This week we read The Ugly Pumpkin. The pumpkin felt bad about himself until he discovered he wasn't a pumpkin at all.....he was a squash!!
We then thought of new words to describe the squash. We learned the term "adjective".
We then tasted squash. I was so surprised that everyone was willing to give it a taste!!! Also surprising was the results, which we graphed and did tally marks for:
Can you believe 11 kids liked squash and 8 did not?? Who knew squash would be such a hit :)
We are also comparing the features of fiction and nonfiction. We read The Legend of the Bluebonnet, and discussed that even though a story may sound real, it could still be a fiction book.
We then worked on making text to self connections using the book. Text to self connections help a reader understand how a character feels.
In the book, She-Who-Is-Alone, sacrifices her most valued possession (her warrior doll) for the good of the tribe. We decided a "valued possession" is something that holds a special place in your heart.
The kids did a great job of writing about their valued possession and telling how they would feel if they had to give it away.
In math, we worked on making design patterns. We started our pattern in the middle, and went out. Here are our great patterns on our Native American:
In social studies, we started our unit on Pilgrims and Native Americans. We are completing a topic writing about what we learn. So far, we have read about how rough the trip for the Pilgrims was, and how not many survived the first winter.
On election day, we cast our ballots for our favorite cookie. The two great candidates were Chips Ahoy, and Oreo. We discussed how our ballots were a private matter, and quietly placed on ballots in the box to be counted. It was a close race, but Oreo came out ahead. We all ate the Oreo as our elected cookie.
Reminders for this week:
**Our awesome Thanksgiving Play is on Friday at 8:30. The kids have been singing the songs while they work in class....SO CUTE!!!!
**Thank you so much for reading each night with your child. It really does help!!