We got a new class pet. You simply can't replace the kind of learning that takes place with authentic, hands-on experiences. I was amazed at the inquiries that the students came up with. They learned things that I may not have thought to teach them, had they not asked such great questions. Here are a few of their scientific inquiries:
"What is that web stuff inside the cup?"
"What is the sandy stuff on the bottom?"
"Why is the caterpillar spiky?"
"Where will the butterflies live once they have wings?"
After we studied our new "pet", we wrote about the caterpillars in our journals.
Later, we had an awesome session of "Daily Five". At each station, the students practiced various reading skills. Here are a few shots from today's Daily Five.
We are working together to find matching initial sounds on our smart board.
Here, we are doing a short vowel word sort.
Lots of leveled reading taking place!
Utilizing our iPads to build words.
Remember our super cool insect song? Well, simply listening to the song is not going to cut it for us. After learning these incredibly challenging science terms, we choreographed our own "moves" to the song.
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