"Push and Pull"

kayleighp

'Time for school!' I can hear mom say, I pull the covers up over my head, it can't be time to start the day. 'RINGGGG' goes the alarm, so harsh and near, so I reach over quickly and push the snooze button down and wait for my daze to clear. It is time for another school day so I pull on my pants and shirt as I wonder what my teacher has to teach today. I push my hand in motion to wave to my friends as I pull open the classroom door. I run quickly to push my backpack into my cubby and rush to the floor. 'Today we are learning about pushes and pulls' says my teacher with a lot of excitement. 'We will never use this,' I thought with such judgment. 'Push and Pulls are used every day,' she explained, 'they are forces that move objects from one direction from where it once remained.' After showing us all of the objects that can be push and pulled in the class, I realized there are objects I have been pushing and pulling all morning that I have just looked right past. What about those covers that I pulled over my head? I knew they would hide me and I could stay longer in bed. And what alarm that sounded so fierce? Without pushing that snooze button my ears would still be getting pierced. The pants and shirt that I pulled over my head? I would be naked here in school without them and feel like I want to be dead! Pushes and pulls are all around us, they are easy to spot. Whether its a door or a chair, we pull things a lot. And what about those pushes around us? Without them things in our way would be such a fuss! I'm happy I learned something new today. Perhaps later today I will pull my older brother outside to play! Math Task 1: Page 6 shows pictures of objects that are being pushed or pulled. How many pictures are there of objects that are being pushed? How many pictures are there of objects that are being pulled? How many pictures are there in total? Math Task 2: Page 9 has a picture of an alarm clock. What time is on the face of the alarm clock? Answer using hours and exact minutes. Glossary Pull: a force that moves an object toward you Push: a force that moves an object away from you Motion: when an object goes from standing still to moving Force: a push or pull Direction: a path a moving object takes My teacher says, 'pushes are a force that brings things away you, without them what would we do? And pulls are a force that brings things toward you, like the force you used to bring your teddy close when you are feeling blue.'