April 21-25

This week, we delved deeper into our study of plants. We began by examining the various parts of a plant, from the roots to the flowers, discovering the important roles each part plays:

• Roots: Anchor the plant and absorb water from the soil.

• Stem: Supports the plant and transports nutrients.

• Leaves: Produce food for the entire plant.

• Flowers: Generate fruits and seeds.

• Seeds: Give rise to new plants.

After learning about these functions, we documented our findings and created a flip chart featuring a flower on top.

Additionally, we realized that when we consume fruits and vegetables, we are eating different parts of the plant. For one snack, we enjoyed a variety of plant parts: carrot roots, celery stems, spinach leaves, cauliflower flowers, and sunflower seeds.

Lastly, we explored the various methods by which seeds disperse to new locations.

Monday:

No School

Tuesday:

Ms. Torborg was gone and Mrs. Dingman was our sub.

Reading

• Phonological Awareness Warmups

• Dictation practice

• Introduced to sight words play, not, when

• Listened to the story The Tiny Seed

• Completed a life cycle of a plant

• Competed a Missing Word Worksheet

• Completed a Secret Sentence Worksheet

Math:

• Calendar Binder

• Introduced to estimation

Religion:

• Gospel Weekly - Easter

Wednesday:

Reading:

• Phonological Awareness Warmups

• Dictation practice

• Complete a sentence matching worksheet

• Completed a write the short o worksheet

• Reviewed needs of a plant

• Listened to the story Parts of a Plant

• Listened to the stories: Roots, Leaves, Flowers, & Seeds

• Wrote about the job of the roots, stem, leaves, flowers and seeds

Math:

• Calendar Binder

• Introduced to the clock and telling time to the hour

Religion:

• Watched Brother Francis: He is Risen

Thursday:

Reading:

• Phonological Awareness Warmups

• Dictation Practice

• Listened to the story Tops and Bottoms

• Reviewed the needs of a plant

• Reviewed the parts of a plant and their job

• Identified different parts of the plant that we eat

• Ate a plant for snack

• Turned the writing project from yesterday into a flower flip chart

• Completed a plant sorting worksheet

Math:

• Calendar Binder

• Introduced to subtraction on the number line

• Completed an number line subtraction worksheet

Religion:

• Watched a video of St Mary Magdalene and colored her picture

• Watched a video of St Thomas the Apostle and colored his picture

Friday:

Reading:

• Phonological Awareness Warmups

• Dictation practice

• Completed a sentence building worksheet

• Read through our emergent reader, Parts of a Plant

• Reviewed the parts of the plant and their job

• Completed a worksheet labeling the parts of a plant

• Completed a worksheet sorting the parts and needs of a plants

• Listened to the story Flip, Flop, Fly Seeds on the Move

• Discussed how seeds move

Math:

• Calendar Binder

• Played I Spy 3D shapes

• Reviewed 3D shapes

• Built 3D shapes using playdoh and toothpicks

Religion:

• Mass