Monday, April 30, 2012
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Sprouts
I snuck in to feel Wendy & Tinkerbell a Sunday morning salad of spinach, carrots and cilantro & look what I found! Finally some action from the seeds. Our lima beans are having a poor showing, but the sunflowers are germinating! Yipee! I am looking forward to Monday morning to see the difference.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Oohey Gooey Science
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| I love a science test when you can get really dirty to answer all the questions! |
Monday, April 23, 2012
How Do We Use Soil?
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| Expanding the little soil disks. You can buy these at Walmart in the gardening section. A great way to start plants! |
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| Planting lima beans and sunflower seeds. |
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| Now we wait. |
Friday Writing
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| We are going to try to make each Friday afternoon until the end of school Fiction Writing Friday! Aaliyah started with a graphic organizer.... |
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| ....and finished with a well written story! |
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Meditation
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| On a busy test day like today, hearing the birds chirp and breathing in fresh air sure helps you sit quietly for a vocabulary test! |
Family Fun Night!
PBS Kids Lab
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| Our family attended Family Fun Night! Matt from 2K and Benjamin had a great race on the scooters! Reading was the main topic, sharing IPTV websites and Storm Lake Public Library summer activities. |
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Settling Cups
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| We made settling cups today by adding 3 types of soil to water. Then SHAKE! We are waiting until 1:00 this afternoon to see what they will look like then. We think some of the materials will do what Kool Aid does...dissolve in the water. Some students think the larger particles will stay the same. We shall SEE! |
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| And now we wait.... |
What's Left?
28 days of school left! What do we have left to accomplish? In math we are going to continue on fact fluency. We will do 2 more units of study: 3D shapes & fractions. I have several Text Talk books to complete with the students, so they will learn 18 fabulous new words. In science we are in the middle of our earth materials unit. Students have learned about properties of rocks & are working on soil right now. We will finish up with water. Hopefully, we will have a little time for some dinosaur fun before it's all over!
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| Officer John Bauer was here on Monday, April 16 to talk to students about community helpers, making good choices and the consequences of bad choices. Of course, we had a LOT of questions! |
Friday, April 13, 2012
Great books!!!
Hey 2L! Hope you are working hard at being great bloggers. I have been to Barnes and Noble and I have Chomp, Grimm & another great book for Monday. We have a big decision to make. Have a super afternoon & make yourself proud.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Summer Reading
I discovered these new (to me) chapter books that I am planning on reading with my kids this summer. Chomp is by author Carl Hiaasen, who writes for both young and adult readers. I am hooked on his stuff. Hoot, Scat and Flush are other fictional books he has written for kids. A Tale Dark and Grimm is a very DARK book. I read the first chapter and I am excited to read more. Beware! You may have some explaining to do if you read this one! It is wild! Grimm is available at the Storm Lake Public Library.
Enjoy!
Chomp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA12cS0Us_4
A Tale Dark And Grimm
http://www.adamgidwitz.com/watch-the-trailer
Enjoy!
Chomp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA12cS0Us_4
A Tale Dark And Grimm
http://www.adamgidwitz.com/watch-the-trailer
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Study of Soil
What is soil?
Where can you find soil?
Is all soil alike?
Where do you think soil comes from?
What is soil good for?
These are a few of the questions we will be answering this week as we begin our study of soils!
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
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