SCIENCE:  Watch the power point below to get an idea of what we learned about Plankton.  Click the links inside the power point to watch a couple of videos.

Plankton Presentation

And this is the art project we completed as well (be sure to choose whether you want to create a plant plankton - phytoplankton or an animal plankton- zooplankton):

Plankton sketch

One of the games we played was about food chains.  You can try it here:

During rotation, we completed the plankton artwork, finished our Manatee Blues glog/comic planning sheet, and revised our diaries.  I also read a plankton article with each small group. Your copy will come home with your brother. :)

MATH:  We practiced perimeter today.  The children created rectangles using a geoboard (you can use a virtual geoboard below).

You'll receive a chart today where it will tell you to create a rectangle with a specific perimeter. Once you've created it on the geoboard, you'll record on the paper the length of each side. For instance, if you were asked to create a rectangle with a perimeter of 12, how long was each side?

Looking at the sample, the top and bottom measured 4 units and the sides were 2 units long.  Is there another rectangle you could create with a perimeter of 12 units?

If there is time this afternoon, we will go over what the meaning of area is:

We also completed the math boxes on page 66 of the math journal, worked on one Caught Ya entry, and wrote our spelling words in ABC order. All of this will come to you, but please take your time.

We miss you and hope you feel better soon!

:)Mrs. Neal