(Sometimes I forget how literal 6 year olds are..if you're child is still really waiting for the day and has started packing their suitcase, please help me out to explain to them that we really aren't going!!)
After completing several lessons focused on non-standard measurement to conclude unit 3 of Bridges Math, grade one students have embarked on a new journey. We are traveling to Antarctica. For the next 17 days we will explore the land of ice, snow, well-below-zero temperatures and learn a lot about some interesting animals such as penguins! Mathematics learning in this Penguin Unit (4) will focus on measuring (depth, height and units of measurement), sorting (like/unlike factual information), computation, data collection and comparison/synthesis, subtraction, growing patterns and more.
To help us prepare, students completed a passport - official information included, of course... first we created our own tape measures out of integers of five. This was a fine opportunity to see the incredible progress students have made in number sequencing and following muli-step directions.
Then we measured and recorded our height.
We also weighed ourselves using a typical bathroom scale. Students then recorded their weight. First and last names, birth date with the year are other pieces of information for travel. The students passports will serve as an important source of data about themselves as they begin to learn more about the lives of other inhabitants of Antarctica.Next we made creative penguin cover sheets for our travel folders, which will hold materials such as our tape measure and future math tools we'll use throughout this unit of study. INQUIRE with your child about what s/he knows about penguins, and wants to learn more about.
During literacy, students spent individual working time making a packing list of what they needed to pack and some even began journal writing about their trip.
Oh, look....I just finished watching the channel 3 news...check out this clip that covered the story (we had an impromptu, child created and led news show happening during snack today).There were many other videos created, covering different aspects of our trip but the sound is not the best quality. Sorry!
