After reading First Day Jitters, discussing what having the jitters means, and reading a poem called "Jitter Juice" we drank some "jitter juice" while writing about a time we had the jitters...
The class reviewed place value in a variety of hands-on ways such as rolling a jumbo dice and writing the numbers it landed in in standard and expanded form and using manipulatives to show numbers' place value on place value mats...
We familiarized ourselves with classroom centers such as our library spot...
The highlight of the week was learning about the scientific method (question, hypothesis, experiment, conclusion) doing an experiment called "Save Fred". Small groups used teamwork to figure out how to save Fred the gummy worm when his boat (cup) capsized. Students showed ingenuity when they designed "hooks" and "tongs" using paperclips to lift Fred, stretch out his gummy ring life preserver, and get him in it.
Wishing everyone a sweet Rosh Hashanah!
Saving Fred is one of our favorites, too! I just bought the materials so we can do this activity next week! Have a wonderful weekend!
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