Yay for South Carolina Day!!

We learned many interesting things about our state of South Carolina!

We're going on a bear hunt....for information!

We read a big book about bears called Bear Facts....and that got their curiosity going!  They made books about what they learned about bears, posted Wonderings about bears, and read lots of books to find the answers!  When they wonder, they think....and that's awesome!  Here are a few examples:

This a "wondering".  They write what they are wondering about and then read to do some research or we do some class exploration online to see if we can discover the answer.

 Here's a map of South Carolina to show where black bears live in our state.

If you want to share any new learning you have about bears in general, we would be "beary" happy to read your post!!! GO! :)

A surprise discovery!

This morning, Daniel asked, "Ms. Joseph when did we get two crayfish??"  I replied, "We didn't.  What is that?!"  Taking a closer look into our tank, we discovered that the crayfish molted last night.  What an exciting discovery for us as learners!   This has created all sorts of great wonderings that we are going to explore!   

Challenge Question:
Comment and tell us what it means for an animal to molt.
Go! :)

Independent & Partner Reading Time in Reading Workshop ~ Book Reviews!

We have been working hard with our reading and have challenged ourselves to give book reviews to our partners.  We are also writing book reviews in Writing Workshop!  First, we read the book and decide if it's a book we recommend, kind of recommend, or do not recommend to other readers.  Then, we have to give specific reasons as to why we recommend/do not recommend the book.  Parents, this would be a great discussion for you and your child to have together after you read a book together at home! Happy reading! :)

Our anchor chart of some reasons we use for a book review.

Reading partners in action giving book reviews!

PBL (Project Based Learning)

We learned SO many facts about our sun and moon!  Great job kids!

 A mixture of flour, cocoa powder, and rocks to recreate the moon's surface.  They came up with the idea to make astronaut's footprints in the surface along with the craters.  Ask your child if the footprints are still on the moon and why they will stay there! :) 

Wondering shows your are thinking!!

We love Dr. Seuss!

All week we are celebrating the wonderful author Dr. Seuss and his clever books!

"Oh the places you'll go!"  Some of us dressed up to show what we'd like to be when we grow up.  

You've got this kids!

Sun, Moon, Stars PBL

We had such fun learning how the moon's craters were formed and how they vary in size!

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