Focus Wall - Lesson 21 - The Garden

 The challenge words are smart and chart.

Force and Motion

 During science class we were talking about the ways things move.  For example:  forward and backward, side to side, zigzag, in a straight line, and around a curve.  So I thought it would be fun to make a game.  The children glued 5 colored strips anywhere on a plate making sure a marble could rolled under it.  

Then, they added a black dot to be the starting point.

Next, they made a card for each strip by coloring a shape with the matching colors.

Last, they played the game.  They mixed up the card and then laid them out.  They put the marble on the starting dot and tried to roll it through the strips in the order of the cards.

I made a mistake.  I should have had them make them earlier in the day and let the glue dry longer before they played with them.  I noticed several children had strips come off during dismissal.  I am sorry!!

STREAM Night

 

Happy TWOsday!!

 We had fun today with TWOsday activities!  

We started by coloring our Happy 2’s Day crowns given to us by 

Mrs. Wehmeyer.

I think the favorite activity was playing Trashket Ball for math.  They were each given 2 chances to throw the paper ball into the trash can.  We made a tally chart of the results.  We then used that to make a bar graph and answered questions about it.

The children are lucky to be in first grade on TWOsday 2/22/22!  We created a time capsule today that they will open on 3/3/33 when they are seniors in high school.  I think that is pretty cool!!

Force - Speed

As we continue to talk about force this week, we discussed how the amount of force used can affect speed.  Speed is defined as how fast or slow something moves.  So, I thought we would experiment with toy cars.  We discussed that the more force we use the faster something will go.  What a better way to practice than with racing cars!

They each had a turn so we had three races.

Then the winners of those three races had a race off.

And the winner was Ava!!!!

Next, we experimented with using less force.  The children tried to get their car into the box by pushing gently.

Nice tries but no luck.

Science - Force - Push and Pull

 Today in science class, we were talking about making things move using force.  The two types of force we talked about are push and pull.  So, I gave them a ballon cup popper to experiment with pieces of sponge.  They put a piece of a sponge in the cup, pulled back on the ballon, and then let go.  That pushed the sponge out.  I loved hearing the laughter.

How to make a balloon cup popper:

I used a paper cup and cut out the bottom.  Also cut a small hole at the end of the balloon and tie off the other end.

Stretch the hole of the balloon over the cup.  I taped them to get them to stay.  I bought a sponge and cut it up into pieces.  

HAVE FUN!!!!

Focus Wall - Lesson 20 - Little Rabbit’s Tale

 The spelling test in on Thursday 2/17.

Challenge spelling words are homemade and rowboat.

Valentine’s Day Exchange

 

PE - Basketball Drills

 

 

Building Houses

 A couple of the children were getting creative on the playground by building houses after the storm.