Jan 15, 2013

For spelling today we did a code breaker activity.  Using the key on their desk the kids broke the code.

For word work today we made the following words:

In language arts we used the lists of colour and describing words we made yesterday to make interesting animal sentences.  Here are a couple that we made:

1. A stinky pink pig.
2. A little brown owl.
3. A short green snake.
4. A big yellow camel.
5. A slow green turtle.

In Math we taked about capacity.  Capacity is the amount something can hold.  We compared the capacity of different containers by filling them up with dried pasta.  We found out that it can be tricky to figure out which container has a larger capacity when they are similar sizes but different shapes.  For example look at the picture below:

Most of the students thought that the baby food container would hold more noodles. But, after measuring, we found out that the plastic container actually had a larger capacity. Finally, we watched this fun little movie as a way to review:

Have a great night!