Living and non living .... Series vivos y objectos inerte

This is absolutely one of my favorite lessons because students have much to say :)

Together we create a list of the things objects can do...as a check for understanding, they draw one of example each category in an index card

Objective

We will illustrate an example of a living and a non living object. 

Composing numbers

The students are required to combine two numbers to create a bigger number.

They helped me create and solve problems with dice and paper pieces...

"Two small numbers ..together..make a bigger number"

The students created there own number bonds...

The Wind

Windy Weather

I began my lesson by assessing the students' previous knowledge.

They are aware of the wind and it's effects on the surroundings HOWEVER they all had the HUGE misconception that the "clouds" make the wind"! But don't many adults do too?

Wind video

If you don't have this book in your library, BUY IT!

It is simple and wholesome... it explains nature of wind and provides many examples of wind activity in our world. The students enjoyed it!

We created an anchor chart "Wind",
As the sun heats the air rises, and cool air flows go down.
Hot and cool air pressures in the atmosphere are going in circles and it causes wind!
The students completed a simple check for understanding by illustrating the wind in an index card.

Next, they completed a journal to reinforce the topic learned and they illustrated their own object moving in the wind.

Last, and most fun of all, we made windsocks!
And who knew, out of the entire week the day we made these, it was windy: PERFECT!

Materials needed for our windsocks:
Paper bag with two openings
Streamers
Yarn
Whole puncher (optional)

Make a windsock

If time allows we will run an experiment with a fan and 4 light weight objects to test Which objects flies the farthest?

What is in the wind?