Thursday, January 24, 2013

Penguins and More

--Author's Chair--
Our class eagerly anticipates sharing their work each week.
They encourage each other with enthusiasm!
--Tiny Love Notes--

We estimated how many cups of ice would be needed to fill the jar.  
(It held 12!)
We wondered if the ice would melt by the end of the day. (no)
I added food coloring to the jar and the room temperature worked its magic!



I *heart* these penguins.
The equations are identical because
these boys were working together.
As you can see, their penguins tell different stories; on the right, we are treated to a view of the digestion system.
Awesome!

---Romero Britto inspired art---
I drew a rough interpretation of Mr. Britto's gorgeous work 
and then printed it on yellow card stock.
The students were able to view his work online.
They were inspired by his designs.

Monday, January 21, 2013

Sunday, January 13, 2013

January 2013...Winter!

Matching numerals, number words, and ten frames.

Creating and counting "cookies" in sets.

The children set up a cozy reading area during literacy stations!

 snowmen, crafted with letter snowballs

Art Lesson~~Winter Trees
We discussed the "Y" and "V" shapes in tree branches.
We noticed that snow collects in the crook of a branch.

We crafted snowmen that had melted!
Notice the fantastic writing in these samples!