Critical Thinkers

One of our K/1st grade activities today was solving riddles. Using flexibility is part of being a critical thinker. We do this a lot every Tuesday as we stretch our minds and think in different ways. Ask your child to help you solve these riddles. Leave your answers under comments. Stretch your mind even further and leave a riddle for me!

1. I fly through the air,
and I start with A;
Fasten your seat belt,
And we're on our way.
What am I? __________

2. I sit upon your shoulders,
And I end with K;
You would surely lose your head,
If I went away.
What am I?___________

3. I look out on the world,
And I start with E;
You would depend upon hearing,
If it weren't for me.
What am I? ___________

HAVE FUN!!

Some Spider!

We are still learning a lot about spiders.  Today we did a spider web quest.  We are working on spider reports and we can't wait to share all we have learned.  We did a simulation of how spiders "ballon."  After we made our "spider parachutes" we made up plays and performed them for the class.  We all have such big imaginations and love to be creative. 
Our class is reading Charlotte's Web by E.B. White.  Second graders, think about these questions.  Leave a comment on the blog with your answers to at least two questions.

• Why is Chapter X titled  "The Explosion?"
•  If you were Charlotte, what would you have written in your web about Wilbur? Why?
• Why did Avery get sent to bed without any supper?(Chapter XI)
• What is the meaning of the word "idiosyncrasy?"  What is the goose's "idiosyncrasy?"  Do you have one?(Chapter XII)
• Why did the sheep say that Wilbur's destiny and Templeton's destiny were closed linked?
• What clues are in the story that tell you that Mr. Dorian is not worried about Fern?

We can't wait till next week!

Kindergarten and 1st Graders are Going Batty!

We are "Going Batty" in Kindergarten and 1st grade!  We started a unit of study about bats last week.  We read the book Stellaluna by Janell Cannon and discussion similarities and differences between bats and birds.

This week we learned about echolocation and went on a webquest to learn more.  Ask your child to tell you what they have learned and take some time to explore and learn about bats with them.

(Click on the highlighted (linked) words in this post to discover more!)