Apple Experiments & Learning Bingo

Yesterday we did several experiments with apples.  First students predicted whether they thought an apple would sink or float in a tub of water.  We then tested it out and learned that an apple floats.  Students recorded their results in their apple books.

Next, we spent some time exploring an apple with our five senses.  We ended the afternoon by using balance scales to see if different objects were heavier or lighter than an apple.  Some of the objects students used included: a book, a pencil, scissors, a glue bottle, a crayon box, a ruler, and a shoe.

 

This morning we had a chance to play Learning Bingo with our 6th grade buddies.  It was very fun!

Assembly, Making 5, and Apples!

Last Friday we had a chance to go to an assembly to watch the dance troupe Ragamala.  The dancers performed traditional dances from India.

This past Friday we also practiced making 5 with two different games.  Students used cubes and spilled counters from a cup to make different combinations of the number 5.

Yesterday we began a two week unit on apples.  We started our unit by tasting three different types of apples.

Red -- Red Delicious
Yellow -- Golden Delicious
Green -- Granny Smith

Then students picked their favorite and we made a graph to see which apple our class liked best.  The winner was the green Granny Smith apple!

After our taste test each table received a plate of apple parts to examine.  Students recorded their observations about the apple's skin, core, seeds, bottom, and stem in their apple books.

Animal ABC Book

As we finished our animal unit last week we made an Animal ABC book.  Students wrote what their animal was and what animal group it belonged to.  We also worked on leaving spaces in between our words.  Check out our book pages below!

Counting by 10s...Building Insects...and Animal Kingdom Posters

On Monday we did some more counting by 10s.  Students worked together with their table groups to build 10s pyramids.  Students loved when Mrs. Mohamed would come by and knock over their finished pyramids and they would have to build them again.

On Tuesday, we learned about insects.  Students had a chance to build an insect out of Play-doh.  Each insect had to have three body parts, 6 legs, wings, and antenna.  

Here's everyone with their finished insects.

When everyone was finished students had a chance to go on a gallery walk to see what all of their classmates had created.

Today students worked together with a small group to create animal group posters.  They had to include examples of and facts about their group on their poster.

When finished students presented their posters to the rest of the class.