T.W.A.S. # 16

TWAS # 16

March 1-11

This week was extraordinary!  In Social Studies we made a tactile map of Tunisia.  The three regions are the coastal region, mountain region, and desert region.  We used dry moss for the coastal region because it is dry there, but they can still grow olives, grapes, oranges, and other crops.  For the mountain region we used drywall paste, and for the desert region, we glued sand to our maps.  We learned that every 3-4 years there is a drought and water is hard to get there.

Last week we made flip maps of Peru.  These were tricky to make but they looked good at the end!  There are 3 regions in Peru – the coastal plains, the mountain region, and the rain forest region.  Peru’s indigenous people live in the rain forest region. 

In Math, we started learning about fractions on pie day.  Fractions we saw were ½, ¼, and 1/8. We have been working on a “Dream house Array” using multiplication.  We started learning about multiplication last week and will continue to use games and pictures to learn the multiplication facts from 1-5 (Grade 3 curriculum) and above for students who are ready.

We started working on our book reviews in Language Arts.  We looked at some examples of book reviews written by students and made a plan for our own reviews.   We will be sharing our reviews with the school next week.

In Science, we went outside to look for sedimentary rocks, metamorphic rocks, and igneous rocks.  There were lots of rocks in the rock garden, but fewer now that we took some home!

Last week we made our own crystals using salt and boiling water.  We are watching them continue to grow this week.

For gym this week we have been doing lots of different skipping outside. 

In Buddies, we went on a scavenger hunt looking for rhyming words on green shamrocks.  We also painted shamrocks using blue and yellow paint mixed together to make green.