Library

March 9-13 Here are three books an activities for this week. I would love to see your pictures and work if you send them back to me at nancy.magoon@student.dodea.edu !

Today’s story can be found on YouTube at the link above.

The Scientific Method (song)

Spring is here and it’s time to explore! I’ve taken the second picture from the school yard to test your Scientific skills. All you need is a notebook or sheet of paper to continue.

First: OBSERVE and MAKE A PREDICTION-Compare to the picture from last week, Feb 27.

Take a good look at the picture. It may be small but try and find all the detail that you can. Count how many objects/living things are there? What non-living things can you see? Make a prediction about the photo? What is happening and what will happen. What differences can you see between Week 1 (Feb 27) and today, Week 2, March 5.

Second: DRAW

Draw what you can see on the back of your first drawing or on a new sheet! Make your own drawing of your observation and recreate it on. Make sure you label your drawings so you can see any differences!

Third: WRITE

Write about any differences you have observed and drawn. Use color if you have crayons or colored pencils.

Fourth: Hypothesis/Conclusion

After observing, drawing and writing, do you think your hypothesis about our Spring photo is correct? Why or why not?

Keep your drawing to share with family, classmates and teachers. I will keep taking photos of the same spot next week to see about changes.

Book: I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean, by Kevin Sherry

Watch this fantastic and fun video about size and ocean life? It’s funny too!

If you are able, find out more about the giant squids that live in our oceans. Download the attached drawing of a squid and color/label the parts of this fantastic “giant” of the oceans.

Here are the main parts of a squid: tentacles, eye, siphon, mantel and dorsal

OR, simply color and decorate the squid to make him stand out in a crowd!

Book: Squirrels Leap, Squirrels Sleep, Sayre

Readers and listeners will learn the habits and behaviors of squirrels.. This is an information book or nonfiction. It will tell you “true” facts about squirrels and rhyme too. With this story, try and remember as many facts and details about squirrels for our activity.

Activity: With a piece of paper, fold in half and then half again to make a paper with four boxes (a box 4)

In each box, draw or sketch one thing squirrels do. Use your sketch to tell a family member what you learned about squirrels.

Did sketching during this book help you to better remember the details you learned about squirrels? Do you think this strategy would be helpful to you when you are reading other nonfiction books?

Monday, March 2

Consider Possible Solutions

Book Title: Charlotte the Scientist is Squished, Andros 2017)

About the book: Charlotte, the bunny scientist, doesn’t have enough room to do her experiments. To solve her problem, she employs the scientific method and engineers a carrot-shaped rocket to blast her into space. When she finds space is lonely, she concludes she just needs her own space and finds it inside her rocket next to the crowded house.

Charlotte has a problem Listen, think and ponder how Charlotte solves the problem. Listen to the story below.

Charlotte is a “serious scientist”? How did she solve problems?

Can you imagine how Charlotte is feeling about her problem?

Can you name other words (synonyms) that mean the same thing as the word “splendid?

What is Charlotte’s big conclusion at the end of the story?

Do you ever need your own space? When do you feel that way? Where do you go?

For more science fun, listen to”

Cece Loves Science (Derting,2018)

Cece, a budding and inquisitive scientist, and her equally curious best friend, Isaac, conduct experiments to see whether Cece's dog, Einstein, will eat his vegetables.

Suggested activity:

Make a hat!! A crazy, amazing hat! You can find instructions and ideas from the websites below:

https://www.firstpalette.com/craft/easy-paper-hats.html

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/63050463509624788/?lp=true

https://redtri.com/simple-and-fun-hat-crafts/slide/3

Or

Decorate a hat that you already have. Add color, decorations, dangles, sparkles or anything

From around your house! Keep your hats to share when we see each other. Take a “selfie!”

Or

Draw a hat! Decorate, decorate,decorate!

Spring is here and it’s time to explore! I’ve taken a picture from the school yard to test your Scientific skills. All you need is a notebook or sheet of paper!

First: OBSERVE and MAKE A PREDICTION. Take a good look at the picture. It may be small but try and find all the detail that you can. Count how many objects/living things are there? What non-living things can you see? Make a prediction about the photo? What is happening and what will happen.

Second: DRAW. Draw what you can see! Make your own drawing of your observation and recreate it on your paper or notebook.

Third: WRITE. Write about what you have observed and drawn. Use color if you have crayons or colored pencils.

Fourth: Hypothesis. After observing, drawing and writing, do you think your hypothesis about our Spring photo is correct? Why or why not?

Keep your drawing to share with family, classmates and teachers. I will keep taking photos of the same spot next week to see about changes.

Library Up Date-Wed, Feb 26

Reading is important because it develops the mind. ... Understanding the written word is one way the mind grows in its ability. Teaching young children to read helps them develop their language skills. It also helps them learn to listen.

Attached are hints from Reading is Fundamental to help you at this time as you read to and with your children! Remember our reading goal challenge! Submit daily using the embedded Reading Challenge Log below. So far Dragons read over 300 minutes.

Week of Feb. 24-28. Access information for MackinVIA and a google form to log reading minutes.