Today we: learned what a Haiku is. We read that the poem type was originally created in Japan and it is very short, and usually about seasonal imagery and nature. The poem has three lines and seventeen syllables. Students had quite the challenge creating their own Haiku, clapping their way through sentences to count syllables. Zak wrote a lovely one about ladybugs that he shared with the class.
In math, students moved forward from sorting 2D shapes to 3D shapes and comparing the similarities and differences between them. This math concept is largely based on vocabulary and many are finding it difficult to remember all of the special words like parallel and perpendicular. You have to admit it is tough to focus on shapes when we are only 9 more school days away from summer vacation!
In the afternoon we took a little extra time to read more of The City of Ember. We made it to chapter 16 and they are getting very antsy to find out if Lina and Doon will get out of Ember and find a new city. It was especially interesting to read about their discovery of boats and candles without any prior knowledge of them.
For the last activity in chemistry, we tested a couple of powders using vinegar and iodine. They discovered that iodine turns baking soda brown, and turns cornstarch into a black solid globule. The vinegar made the baking soda bubble, and the cornstarch made the vinegar milky.
With a few minutes left in our day, we did a fun activity called "Question or Push-up" where I drew a popsicle stick with their names and they could choose to do a push-up or answer a random question about things we have learned all year.
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