We have been learning about how things change over time. This week, we read Farfallina and Marcel which is about the friendship between a caterpillar (Farfallina) and gosling (Marcel). Both characters go through changes as Farfallina becomes a butterfly and Marcel grows from a gosling to a goose. Sadly, as both characters appearances change quite drastically, they no longer recognize one another. Then one day, they begin having a conversation and are delighted to discover that they are long lost friends!
Amazing Words:
- caterpillar
- butterfly
- cocoon
- gosling
- goose
- reflection
The children have been writing and illustrating sentences using the weekly amazing words. At the end of the year, we will combine their writing pieces into individualized books for each child to take home. Additionally, each amazing word is underlined, so the students will always remember them!
We also began exploring three-dimensional shapes this week. We learned that three-dimensional shapes are solid, (not flat) and have corners, edges and faces. We even learned a new song to help us recall the names of the shapes and compare them to real world examples.
Chorus
Here are the 3D shapes that I know…
A sphere, a cylinder, a cube, and a cone (and a pyramid)
Verse 1
A baseball, the moon
And an orange I have right here
Are all examples of a 3D shape
That people call a sphere
A basketball, the Earth
And marbles I have here
Are all examples of a 3D shape
That people call a sphere
Verse 2:
A soda can, a pencil shaft,
And a can of soup would be
Examples of a cylinder
As you can plainly see
A marker, a glass of milk,
And a peanut butter jar
Are examples of a cylinder
Yes, I’m sure they are.
Verse 3:
An ice cube, a cardboard box,
And a birthday present for you
Are all examples of a 3D shape that people call a cube
My little dice, a Rubix cube,
And a block that I use
Are all examples of a 3D shape
That people call a cube
Verse 4:
An ice cream cone, a pencil tip,
And a megaphone
Are all examples of a 3D shape
That people call a cone
A birthday hat, a traffic cone,
Or a funnel in my home
Are all examples of a 3D shape
That people call a cone
Verse 5
A paper weight, Egyptian pyramids
And some tents would be
Examples of a pyramid
As you can plainly see
The children went on a scavenger hunt and found various two and three-dimensional objects.
Here are some of the three-dimensional shapes we found in our classroom:
Sphere: an orange, a clementine, the bead container on the art shelf, and the shemesh (sun) light hanging from the ceiling
Cylinder: water bottles, thermoses, some containers on the art shelf, the paper towels, the trash can
Cube: lunch boxes, snack containers, tissue boxes
Cone: The tips of the pencils, one of the magnet blocks
Pyramid: Some friends made pyramids out of Magna-tiles.
In a compare and contrast activity, the children analyzed the differences and similarities between two-dimensional shapes and three three-dimensional shapes :
