We are halfway through our 1st grade year. Our last lesson about ancient civilizations taught us that the Egyptians were similar to the Mesopotamians in that they also a polytheistic society who attributed control of unexplained natural phenomenon to gods. Their gods often took the form of humans with various animal heads like a crocodile or birds. Jumping a few thousands years towards the present, we began our study of ancient cultures of the Americas beginning with the Mayans. We learned that:
- Mayans lived on the Yucatan Peninsula.
- were dependent on fish and maize.
- helped each other within the community in times of need.
We have just about completed our midyear Reading assessments. We will be taking our midyear Math assessments this week. Unsatisfactory notices will be sent home soon. The district requires that a notice be sent out when a student may receive a score of 1 or 2 on the following progress report. At this time, it is not necessary for a student to know they are getting an unsatisfactory notice if that should happen.
In Science we have been modeling our solar system to learn why and how day turns to night as well as how seasons change.
In Writing we have begun our Opinion unit. Our first step was to generate a list of possible topic. Next was to select a topic and then form an opinion. Today, we planned our arguement which means outlining reasons for our opinion.
Cool topics.
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