Science: We read a book called The Sun, the Wind, and the Rain to learn about both fast and slow changes to the Earth’s surface. Then, students examined the properties of a variety of materials that could be used to create a model of a solution (wind or water break) to help prevent the Sleeping Bear sand dunes from erosion. They planned, sketched, and built their designs. Next week, they will test their solutions!
Reading & Writing:
We began a new unit this week called Investigating the Past. In this unit, students will read an informational social studies related text about primary sources and narrative nonfiction texts (diary, journal, personal narrative) that are examples of historical and contemporary firsthand accounts. We began with a text on the Oregon Trail. In phonics, we are learning about compound words and silent letters.
For writing, we are continuing to focus on the genre of narrative writing, but are switching to a personal narrative story, rather than fiction. Students spent the week brainstorming true events from their past that they can write about.
Math: In math we took our unit 3 Math Test. Then, we began a new unit on measurement. Students are using a variety of measuring tools to measure in both inches and centimeters.
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