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Math- Weight/Mass- We will compare two objects according to weight/mass...also, we will use comparative language like heavier than, lighter than and equal to Science- We will be learning about animals that live in trees... we will be building our own bird nest out of stick pretzels and peeps!

Social Studies- The Problem Solving Process- Using the story The Three Bears... The children will find a new ending to the story using the problem solving process we have learned!

Science- How We Can Classify Animals that live in a tree!!

EL AR- this week we will continue to gather information on trees or animals that live in a tree for our expository text

Eagles

http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles Follow along with our classroom and watch the amazing live feed Eagle's nest!

TREES

Science- We will be learning about Trees! Each student will create a tree fact book! This week we will focus on labeling the parts of a tree, How do trees grow, and the life cycle of a tree. This is a book that we will add information to over the next few weeks! We will label our class life-size tree!

EL AR- We will be learning how to research! This is our tree research center! In their tree hand print book, the students will write facts about trees that they learn and begin to look at animals that live in a tree! They students are preparing this research to write an expository draft.

During the last 6 weeks of school we will review all the sight words we have learned throughout the year. The students will paint their "Easter basket" then if they can read the words from the year they can place the egg in their basket!

Social Studies- We will figuring out how to solve a classroom problem by using the problem solving process.

Math- Length and Area- In each tree are animals that live in a tree. They will take the animal and first sort them from smallest to largest then they will find the animal that is the same size as the provided string. We will be using words like: Shorter than, same as etc

ck

Using the eggs in the carton...work out the additon and subtraction problems that have been provided! What pattern did your chicken lay with her eggs?

Spider ABC order and matching capital and lowercase

Fill your grocery sack with the correct # of healthy fruits!

IPOD touches and begin Spring Journals

Choose an animal....see what # is inside then match her with the correct # of babies

Open the egg then build the sight word that is inside!

This is a review week in CSCOPE and the last week of the 5th 6 weeks!

Spiders

Math- 3 Dimensional shapes

We will sort real life objects into the category that they belong. Spider phonics game- One child will draw a letter and say the sound...if the other children have that letter in their bag they get to add the leg to the spider. The first child with 8 legs... WINS!!

Spider closeup!

Math- Also in math, we will be weaving an Easter basket! We will be reviewing words like over,under,through and between.

Science- The students will dig in the "grass" to find the insect or spider. They will count the legs then sort them accordingly! They will then water color the insect paper to reveal the magic sight word!

Sight word game- The students will put on their insect blindfold...they will swat the fly-swatter and if they can read the word it lands on they get to keep the word...BUT if they land on a spider they lose a turn! The student with the most sight words wins!!

Put numbers in order 1-30

ELAR- Write a story about a personal memory. Focus on the Beginning, Middle and End of the story!

Social studies- How did Stephen F. Austin contribute to our state community. We will also compare Stephen F. Austin and George Washington.

Spider writing and labeling

IPOD touches are here! We will be using them in a workstation this week! The children are SOOOO excited!

Letter Qq

This week we will be reviewing mammals and birds. We will also be learning about fish, reptiles, amphibians and insects. We will have a meal worm habitat for the students to observe. In the activity above the students will classify the stuffed animals into the correct category.

Social Studies- We will be learning about the 7 roles of the President of the United States. We also learn about the contributions George Washington made as our 1st President.

Math-First the students will create a pattern with the animals. Then they will label their pattern AB, ABB, ABC, ABBA. Next, they will find the correct animal sound and match it with the animal. Last, they will find the repeating pattern.

Math- Create an Easter animal pattern then label it.

Letter Qq activity

Sight word game! We will read the sentence.... then fill in the correct animal, color word and sight word.

Letter Ww

Science- Animal Coverings! This week focusing on mammals and birds! Thank you Mrs. Turner for providing a variety of skins for the kids to explore!

Social Studies- We are studying jobs that are Unique to the Dublin community. We will spend some time learning about Daries and how they work! In this pic...there is a Dairy cow sight word game where the kids will toss dairy products on the sight words they know! The goal is for each Dairy Cow Sight word to have a Dairy product on it!

A BIG thank you to DAIRYMAX for providing every kinder student with coloring books, crayons, pencils, pencil sharpeners, cow erasers, stickers, posters and much more! ALSO... A BIG Thank You to Tri- County Ag for supplying every kinder student with an ice cream treat!

MATH- we are reviewing addition and subtraction! In this game we will add and subtract dairy cow spots!

MATH/SCIENCE- Animal addition and subtraction

ELAR- Making a pamplet about animals and their coverings!