Pumpkins, Pumpkins

 

 

This week during our current integrated Science and ELA unit, we are learning about plants, and more specifically the pumpkin plant.  Above is a picture of the parts of the pumpkin plant that our students created.  We also made a model of the life cycle of a pumpkin plant, as well as a flip book showing what all plants need to grow!  During the remainder of our unit, we will be using the writing process to describe a pumpkin using adjectives.  Keep an eye out here for more photos to come!

 

Thank you for stopping by!

 

~peace~

Mrs. Dryzal

Here's what's happening in Room 23......

 

In Science, we have been learning about Plants and Seeds.  We learned the life cycle of a plant, what a plant needs to grow, the parts of a plant and much more!  Next week, we will be doing a study on seeds. 

 

 

We placed lima beans in baggies with a wet paper towel to see if they would sprout.  A few are sprouting as of today, which is day 6.  Students are recording the growth of their beans in writing and with pictures.

 

We also planted lima bean seeds in soil and will observe and record the results of that experiment. 

 

In Math, we are finishing up our unit on Geometry.  The students worked with Geoboards and geobands today to create shapes.  Then each student made a triangle, a rectangle and a square on the board and wrote a description about the location of each shape using words, such as below, above, beside, next to, and in the corner. 

 

More math pictures to come!

 

Thank you for stopping by!

 

~peace~

Mrs. Dryzal

Polygons and Plants

 

Last week, we read the story of Square Cat by Elizabeth Schoonmaker.  Following our reading of the story, we mapped our ideas of what problems we would have if we were square, then wrote our story about our day as a square shaped person.  Below you can see our display of writing on our square people.  This activity was a freebie on TPT.  

Our Hallway Display

 

 

One of our square people

 

 In Science, we learned the parts of a plant.  Today the students made a diagram of a flower and labeled it appropriately to show their knowledge of the parts of a plant. 

 

 

Our next unit in Science has us learning more about seeds and plants.  Look for more activities to come!

 

Thank you for stopping by!

 

~peace~

Mrs. Dryzal