*All photo credits go to https://www.penguinscience.com/
We began studying penguins this week and were pleased to know that our class flag flew in ANTARCTICA with the Adelie penguins! Adelie penguins live in a very harsh environment on a continent that is 98% covered in ice, so we are sure they enjoyed seeing our flag! *All photo credits go to https://www.penguinscience.com/ Look in the distance - those are all Adelie penguins! The students enjoyed seeing their friends at school again. They shared a story about what they did over the break. We wrapped up our study of 3-dimensional shapes by doing a "shape walk" with our iPads. They found some great examples in the real world! We also looked for examples of 3-D shapes in magazines. In Science, we have been learning all about weather. They made some "cloud" pictures. They enjoyed a matching activity after we read The Jacket I Wear in the Snow.
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We worked hard over the last 2 weeks to learn about holidays around the world. This is one of our activities. One of our fun holiday activities was making little replica gingerbread houses! After reading this cute book, we did some measuring activities with candy canes. We also did a science experiment to see which liquid would dissolve the candy canes first. In math, we've been studying 3-dimensional shapes. We made some of our own! After reading this book, we did a science STEM activity with building Elf Traps! It's always so fun to take a walk and see what each group came up with. Pajama Day! We relaxed by playing games and watching the Polar Express movie! Winter Party! Thank you to our wonderful PTO volunteers for arranging our holiday party. They loved the game and cupcakes! See you in 2020!
Happy Holidays! We wrote some "elf applications" and had some fun with that. We've been studying holidays around the world. They enjoyed wearing some authentic wooden shoes from Holland. We have learned about all sorts of holidays around the world, including Christmas, Diwali, Kwanzaa, Dia de Los Muertos, and Hanukkah. We had a blast playing the Dreidel game and singing the song! We had a wonderful presentation on Hanukkah by one of our students! She even made a book for every student! We read this precious book to wrap up our nocturnal animal unit, then made puppet stages to make up our own stories about these owl babies! We love days when we can explore and learn on the iPads!
We've enjoyed some cute books about nighttime this week. We loved reading Russell the Sheep and found ways to put him to sleep. In math, we've been learning about fractions. The students made either pizzas or cookies to show their knowledge of equal parts. Have you ever seen an owl pellet? Owls "cough" up a pellet with whatever they cannot digest. We observed the contents of the pellet and even examined a piece under the microscope. Another fun book was Goodnight, Moon (a classic!). They made necklaces with their own version of what they say goodnight to. We worked all week on some cool nocturnal animal fact books. We read a lot of non-fiction books and they recorded the facts they felt were important. The students worked so hard on their 3D animals and research reports on nocturnal animals! They were shocked to walk into the hallway and see the display. We even convinced Principal Dow to come see it, too (but she had to hide her eyes for the surprise!). Thank you to everyone that participated in the Spring Creek BBQ spirit night a few weeks ago!
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AuthorI am a retired First Grade teacher in Texas. I have two children, two daughters-in-law, a grandson and granddaughter. Our beloved pup, Rocco, went to heaven this year. He was 15 years old. I've been married 37 years. I would love to hear from any former students! Archives
January 2021
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