May Scoop

Lots of blooming has been going on both outside and inside our classroom this month. We just completed our geometry unit in math. It began with students using toothpicks, circle stickers, and markers to create models of special lines and angles...

We then  reviewed lines and angles by finding partners with pictures matching math term cards...

Other activities included making Types of Triangles flipbooks, a polygon classification chart, and a 3D shapes chart. Finally, we reviewed for our geometry test by playing Geometry Bingo...

In language arts we've begun our pronoun unit. First, we learned that pronouns are nouns in disguise that can be personal, possessive, or indefinite...

 The class filled in bubble letters spelling PRONOUN with pronouns they thought of. Next, we played "Pronoun Pockets". Students identified the nouns in sentences written on index cards, replaced the noun with the correct pronoun, and placed the card in the correct pocket...

In reading, we completed reading The Transcontinental Railroad and began Coolies, a story about 2 brothers, Shek and Wong, who immigrate to California and their experience working on building the transcontinental railroad, including discrimination they face for being Chinese. Students will be creating a story element lantern when we complete the book

Wishing everyone a great week!

Geometry Going Ons

There's been lots of geometry going ons the past few weeks in class. We started the unit learning about different types of lines and angles, including a hands-on activity where students used toothpicks, circle stickers, and markers to represent lines and angles with points and rays...

Next, we moved on to learning about polygons and quadrilaterals. Students created their own polygon charts to draw and record information about several types of polygons, including whether or not they are quadrilaterals...

The class learned about 4 types of triangles by creating "Types of Triangles" flip books and matching triangles to their names on the Smartboard...

Then, we moved on to learn about perimeter and area. One learning activity involved measuring class objects to discover their perimeter and area. Another activity involved partners working together to discover the perimeter and area of shapes on grid paper, solve word problems comparing the shapes' measurements, and use specific measurements to draw shapes...

Our favorite perimeter and area activity was DEFINITELY creating "Area and Perimeter Robots". Teams were challenged to create a robot for NASA that could successfully land on Mars and send information back to Earth only if student designers followed specific perimeter and area measurements. Robots featured antennas, magnet and shovel feet, and clawed hands to pick up Mars sand. One robot even resembled Batman!

It was so fun that even  Mrs. Green got in on the action!

The robot below is the twin of the Caped Crusader, Batman...

 

Here's the final results in the front hallway of school...

 Educators interested in my 

Types of Triangles flip book 

 

can find it on Teachers Pay Teachers by clinking on the link above. 

    Happy learning!