This week in First Grade we started to tune-in to our Who We Are Unit of Inquiry on Senses.
Here are the things we connected to the unit in our chalk talk after watching this video.
Central Idea
Our senses help us to learn about and interpret the world around us.
Lines of Inquiry
- how we use our five senses
- how people can live without one or more of the senses
- keeping our sensory organs healthy
Concepts
- function
- causation
- responsibility
Approaches to Learning
- Communication Skills
- Self Management Skills
Learner Profile
- Caring
- Open-minded
- Communicator
Learning Goals/Success Criteria
- Understand how we get information from outside and make sense of it
- Child can empathize with others who don't have all their senses - songs using sign language as an example
- Be able to explain how to take care of our senses and keep ourselves healthy
- Grade 1 one - two senses
- Grade 2 three or more senses
Action
Actions are best when student-initiated but some actions we have seen before are:
- students creating a model of the sense they are interested in
- students learning some sign language
- students writing books about the senses
If you child takes action at home, please be sure to record it (writing, video, or photo) so we can share it with the class!
How to support your child at home.
- Noticing what senses you are using during a particular activity.
- Talk about ways things taste, smell, feel, sound and look to build their vocabulary in these areas.
- Note any questions they have and encourage them to bring those questions to add to the wonder wall!
- English language learners basic vocabulary video.
Drawing What We Know about the Senses:
Beginning to generate questions about our senses:
Home learning:
We began our Readers Workshop this week and students should begin to bring home books to read independently and/or with someone else nightly.
This week we talked about the -at family of words and students will bring home their Word Work book to practice reading a poem for fluency. Ask them what words rhyme! Then they can draw a picture of what image they visualize when they read the poem.
Show and Tell
First grade is ready to get back into Show and Tell. Due to health precautions I won't be sending home a bag like last year, it will be the student's responsibility to bring something the next day when it is their turn. At home please practice with them three clues about how it LOOKS, SMELLS, TASTES, FEELS, or SOUNDS.
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