March 13, 2013

Today we did Making Words for Word Work:

For LA today we continued to work on story rewriting.  Today we began to rewrite the story of Little Red Riding Hood.  Here are the words we decided were really important to know how to spell:

In Math today we started the Geometry Unit.  In this unit, your child will be learning more about three-dimensional objects and two-dimensional shapes.

The learning goals for this unit are:

• Compare and sort objects or shapes according to one attribute, such as number of sides or whether they have curves.
• Describe objects and shapes.  For example, some objects can roll, some have points, some are curved and some can stack.
• Reproduce composite objects and shapes, such as towers.
• Identify shapes on objects, such as a circle on the bottom of a yogurt container.

In order to help your child reach these learning goals try some of the following learning activities at home:

• Go on a neighborhood walk.  Talk about objects you see in buildings and different settings.
• Gather a collection of different objects.  Ask your child to sort them into groups.  Have your child explain their sorting rule.
• Have your child experiment by building tall towers out of blocks, cans or other household objects.
• Choose a geometric attribute of a favourite toy – corners, straight sides, curves, dents – and ask your child to find other objects with the same attribute.
• Have your child look through old magazines, cut out pictures of shapes, and create composite shapes with the pieces.
• Pick an object from your home.  Have your child trace a shape on the object with his or her finger.  Ask: “Can you find a different object with a part similar to this shape?”
• Give your child a shape (e.g. a circle).  Have your child look for objects around the home that have parts similar to the given shape (e.g. the bottom of a mug).

Have a great night!!!