This week the class did a lot of work around Remembrance Day. We watched a DVD, read books and discussed the history of this important day to the people of Canada. We talked about what peace means and the history of the symbols of peace.
The students designed activity sheets for their learning buddies in kindergarten and got the materials together to teach their buddies how to make a paper poppy and talk to them about Remembrance Day using the worksheets to help them understand why this particular day is important. When we were reflecting afterward on how the lessons went, the students appreciated how much work goes into preparing to teach a lesson and they were very proud of having taught their buddies something about Remembrance Day and peace.
The students wrote 33 words about what peace means to them. Since World War One ended on the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month (November), we added 11+11+11=33.
In math, the students practised more word problems. The class also learned the tricks about how to add and subtract 3-digit numbers.
The children learned about the four main parts of speech: nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs and how to identify these words in sentences. Did you know that adjectives and adverbs are not necessary? Without them sentences still make sense, but, are not as interesting as they are with adjectives and adverbs!
The class practiced their understanding of non-fiction text by reading a story about the history of hamburgers and correctly and completely answering comprehension questions.
In science, the class is ending the unit by doing research projects on famous structures around the world. The children began by learning how to design a poster to effectively display information. Also, after reading the book about how Elisha Otis invented the elevator, they learned that until then, the tallest buildings were only 6 floors. By designing and making elevators, Elisha Otis created something to move people vertically up and down and paved the way for taller buildings.
In cursive writing, the children learned the letters "e" and "l" and reviewed the 20 letters learned so far. Only six more to go...
The students learned how to fold a paper crane. They also worked in groups to design large squares of paper with symbols of peace, which they will fold into huge paper cranes.
Androcles and the Lion by Aesop (via Phaedrus)
The Peace Book by Todd Parr
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coer
Going Up! Elisha Otis's Trip to the Top by Monica Kulling
Thing-Thing by Cary Fagan
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