We also had the chance to spend more time outside with Hands on Nature this month. This month's theme was orienteering. We watched a puppet show about how animals find there way around outside; we practiced making mental maps in our head; and we learned how to use a compass. We took the compasses outside and had to navigate through our schoolyard based on certain clues. Thank you so much to our Hands on Nature volunteers this year: Zynnia, Roxanne, Sean, Lynn, Sherry, and Lorri. We have appreciated your enthusiasm for this program and for fostering a love of nature in us all!
This week in math we began a new unit: Extending Multiplication and Fractions. This unit provides a review of some of learning from the earlier year, but extends it. We will be building, sketching, and solving 1-digit by 2-digit multiplication combinations. This week we practiced multiplying by elevens, twelves, and multiples of ten.
Lastly, we began an Economics unit in social studies. We began the unit by reading a book called The Go Around Dollar and brainstormed all that we know about money. After watching a video about Economics on Discovery Education, we talked about the difference between needs and wants. We learned that everyone has basic needs: food, clothing, and shelter. Everything else is considered a want and we have to make choices how to spend our money. We also learned about the difference between goods and services and brainstormed goods and services that we can find in Shelburne. Be sure to ask your child about his or her learning from this unit! They do love to talk about money!
Have a good weekend!
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