,we explored time lines and toys/ games that have changed throughout time. We reviewed changes since the Stone Age and discussed the reasons behind play and why changes occured over time. We explored how events and techonology have changed toys and games. We created time lines and ended the week designing a toy. The children were able to choose their partners and plan together;making choices about the type of toy, the function of the toy and the materials to be used to create the toy. Next week, the children will share their knowledge about our unit and present their toy designs to Year 1 A.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
This week in our Unit of Inquiry 'Toys n' Time'
,we explored time lines and toys/ games that have changed throughout time. We reviewed changes since the Stone Age and discussed the reasons behind play and why changes occured over time. We explored how events and techonology have changed toys and games. We created time lines and ended the week designing a toy. The children were able to choose their partners and plan together;making choices about the type of toy, the function of the toy and the materials to be used to create the toy. Next week, the children will share their knowledge about our unit and present their toy designs to Year 1 A.
,we explored time lines and toys/ games that have changed throughout time. We reviewed changes since the Stone Age and discussed the reasons behind play and why changes occured over time. We explored how events and techonology have changed toys and games. We created time lines and ended the week designing a toy. The children were able to choose their partners and plan together;making choices about the type of toy, the function of the toy and the materials to be used to create the toy. Next week, the children will share their knowledge about our unit and present their toy designs to Year 1 A.
This week the children continued their word search for 'l' blends in the stories ' Glen Wit' and 'Glub, Glub'. The long 'e' sound; /ee/ and /ea/ are often confused and are being regularly reviewed along with other long vowel sounds. The children are more attuned to long vowels now and are writing long vowel words with confidence. The children are focusing more on punctuation, verb tenses and descriptive words and are beginning to reflect more on these concepts when writing simple stories. Our Eggbert activities keep the children focused on punctuation and sentence structure. This week in handwriting we had fun writing silly sentences beginning with the letter 'G/g'.
This week 
in maths we explored adding and subtracting 20's, 30's and 40's from any given number on a number chart. We reviewed place value using tens and units. The children continued exploring the concept of partitioning using 2 digit numbers (11-19) and they began looking at different strategies used when adding 2 digit numbers and single digit numbers (16+3). At the end of the week we took a break from numbers and looked at symmetry. We had fun finding the line of symmetry on letters of the alphabet and shapes. In our unit of inquiry we focused on time.
in maths we explored adding and subtracting 20's, 30's and 40's from any given number on a number chart. We reviewed place value using tens and units. The children continued exploring the concept of partitioning using 2 digit numbers (11-19) and they began looking at different strategies used when adding 2 digit numbers and single digit numbers (16+3). At the end of the week we took a break from numbers and looked at symmetry. We had fun finding the line of symmetry on letters of the alphabet and shapes. In our unit of inquiry we focused on time.
Three Way Conferences take place on Wednesday, March 24th, 2010. There is no school on this day but parents/guardians should come to school with their child at the assigned time. Your child is excited about sharing and celebrating his/her learning and progress with you. Please help your child engage in conversations about school work and activities. See you then!
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Our trip last week to the Sintra Toy Museum was very educational. The children were able to see traditional and modern toys on display. Our field trip, this week, to the Puppet Museum was truly engaging. We learned about traditional rod puppets, string puppets and glove puppets. We learned about changes over time and viewed shadow puppets from countries such Indonesia, Turkey, and China. Did you know that these puppets were originally made out of buffalo, camel and donkey skins? The children were also able to learn about the connections between puppetry, modern cartoon designs and film making. ( Unfortunately, on this day we were not able to take pictures of the puppets inside the museum.)The day ended with each child making a shadow puppet!! Next week, the children will be paired to create a toy! Materials will be given to them but they may also bring in materials which will enhance their creations! You may help your child by discussing changes in toys and games over time, materials used and the function of toys/games over time. Each child will need to work cooperatively with a partner and make decisions together.
The children enjoyed the story 'Wombat Stew' and were able to write exciting 
recounts about the 'dingo who wanted to cook a wombat in his stew.' They are beginning to understand that using descriptive words and their imagination counts when writing creative stories. In reading we are regularly reviewing long vowels, sight words,and playing word games to reinforce language and reading skills. We are beginning to explore blends but blends can be tricky for some children; 'l' blends have 2 sounds blended together; cl, bl, gl, pl, fl, and sl.
Please make sure you sign the reading logs each week. I am able to change books rapidly when the books children have read are listed. To help you, the children can also write the titles of the books on the log themselves. Don't forget to write comments, if need be, to let me know the level of ease or difficulty the children are experiencing when reading. Books can be read over again multiple times. This helps the children gain fluency when reading and use strategies over again when encountering unknown words. When your child is reading check for comprehension of text by asking questions which will require thought and dicussions about the story.
recounts about the 'dingo who wanted to cook a wombat in his stew.' They are beginning to understand that using descriptive words and their imagination counts when writing creative stories. In reading we are regularly reviewing long vowels, sight words,and playing word games to reinforce language and reading skills. We are beginning to explore blends but blends can be tricky for some children; 'l' blends have 2 sounds blended together; cl, bl, gl, pl, fl, and sl. Please make sure you sign the reading logs each week. I am able to change books rapidly when the books children have read are listed. To help you, the children can also write the titles of the books on the log themselves. Don't forget to write comments, if need be, to let me know the level of ease or difficulty the children are experiencing when reading. Books can be read over again multiple times. This helps the children gain fluency when reading and use strategies over again when encountering unknown words. When your child is reading check for comprehension of text by asking questions which will require thought and dicussions about the story.
In maths we have been investigating fractions; halves, quarters and thirds. We have also explored jumping by 10's on a number line as well as additing and subtracting 10's and 20's to a given number (i.e. 10+ 20) We spent time this week looking at number sequences involving 2 digit numbers to 100 (i.e. 27, 25, 23, ___, ___ .) We explored patterns and strategies used when solving similar problems.
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