Important information:
- China projects are due Monday, April 29th. Please keep in mind that this is a project for your child to complete. You can certainly help with brainstorming ideas and collecting materials, however, your child should be completing the presentation and writing on their own.
3 fables we discussed this week were...
The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Ant and the Grasshopper, and the Fox and the Crow. We've been talking about how fables are passed down from family to family, have animal characters, the animals often talk, and how they may change a bit from version to version but their lesson is always the same. *Ask your child the lesson in The Boy Who Cried Wolf.
The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Ant and the Grasshopper, and the Fox and the Crow. We've been talking about how fables are passed down from family to family, have animal characters, the animals often talk, and how they may change a bit from version to version but their lesson is always the same. *Ask your child the lesson in The Boy Who Cried Wolf.
2 social studies ideas discussed this week were...
We've talked about our China projects. They are due in class on Monday, April 29th. This is a project that your child should be planning to work on a little bit at a time. Please do not save it to the last weekend. You child can choose their topic and plan what they would like to make. If your child makes a PowerPoint, please be sure to send it to me.
If you need the information again, you can find it here:
We also talked about Chinese inventions and worked in groups to read, take notes, and choose our favorite inventions from China. To tie this lesson to our kids today, we talked about inventions made by kids and we were surprised how many different ones we found!
*Did you know that the popsicle and trampoline were invented by kids? Ask your child to name a few more!
1 activity we have been working on to discuss and encourage empathy was...
We've been working on sharing our ideas with different empathy scenarios. After the scenario is read, students share with their partner their ideas on how they could best help the student in the scenario. After sharing, students shared with the group what their partner said. This activity helps students identify how the student in the scenario is feeling, how to help them on their own, as well as focusing on listening carefully to their partner and speaking clearly and loudly to the group. A scenario this week included a girl is in a wheelchair and can't play on the playground structure, how can you include her during recess? Students had some wonderful ideas including passing the ball back and forth, telling knock knock jokes to each other, telling stories, and playing 4 square.
We often share what our partners say, rather than our own ideas, and it's amazing to see how well they have done with this as the year has gone on!
*Did you know that the popsicle and trampoline were invented by kids? Ask your child to name a few more!
1 activity we have been working on to discuss and encourage empathy was...
We've been working on sharing our ideas with different empathy scenarios. After the scenario is read, students share with their partner their ideas on how they could best help the student in the scenario. After sharing, students shared with the group what their partner said. This activity helps students identify how the student in the scenario is feeling, how to help them on their own, as well as focusing on listening carefully to their partner and speaking clearly and loudly to the group. A scenario this week included a girl is in a wheelchair and can't play on the playground structure, how can you include her during recess? Students had some wonderful ideas including passing the ball back and forth, telling knock knock jokes to each other, telling stories, and playing 4 square.
We often share what our partners say, rather than our own ideas, and it's amazing to see how well they have done with this as the year has gone on!
