Week of 9/8
Nervous System
Steam Explorers Brain Mold (will go home approximately Tuesday of next week)
Parts of the brain video
'Fantastic Elastic Brain' by JoAnn Deak Ph.D read aloud https://www.amazon.com/Your-Fantastic-Elastic-Brain-Stretch/dp/0982993803
Mrs. Wordsmith's Storyteller's Word a Day
swagger
grating
tongue-tied
vacant
Read Alouds
Code 7
Invisible Boy
Squirrels Who Squabbled
Group A
Full curriculum implementation (still waiting on a few HWT workbooks that are on backorder, see SeeSaw for specifics on your child's activities)
Second Step SEL- Self Talk, Ignoring Distractions
Veterenarian community helpers video (follow up to police officers and firefighters video last week)
Secret Space nature walk
Learned how to be good citizens in everyday life and how to carryout good citizenship in their communities
Learned about health and different parts of the body (muscles, skeletal, various organs)
Earth, Sun, Moon mini-lesson
Book Purge
We emptied most of our bookcase and shelves to prepare for the Scholastic book shipment of 75+ books!
Group B
Full curriculum implementation (see SeeSaw for your child's specific work)
The Refugee- we are halfway through the book!
Finished 'What is a Refugee?' History's Mysteries unit by choosing a character trait that the characters in 'The Refugee' exhibit and analyzing why those specfic traits would be useful in their future homes
Coding using Tynker and Scratch
Bat Mystery Article of the Day
Completed inferencing doodle notes mini-unit
This or That exit slips