Apple experiments

Science

 

 

 

We will be learning about deciduous trees this week.  Students will have the opportunity to go for a scavenger leaf hunt and find different kinds of deciduous trees.

 

         Apple strudel

Our objectives will be to:

  • Understand that deciduous trees are one type of plant that

             Apple seed museum

    loses its leaves in the fall and becomes dormant int the winter

  • Compare and contrast deciduous and evergreen trees
  • Understand that an apple tree is a deciduous tree
  • Understand that seeds are the beginning of new plants
  • Identify how deciduous trees are important to people and nature

       Baking apples and pears, yum!

                  Apple bird feeder

  Apple print painting

             Their royal highnesses

History & Geography

          A royal package arrives

                Decorating my crown

This week we will be hearing the poem “Jonathan Bing”.  Our project for this lesson will be to create a royal tea party.

 

Our objectives are to:

  • Describe appropriate dress and manners used in meeting and/or talking with kings and queens
  • Explain that proper dress and manners in the presence of a member of the royal family is a sign of respect for the importance of that person
  • Demonstrate familiarity with the poem “Jonathan Bing”

English Sight Words

their, grow

Our poem is called “It is Springtime”.  We will be reviewing the R and S sight words.  Our sort this week is on p, l, pl sounds.

La lectura y las matemáticas

This week’s plan does include activities for Monday but you can, of course, do the activities when it works best for you.

Our learning goals for this week are:

  • Review words with the ‘a’ vowel.
  • Review sight word “cada”/each.
  • Read the book “Hurra, pecesito”
  • Learn the names of ocean animals through song.
  • Read, write, and sequence.
  • Subitize.
  • Addition and subtraction.
  • Using the clock.

Have a great Memorial weekend!