Hi parents,
We had a good day today! I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but each morning, we go for a walk around the field and talk about nature, the weather, and seasonal changes. Today during our "Nature Walk" we had a great discussion about how some plants are edible while others are not. We talked about how many plant parts, like grasses and leaves, are not good for humans to eat, but some animals can eat them. We also talked about how dangerous certain types of mushrooms are, even if they look similar to the mushrooms we'd find at the grocery store.
Following up with our Otter activity from yesterday, the students wrote in their journals about the ways in which they can show kindness to their classmates. We practiced our spelling words using rainbow letters, slime letters, pointy letters (which some may recognize as 'Slayer' letters) or bubble letters. I find that using methods like this help students to slow down when they are practicing, and pay more attention to the actual letters that make up each word.
In the afternoon, our 'math spotlight' was on the number 9. These spotlight pages have been a big hit so far! I am thrilled by how well students are picking up the concepts of 'even' and 'odd'. Usually those are trickier for students to grasp.
At the end of the day, we read "The Bad Seed", and made sketches of our own 'bad seeds'. We talked about the basic shapes that the seed is made of.
Have a nice night,
Zac
I really like the nature walks! It’s a great idea to help ground the kids.
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