil and would leave a grease spot on our paper when left to sit overnight.

Nutrition Center Activities

After learning about the food groups through MyPlate, we enjoyed an afternoon of center activities thanks to the help of several parents and grandparents!

Fluency practice

We got to work on our 1st ever fluency read and highlight activity to practice our phonics skills as well as our reading fluency!

Favorite Day of the Week Graph

In Math we practiced identifying weekend days and week days. We each got to pick our favorite day of the week and draw a picture to show why we like it. Then, we took our pictures to create a class pictograph which we get to analyze.