We have been learning all about the word scarcity. Scarcity means not having enough if something that you want or need. We started this week with a "pocket" lesson. We tried to fit all of our wants in one pocket. It was a tight fit and not everything made it in! We did a fantastic activity about the scarcity of food. We will be participating in a charity called Rice Bowls. This charity raises money to feed the people that are going hungry all over the world. To get an understanding of what world hunger really means. We did an activity in groups. Each person in the group had a paper plate, but all but one were allowed to draw food on their plate. One out of six people are going hungry. We worked together to brainstorm the reasons why so many people are going hungry when there is enough food in the world to feed everyone. We also compared this to things that kids in the United States worry about. Everyone is bringing home a rice bowl to collect money in for the next two weeks! Let's fill them all up and save some people from being hungry!! We have explored some soil and rocks in the classroom this week! We did a lot of great investigations and activities to help us learn. We investigated soil from our own home and then compared it to others. We read this fun book about a boy that never cleans his belly button, who has then gathered layers of soil and a seed in it. He sprouts a bush in his belly button! We did our own writing piece about what we would do if a plant grew out of our belly buttons! We investigated and sorted rocks by their size, shape, color, and texture. This is an amazing book that helps kids learn how to choose their own pet rocks with 10 Simples Rules. We of course applied these rules to picking our own rocks in the classroom today!
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