The kids made New Year's resolutions last Tuesday. We discussed what the word resolution meant & how we could improve on ourselves over the next year. Their resolutions were so great that we had to hang them all up on the bulletin board outside of our classroom for others to see!
Then we played musical chairs to go along with our new math unit of comparing sets of numbers. What better way to learn math than to get up & move while doing so! The class learned how to use phrases like 'more than', 'less than', & 'equal to' when discussing groups of numbers.
To start off our math unit we watched a read aloud on youtube of The Three Little Pigs. The kids got to use the SmartBoard after & illustrate how there were more pigs than there were wolves. We then discussed how to figure out how many more pigs than wolves there were.
Our new Writer's Workshop unit is writing How To books. I introduced the lesson by bringing in supplies to make a yummy peanut butter and jelly sandwich. What kid doesn't love a good pb&j?? I mentioned to the class that I hadn't made or eaten a pb&j in probably over 15 years. I told them I really needed some help in doing so since it had been so long. They all thought this was hilarious. "Ms. Little!! WHY haven't you eaten one lately?? They are SO good!"
They began by giving instructions one at a time. "Take out the bread." I looked at the bag confused and tried to rip it open. "NO! NO! Ms. Little! You have to OPEN the bag!!" Well... I told them they didn't say the word OPEN. After I opened the bread I asked for the next instructions. "Get out two pieces." "Now put the peanut butter on top of the bread." As you can see, I put the peanut butter jar directly on top of the bread. The kids burst into laughter. "NOOOOO!!! Not the JAR!" I explained to them that those were the directions they gave me. They then realized they needed to change their word choice. "Twist off the peanut butter top." I did as they said. "Now, take out a scoop & put it into the middle of the bread." As you can see, I mushed the peanut butter into the middle of the bread. They thought I was crazy at this point. After a few more instructions they started to realize how important it was to be very specific with your instructions. Afterwards, I got to enjoy a delicious peanut butter and jelly sandwich and the kiddos were happy about that!
They began by giving instructions one at a time. "Take out the bread." I looked at the bag confused and tried to rip it open. "NO! NO! Ms. Little! You have to OPEN the bag!!" Well... I told them they didn't say the word OPEN. After I opened the bread I asked for the next instructions. "Get out two pieces." "Now put the peanut butter on top of the bread." As you can see, I put the peanut butter jar directly on top of the bread. The kids burst into laughter. "NOOOOO!!! Not the JAR!" I explained to them that those were the directions they gave me. They then realized they needed to change their word choice. "Twist off the peanut butter top." I did as they said. "Now, take out a scoop & put it into the middle of the bread." As you can see, I mushed the peanut butter into the middle of the bread. They thought I was crazy at this point. After a few more instructions they started to realize how important it was to be very specific with your instructions. Afterwards, I got to enjoy a delicious peanut butter and jelly sandwich and the kiddos were happy about that!