Sweet memories!

Today was Awards Day and Memory Day!  The kids enjoyed going through their envelope with their pictures, awards, and other goodies from the year.  They also made a booklet filled with memories from the year.  Be sure and look through your child's journals with him or her to see how much she or he has progressed this year!  Here is a video we watched at the end of the day filled with memories from our year together!  We have enjoyed learning and growing with everyone in our class this year!

 http://youtu.be/dicsvwE43ZE


Tomorrow we will be sending home the summer review pack so make sure to check your child's backpack for it!

Oobleck

As part of our solids and liquids unit we made oobleck which has properties of both a liquid and a solid depending on how much pressure is applied. If you push on it quickly or try to form a ball it acts like a solid, but as soon as you stop pushing on it, it flows like a liquid. 

Here's the recipe to make oobleck at home. 

Ingredients. 

1 1/2 cups corn starch

1 cup water

Food coloring

Pour the corn starch into a large mixing bowl. Add in 3-4 drops of food coloring. Slowly add in the water, stirring as you go. Stop when the mixture is the consistency of honey. Let your child try to pick it up, stir it, and roll it in a ball. 

You can also look up videos of kids playing with oobleck to get even more ideas! Don't forget to read Dr. Seuss's Bartholomew and the Oobleck! 

Have fun!

Fun with fractions

We have been learning about fractions for the past 2 weeks. We discussed that fractions have to be equal parts. The kids got to decide how they would split a graham cracker so that it would be fair. We also did fraction activities with our names, ice cream scoops, and skittles. The students had a lot of fun and learned a lot about fractions. 

This summer, find opportunities to discuss fractions. You can easily do this with food. For example, split a cookie into 2 parts and have your child name each part as 1/2. Also, practice with thirds and fourths. You can practice parts of a set using your child's toys. Have them take out 4 Legos and ask them how many are red? Is it 1 out of 4? 2 out of 4?