3rd+Observing+Objects+and+their+Properties



Oops! I didn't send my note 1 week before starting this unit, but here's what I sent. -Sarah Rivera This year I have received more items possibly because I explained that we would need them for creating "inventions" in the end, and I provided a more exhaustive list of possible items to bring.

Rhyming Cards for Treasure Boxes(website and links): Website: [] Links: [] [] []

=Shared Reading Poem=

Favorite Little Treasure
//By: Sarah Rivera// Tune: Six Little Ducks //(Draw or use downloadable pictures from above to include above the words to create a rebus.)//

So many treasures in the boxes for you! Bugs and cars and sea shells too! But my favorite little treasure that rhymes with _//(rhyming picture card)// starts with ___//(//__//letter(s) on small sentence strips;// //**say sound when singing**__)__// Yes, it's the _//(actual treasure or picture card)//!

__//**Prep work:**//__ 1. Download/print the rhyming picture cards listed above and cut them out. (RhymingCards1,2,3.pdf) //You can color and laminate a full set for next year or later. For now, to get started, just color a few or use them in black & white.// 2. Write out the poem on sentence strips. 3. Write out some letters or letter combinations on sentence strips. (Ex: single letters or sh, fr, etc.) 4. Think of treasures this would work for and keep all the pieces together for easy access while reading the poem. //You can clip the rhyming card and the letter(s) together and have the treasures in a clear Ziploc bag for them to see and pick from. Narrow it down to 5 in a bag, if necessary.// **__//Following are a few suggestions://__** //*Regarding the letters: Display the letter(s), but say the letter sound(s) only for phonemic awareness purposes.// ||
 * # || Rhyming Card || Letter(s) on strips || Actual treasure or/picture card || How it will play out in the poem:
 * 1. || rug || b || bug || But my favorite little treasure that rhymes with __rug__, starts with __b.__* Yes, it's the __bug__! ||
 * 2. || bell || sh || shell || But my favorite little treasure that rhymes with __bell__, starts with __sh.__* Yes, it's the __shell__! ||
 * 3. || sock || r || rock || But my favorite little treasure that rhymes with __sock__, starts with __r.__* Yes, it's the __rock__! ||
 * 4. || STOP || t || top || But my favorite little treasure that rhymes with __STOP__, starts with __t.__* Yes, it's the __top__! ||
 * 5. || star || c || car || But my favorite little treasure that rhymes with __star__, starts with __c.__* Yes, it's the __car__! ||
 * 6. || wizard || l || lizard || But my favorite little treasure that rhymes with __wizard__, starts with __l.__* Yes, it's the __lizard__! ||
 * 7. || pear || b || bear || But my favorite little treasure that rhymes with __pear__, starts with __b.__* Yes, it's the __bear__! ||
 * 8. || dog || fr || frog || But my favorite little treasure that rhymes with __dog__, starts with __fr.__* Yes, it's the __frog__! ||
 * 9. || cake || sn || snake || But my favorite little treasure that rhymes with __cake__, starts with __sn.__* Yes, it's the __snake__! ||
 * 10. || key || b || bee || But my favorite little treasure that rhymes with __key__, starts with __b.__* Yes, it's the __bee__! ||
 * Suggested use of the poem:** Do 3 sets per day for about 1-2 weeks, and practice coming up with additional rhyming words for that set since that's the next expectation for rhyming.

Pictures of Writing Charts shared during our collaboration day on 1/11/11:





MAGNET (for Magnetic/Not Magnetic activity) -magnetic wands should be available in your science lab

The kids experimented with objects and treasures including plastic bugs, cars, erasers, magnetic letters, letters that were not magnetic, etc. Below you will see the pictures they drew in the Magnetic and NOT Magnetic graphic organizers. These graphic organizers are on our Wiki, just go to Manage Wiki on the left, click on Content, then Files. They are named "magnetic-worksheet" and "not-magnetic-worksheet".

Make the magnet below out of red construction paper and glue grey construction paper on the edges to look like a magnet. After the students have experimented with treasures or objects that stick to a magnet, allow them to glue staples, paperclip and piece of pipecleaner on this magnet to take home! ;)



You can extend the activity by having students place the same objects in a plastic container to find out if they will stick to the magnet.

__**SINK OR FLOAT ACTIVITY**__ The kids enjoyed out Sink and Float activity! They predicted what objects would sink/float (Will it Sink? Will it Float? chart below) Then they placed objects (pencil, paperclip, crayon, shell and other treasures in the cup to find out if they sink or float. They drew their findings in their journals.) You can also use a worksheet for the students to cut and paste their findings or it can be used for a center on another day when the students have already done this experiment. They can do this all over again in a center and I am sure they will enjoy it! Here is the worksheet: Just go to Manage Wiki on the left, click on Content, then Files. It is named "sink-or-float-worksheet". Kids will cut out the pics of the things that floated and glue them at the top of the glass and glue the things that sunk at the bottom of the glass.





You can also extend this activity by having the students place the same objects in a larger container with water. They can record their findings in their journal as well.


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