Mrs. Arndt's Latest Project!
Language Arts
In writing, we are learning how to write sentences that are interesting to read and full of descriptive words. When listening to your child read at home, please point out the descriptive words and discuss their importance in the story. I encourage you to allow your child to write notes to relatives, friends and you to improve their writing skills. Please brainstorm with your child some interesting writing ideas to share in the writing journal. It's always difficult for kids to "just write" about anything.
Math
Math Strategies for Addition and Subtraction
- any # +0 -the answer stays the same as the number
- +1, +2 count up from the number
- +3, +4 use the "touch" strategy
- +9 -make a 10 for example, 8+9 can be thought of as 7+10
- use the +5 strategy when adding 6+8 (there is a 5 & 1 in 6 and 5 & 3 in 8)
- all doubles have an even number for an answer
- when subtracting -1, -2, use the countdown strategy
- use the "touch" strategy for -3, -4
- when adding a 2 digit number with another 2 digit number, use a variety of strategies to solve the equation. This could be using a picture (place value), pull apart the numbers, or using a number line
Building Knowledge of Numbers
- count by 10's using different numbers in the 100 chart
- count by 2's starting at different numbers in the 100 chart
Problems to Try at Home
- We have 12 square tables, each of which seats 1 person on a side. If we push them together to form one long table, how many people can be seated?
- Each flashlight uses 2 batteries. Pat has 5 batteries. How many more batteries are needed for 4 flashlights?
- In a field there were horses and ducks. When Tom looked through the fence he could see 5 heads and 14 legs. How many horses were there?
- I am thinking of two numbers. When I add them I get 13. When I subtract them I get 3. What are the two numbers?
- I am thinking of two numbers that add to 12. One of them is the double of the other. What are the two numbers?
- How can you make 37 cents with seven coins?
Science
We are learning about Hot and Cold Temperature as our science unit. Students will learn that materials are sometimes changed by heating or cooling and that by observing such changes, they can infer how hot or cold an object is. They will learn that thermometers provide a helpful way to measure and describe the hotness or coldness of things--a more reliable way than provided by their own senses. Students observe that temperatures can go up and down, including the temperature of their surroundings and the temperatures of particular objects within it. They will also learn about methods that are used to control temperature and how insulation is used to keep things hot or cold.
Students will:
- describe temperature in relative terms in relative terms such as hotter than, colder than
- measure temperature in degrees Celsius
- describe how heating and cooling materials can ofter change them; e.g., melting and freezing, cooking, burning
- identify safe practices for handling hot and cold materials for avoiding potential dangers from heat sources
- recognize that the human body temperature is relatively constant and that a change in body temperature often signals a change in health
- identify ways in which the temperature in homes and buildings can be adjusted
- describe how local buildings are heated
- describe the role of insulation in keeping things hot or cold, and identify places where some form of insulation is used
- identify materials that insulate animals from the cold
- design and construct a device to keep something hot or cold
- describe ways in which temperature changes affect us in our daily lives
A great teacher helps students believe that they can do anything.....except fail.
-Giftbooks by Hallmark. Teachers Touch Tomorrow. Kansas City, 2004
