Buddy Classroom--Visit to the Wetlands 11/13/15

We meet twice a month with our buddy classroom, Mrs. Tubbs' class.  Since her class was studying decomposers, they took us out to the wetlands to show us what they have learned.  This was such a fun experience for ALL the kids.

Some Things Around Our Classroom

Everyday we need to take a lunch count of what the kids will be having for school lunch.  There is almost always a red, yellow, and green choice (on Fridays the yellow choice is often not there).  This helps our kitchen cook prepare the right amount of food.

I always try to have some type of exploration/sensory table available for the kids to explore.  This month I have some pumpkins, gourds, and indian corn for them to measure using standard measurement (tape measures) and non-standard measurement (unified cubes and popsicle sticks).

We made some cool leaves for art and hung them on our tree outside our classroom.  We have watercolor leaves and tissue paper leaves.  Both were fun activities.

We have a focus wall where we practice our letters, our calendar, our numbers, and how many days we have been in school. My daily helpers are now responsible for going over the activities with our class.

Weekly Sharing of Writing

We try to share our writing at least once a week.  The kids decide if they want to share.  They share their picture and their words.  They also face the audience when they speak.  We usually have over 1/2 the class willing to share. I really like that even the shy kids want to share :)

Jammie Day and Free Choice 11/6/15

Jammie Day!  We earned our special day since we fill up our classroom coin jar because of good behavior!  And then we had our free choice time...And then we left early.  What a great day!

Food Adventures #2 11/5/15

Today we had our second food adventure and we made "crazy purple salad."  Most of the kids LOVED it.  I sent the recipe home that same day.

First we cut the cabbage with our special scissors.

Then we mixed the ingredients into a bowl with the salad dressing.

The kids would definitely like to have this salad again!

Artist in Residence #2 11/5/15

We learned about felting from our artist in residence Mrs. King. We now know the ingredients to make felt with wool. 

First we separated the strands so we could work them back in together with the soapy warm water.  Then we applied pressure and we rolled them into balls for a long long time.  The kids did a great job.

Then we added some colored wool and formed another felted ball.

Westley gave this activity a "thumbs-up!"

We had to "shock" the felted ball into staying in that position by putting it in cold water.

We put our felted balls in egg cartons to let them dry.