Crazy Chaos from Colin and Henry

Crazy Chaos from Colin and Henry

This week we are learning a Lummi Stick song for when our parents come during our 3rd grade picnic. There aren’t any words in the song but there are vocables. We are using the Lummi sticks we made in wood shop to make rhythm patterns.

In art we are making animal scenes for collages. The animals in our scenes are the same mammals that we are studying. Colin and Henry are both studying the mountain lion.

On our iPads we are researching mammal videos for information for a book that we will write about our mammals. We are using books to find facts too.

In math we are currently studying geometry and angles. We are also studying dimensions and how squares and rectangles are alike. Here are some of the reasons: they are both polygons, both of them have opposite sides that are parallel and they both have four right angles. Also, on a square all four sides are congruent but on a rectangle only two sides are congruent.

In Language, we started reading pourquoi tales. We have been making story maps about the setting, characters, lesson or moral, problem and solution. We also talk about what the story is about.  Pourquoi means why in French.  These stories answer a question, like how something came to be.

In Science we have been trying to figure out what the three mystery liquids are with only using our sight. To find out the mystery liquid we are putting coffee stirrers in and observing. We are also pouring and mixing two liquids together to see what happens. FYI: no explosions!

Have a great weekend!