This week we transferred our fully formed chrysalises to their butterfly houses. We made several observations about the chrysalises.
This week in math we explored capacity by pouring water between various containers of different sizes. We learned the equivalencies for gallons, quarts, quarts, pints and cups. We also learned how to use a very neat chart for remembering these equivalencies. It's my favorite chart and I use it all the time when cooking!
This week we revisited our geology unit in preparation for our visit to UMMA. We read the following book in partnerships, which takes the reader on a journey through the inside of the Earth!
We had a wonderful time on our "Art Rocks" field trip to the University of Michigan Museum of Art! Huge thanks to Liam's Dad, Jaye's mom, Conrad's mom, Jamie's dad, Siya's mom and Sam's mom for joining us on this trip! We discovered the following works of art, all with a focus on / made of rock: Nydia: a sculpture of a blind girl during the eruption of Pompeii’s volcano, Ganesha: a sculpture of a Hindu god in the form of an elephant, Chinese carved funerary stone depicting the Queen Mother of the West with an accompanying student activity where the students each created a rubbing.
Limestone wall:
Group photos, both serious and silly!
This week in writing we began our unit on poetry. We talked about how poetry is similar to music, without the melody. We started by reading some Haikus, poems which follow a 5 - 7 - 5 pattern of syllables in each line. We then tried our hand at writing our own Haikus.
Outdoor discoveries!
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