Grammar- Today, we reviewed adjectives. Sure, adjectives tell us that a noun might be pretty or salty or sweet, but we needed to review that adjectives can also tell us how many, which one, and whose. It took a while for the class to remember that words like "this" or "second" or "children's" can be adjectives!
Math- The 4A class presented their at home assignments to the group. They came up with their own real-life examples for needing to find perimeter and area. After they shared their ideas, the class continued to utilize these skills as they worked in their workbooks. The 3A class worked through a review test. Not all that exciting, but important, nonetheless!
Writing- In writing class, Ms. Bev talked more about narrative writing. I had not one, not two, but three students come up to me, thrilled and excited about their papers so far! There is definitely a buzz in the air about this writing assignment!
Science- In science class today, Ms. Gail introduced scientific classification. At home, the kids colored pictures of German Shepherds... in a funny way. Today, they put crayons on those pictures. Why? So they would remember the pneumonic: Kids Put Crayons On Funny German Shepherds! They talked about different animals with a "Name an Animal" activity. The students also classified different objects into categories, based on their characteristics. Finally, Ms. Gail taught the children the parts of the microscope, and how it works. We will be looking at live protozoa next Thursday!
Social Studies- The class read about and discussed the rise and fall of the U.S. cattle industry. They then worked in small groups to complete a cross word puzzle vocabulary review of the material. They are going to begin an at home activity, which will be due on Tuesday. They will be pretending that Joseph McCoy has commissioned them to design an advertising poster. They will be creating posters that either encourage riders to work for him, encourage Texas ranchers to send their cattle to Abilene, or design a poster showing how certain factors helped the cattle industry to develop.
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