This week we read various nonfiction stories about frogs and toads. We even have two new tadpole classmates which the class named "Froaker" and "Fuzzball". In this writing activity, the children used a Venn diagram to compare and contrast frogs and toads. After learning about frogs and toads, the children wrote about whether they would want to be a frog or toad and why. As we reach the conclusion of our plants PBL (Project Based Learning), the children made posters to advertise the sell of their milkweed plants at nature fair. They enjoyed this project and working as a team! This week in math the children began learning more about place value. In this partner activity, the children made numbers using snap cubes to show groups of tens and ones and observe the value of those digits. This week, the children finished their plants unit and were able to see their interactive folders complete. In honor of poetry month, we partnered with a fourth grade class to read poems. Crestfest is always a success! :) Congratulations to our Crestfest winners!
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This week the students continued studying plants which is not only covered by our SOL's but also part of our PBL project. In this lesson the children reviewed the parts of a plant. Then the children did an experiment where they dissected seeds and observed the different parts. Mr. Singleton (owner of Jubilant Gardens) came to teach the children on Wednesday. During the lesson he discussed the parts of a plant and then they were able to plant a seed of their choice and take a flower home. The children also examined the roots of plants using magnifying glasses. In math the children have been working with higher addition and subtraction using word problems. In this activity the children used provided word problems, circled or underlined the important parts of the problem and solved it using pictures and a number sentence. This week Ms. Baker read a variety of stories that highlighted Earth Day. In this story, the children learned about animals and the rain forest. Then they practiced answering question words and using describing words in their writing activity. The safety officer came and did a lesson with the children on self control. Part of the lesson was blowing bubbles on the children and they could not talk or pop the bubbles. That took a lot of self control! :) Mr. Lacy also came and did a lesson on internet safety. The children learned about their "digital footprints" and what is safe and not safe to share online.
This week the children listened to fiction and nonfiction rabbit stories. They worked with retelling, story elements, making connections, and poetry along with the texts. In math, the children have been learning about more complex addition and subtraction story problems. In the first activity, the children listened to a Pete the Cat story and used real buttons to work through subtraction story problems. The week ended with a fun jelly bean activity using part/part/whole and story problems. We began our science unit on plants with the children first learning about living and nonliving. Then the children learned about what a plant needs to survive. They are performing experiment where one seed receives everything it needs while the other two are deprived of one or more things. At the end of the week the children learned about the parts of a plant through a fun song and a model display! The children have also started making review folders of everything they are learning about plants.
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Mrs. StearnsWelcome! This is my fourth year at Crestwood and my 15th year of teaching. I love the families at Crestwood! I received my undergraduate degree from Longwood University and later received my Master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in ESL. I am married and have a five-year-old daughter. I also have two dogs and one cat. When I am not teaching you will find me camping, reading, or going fun places with the family. Archives
June 2017
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