Planet Posters

Students gathered information from a nonfiction text about a planet. We had 9 groups of students each assigned to one of the planets or dwarf planet in our solar system. They created a bubble map to help them organize facts about their planet. Students were asked to include how many moons and rings their planet had as well as 3 additional interesting facts specific to their planet. Students then created a poster to teach their classmates about their planet. Student then participated in teaching each other about all the planets. It was a fun learning project where students were teaching each other.

SPACE Art Project

In science we are studying the solar system.  Students have been working in small groups to research about a planet.  They have been gathering information from a non-fiction text and creating a bubble map to organize their facts.  They created a poster to teach their peers about their assigned planet. On Friday we usually have time for art. We connected our science standards to art this past week. The students had a wonderful time creating a sphere with chalk to represent a planet. I was quite impressed with our final masterpieces. 

Around the Pond: Who's Been Here?

We have been reading the story Around the Pond: Who's Been Here. We will have our Spelling Test on Wednesday November 20th.  We will be doing our Weekly Skills Test on Thursday.  Please have your child study their spelling words.  Also make sure your child has an understanding on the comprehension strategy and skills found on this weeks Newsletter.  We will be testing on double consonants, categorize and classify, high frequency words, multiple meaning words and exclaimations.  Click to download the newsletter here. Around the Pond Newsletter  Students can also study their spelling words by using www.spellingcity.com/sforbush In class this week we did an m & m activity to help us understand multiple meaning words.  

HALLOWEEN

Our class worked hard to earn table points to earn a Halloween party.  Table points is a behavior management system I use in my classroom.  It promotes and rewards good behavior. In turn, we have a classroom environment that is condusive to learning which contributes to successful learning. Here are some pictures from our class party! Thanks to our room mom who helped at our party. Don't Eat Frank was a hit with the kids. We played a few Halloween Minute-to-Win-it games.