This week, our 5th graders took on the role of a scientist. With a partner, each “scientist” created a dichotomus key, which is an organized series of questions designed to lead to the identification of an unknown organism. Within each partnership, the “scientists” used their keys to identify various animals.
As a culminating activity for this week’s short story unit, students worked at different centers practicing the skills they learned in reading, writing, spelling, and grammar. Oh what fun we had!
This week in Science, we were introduced to the five classes of vertebrate: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. In order to learn about each class more deeply, the students were divided into five groups and assigned one class of vertebrate. Within their group, they were responsible for researching the characteristics of the animals in their assigned class. As a way to convey the information learned, each group presented an oral presentation. As a whole class, we were able to piece together information regarding the 5 classes of animals.
Today in Science, the 5th grade identified the various text features of non-fiction and how these text features help us as readers!
Hello 5th grade parents! Below are pictures of 5A’s classroom. Hopefully the pictures will give you a feel for where your child will be learning and growing this year!
