Science: We have begun our unit on the human body! So far we have measured ourselves and written questions about what we are most curious about concerning the body. We have recorded data and observations on our baby teeth and adult teeth. We have run experiments using mirrors testing our night vision and eye muscles, and carefully studied diagrams. We also put together “Mrs. Bones,” who has been hanging out in our classroom (thanks fund-an-item)!
Social Studies/Writing: We have started studying Colonial America! We have been studying the thirteen colonies, identifying New England, the middle colonies and the southern colonies. We took a look at colonial clothes and we created models of colonial men and women sporting britches, coifs and pockets (the original fanny-pack!). We reviewed the lost colony of Roanoke, and then studied the design of Jamestown, which led to our own models of the original settlement. We discussed the Mayflower and wrote a log about being on a ship for 66 days with rats, roaches and flies!
Reading/Writing: We have been finishing up various books from book groups. We really enjoyed the short story “The Elephant’s Child” by Rudyard Kipling from our Junior Great Books series. We focused on summarizing (picking out the characters, setting, main events and problem and solution of the story) and visualizing the story to retell it with details.
Math: In math our focus has been on multiplication on various levels, factors, multiples and word problems. Practice with speed and accuracy up to 12s in multiplication at home will help every Navigator to be successful in math!
Art: We had a lot of fun creating holiday decorations, our monthly newsletter and ginger bread houses on Pajama Day this past Friday!
