Thursday, 3/2/17

Today as pajama day! The kids were comfy and cozy all day long!

The Chicken Group began the day with a spelling review game.  We played "Mud on Aa Pig".  For every word that was spelled correctly on mothering lapboards, they placed a treat onto their paper plate "pig".  The more "mud", the better!

After the game, the class reviewed phonics ruled and worked on dictation exercises.  Instead of just focusing on the spelling words at they have studied this week, it is important to keep working on applying phonics rules with unfamiliar words, as well.  I addition, having students write sentences through dictation exercise allows ego practice their capitalization and punctuation rules.  It takes practice to change a habit!

The Guinea Group also played the Mud on a Pig spelling review game with lists from books 3 and 4.  This class has mastered phonics rules, and has been working on books studies.  For the last few weeks, they have been reading "The Chocolate Touch", by Patrick Skene Catling.  We have been discussing each chapter, working through vocabulary lists comprised of tricky words that arise, and working on reading comprehension exercises.  Today, we took the vocabulary words from chapters 4-6 and used them in a synonym puzzle.  The students will be completing these puzzles at home, and we will go over them in class on Tuesday.

The history class was lively today!  At home, students have been studying what they have learned about The Aztecs, Mayans, and Incas.  In class, they put their knowledge to the test in a challenging game.  Each team worked to answer a question.  If correct, they were allowed to throw the ball into buckets to earn bonus points.  It was a hit!

After our math independent study time, the students put their periodic table knowledge to the test!  These kids were able to use the wall chart, as well as other materials, and work together to complete a Periodic Table Scavenger Hunt.  In this activity, they drove these lessons home!  They learned that atomic weight is the same as atomic mass, that the atomic number that they were so familiar with actually tells the number of protons in the nucleus of the atom, and more.  I was very impressed with their ability to take what they have learned and use it as a group!