Monday, October 4, 2010

Apple Taste Test

We're taking our apple theme to all subject areas this week!

In reading, we identified what we already know about apples and questions that we have about apples.  We read a non-fiction book about how apples grow.  In writing, we stretched out words to write facts we learned about apples.  In math, we  sampled yellow, red, and green apples.  Students collected data about their favorite apples on tally tables and displayed that data in bar graphs.

Check out some pictures of our taste test and math lesson!

Red Delicious apples are red.

"These green apples are tasty!"

Yellow Delicious apples are yellow.

Granny Smith apples are green.

Granny Smiths are very sour!


Which is your favorite?

We talked about what we liked and didn't like about the different apples.

Our friends had different opinions about the different apples.

Making our final decisions

Putting our data in a bar graph

We've learned strategies to help us correctly make our bar graphs.


Come back tomorrow to check out our pictures from our apple foods taste test!  We'll be trying apple cider, apple sauce, apple chips, and apple jelly.

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Free Choices


Each afternoon, we work in Free Choice Centers, which include areas such as Housekeeping, Art Center, Cars and Trucks, Legos, Puppets, and our newest favorite, Marble Run.  Four centers are open each afternoon and students choose which center to spend their time that afternoon.  Free choices give us the opportunity to work together, interact socially, and use our imaginations.  Here are some pictures of us working in our free choices.   Enjoy!


Art Center Fun!


Being creative in Art Center


"Look at my Lego tower!"


"Let's create a flying machine!"


Marble Run fun!


Time to put a marble in and try it out!


Busy Marble Run workers!


Putting away the groceries at Housekeeping


We hope you enjoyed a peek at our Free Choice Centers!