Colonial Times

If I look outside I see something bright that makes me squint my eyes if I continue to peer out my window.  What is it?  THE SUN!!!  Hooray it is visiting us this morning!!

Our Time Fair at school was anything but a quick leap back in time!  Each class got to choose a theme-Prehistoric, Industrial Revolution, Medievil, the Digital/Future, and ours-Colonial Time!

Everyone was absorbed into their "characters" and truly undertook the life of the Colonial people!
Here are some photos from Friday when we had our All School Time Fair!

Future meets Colonial!

Smiles,

They are 3 centimeters long!

HELLO! Our 5 Painted Lady Butterfly larvae/caterpillars are doing well!  They are slowly growing and seem content!  We will be measuring them each day and noting changes and developments!  How long will it be?
Will they all survive?  How do they "hang" from the lid?  What are those strands in there?  How big will they be before they make their chrysalis? What will the Painted Lady Butterflies look like?   The questions are numerous and thought provoking!  If you are eager and want to order your own to begin your investigations, here is the link I ordered them from:  Insect Lore

Creepy smiles :)

THEY ARRIVED!!! OPEN IMMEDIATELY!

A two hour delay in April!  Have you ever heard of that?  If you live in Wisconsin, you are probably wishing you could not say, "Yes," but we had one today!  (tomorrow might bring more ice, sleet, snow, all mixed together...hmmm Mother Nature what is going on?)

Hooray we got a package that did not fit in my mailbox.  I zoomed to the post office after school and lit up when I got our box.  Open Immediately!  Careful Live Contents!

WHAT'S INSIDE???

More to come...are you as anxious as us?

Smiles,

What Shape Did You Make?

Tuesday is here!  Day 2 of indoor recess.. :-(

But, it's not SNOW!!

April is Poetry Month!!  A poem, is a poem, is a poem...or is it?  Today we began our salute to National Poetry month by using 15 words we cut out of magazines and newspapers (a couple even typed them in Word) to make a shape poem!  My Multi-agers had to arrange their words to form a poem!  Next, they glued their words down on construction paper to make a shape!  Finally, they added decor and presented their poem!

Have yet to figure out why they rotate...sorry!

 Poetry Smiles,

Barefoot Island Renditions!

Happy Marvelous Monday!

We have knee deep in map work in our classroom!  We have three different map projects going on!  Confusing...no just structured chaos!  But, educational chaos!  My Youngers- 1st graders skills have taken off like Google Earth!

One map project that they gave a round of applause to was Barefoot Island!  Thank you to Kyle Knips who Pinned this activity:  Barefoot Island 

Sorry that this one is turned!

Smiles,

Rosie

Make Raisins Float!

FRIDAY!  FRIDAY!  FRIDAY!  Is someone in Pulaski, Wisconsin excited-YUP!  ME!

Wow, today was a major science exploration with solids, liquids, and gases!  We were all about Matter!  Matter mattered!

Today our supplies were:  raisins, Sprite, and a cup!  CAN YOU GUESS what happened when we put the raisins into the cup of soda?  Hint:  think floating and sinking!

You're right the raisins rise to the top when the Carbon Dioxide lifts them up and they sink when the bubbles pop!

Now, that's a sweet matter experiment.

Smiles,

Lost My Camera Cord!

HELLO FANTASTIC TEACHERS AND WONDERFUL BLOGGERS!!!

Robins, Red Wing Blackbirds, and Tundra Swan are here; this must be a sure sign all the snow will be gone soon, right?  Do you still have the yucky, black want to be snow hills still standing?

Just an update, I have been on a MAD hunt for my camera cord!  NEVER TAKE IT FOR GRANTED!

I have lots to share with you, just need a camera (other than cell phone and webcam).

SMILES ...more smiles when I find my cord!