{Nocturnal Animal Google Slides}

The students were introduced to Google Slides last week! The students created a digital poster sharing the information they learned about their nocturnal animal. Here are the final products:

 

{Nocturnal Animals}

Whoo, whoo, whoooooo! Squeak, squeak! Ba-Rum, ba-rum!

These are the sounds of the night! 

We had a blast learning in our nocturnal environment for a week! All work was done by flashlight!

The Twosies were introduced to nonfiction text and research by learning all about owls. We learned all about their characteristics, nocturnal adaptations, and their eating habits. It just so happens that owls swallow their food whole. No tearing or chewing unless it's necessary. Well, their little stomachs can't handle the digestion of bones and fur....so guess what?? What goes down, must come back up! The Twosies were quite disgusted to learn that owls throw-up after every meal! 

The result= an owl pellet. 

And I made them look inside one!!!

 After we learned all we could about owls, we studied bats! We learned about nonfiction text features and pulling out main idea and details from several great Bat books.

The unit ended with the Twosies conducting their own research on a nocturnal animal of their choice. They created their very first Google Slide to present their learning...but that's another post!

{The World of Fairy Tales}

The Twosies were greeted by a drawbridge entrance into our classroom and a greeting from Rapunzel at the beginning of our Fairy Tale Unit!

Queen Hilley also left her throne for the introductory lesson:

We spent the week learning about the history of fairy tales, the elements of a fairy tale, and of course read TONS of fairy tales. We really enjoyed reading the traditional versions of fairy tales and comparing them with a modern or fractured version! 

Here are some of our favorites...

     

The Twosies also tried their hand at writing their own fairy tale!

We then conducted research on Knights, Castles, Dragons, and Royalty! Each group had to complete a research guide, exploring the definition, topic, characteristics, parts, and fun facts of their topic. They then created a poster to present their learning to the class. I am so proud of their hard work and final products!

 We ended our unit by completing our very first STEM Project! It was so. much. fun.

Our challenge was based on the idea that the Giant caught onto Jack's tricks and decided to wrap barbed wire around the beanstalk, leaving Jack trapped up in the clouds! Each group had to design, construct, and test a parachute that would get Jack safely to the ground. Their goal was to keep their parachute in the air the longest.

 
 

And the winners were...(drumroll, please)...

Mac and Taylor with a time of 2.36 seconds