We are anticipating Painted Lady Butterflies soon! Just 16 days ago they were crawling around in the container and leaving silk strands now they are chrysalises. Oh, we wonder, what day will they emerge? Any predictions?
SMILES my friends,
Always shine by using all your talents and skills!
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Day 16...we Have 5 Chrysalises!
Was your Saturday as beautiful as mine? We topped 70 degrees in Northeast Wisconsin! You're right it is Sunday, but I am still in awe of yesterday's weather! I went on three different trails and pounded, pounded, and pounded!
We are anticipating Painted Lady Butterflies soon! Just 16 days ago they were crawling around in the container and leaving silk strands now they are chrysalises. Oh, we wonder, what day will they emerge? Any predictions?
SMILES my friends,
We are anticipating Painted Lady Butterflies soon! Just 16 days ago they were crawling around in the container and leaving silk strands now they are chrysalises. Oh, we wonder, what day will they emerge? Any predictions?
SMILES my friends,
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Shapes and Figures in our Community!
SUN!!! Oops..can't forget that tomorrow it's supposed to be in the 60's. HEAT WAVE here in Wisconsin!
Yesterday we went on a walking field trip to our village's library! On our walk we brought our camera and decided to be Figure/Shape Hunters! Each student had to take a picture of a shape/figure he or she spied! Cones, cylinders, triangles, rectangles, pyramids, and circles galore! When we arrived back we had 84 pictures! All in a half mile walk!
Next step, pass the pictures around and students will need to correctly identify the shapes/figure that the child was trying to capture or Guess My Shape!
Circle Smiles,
Yesterday we went on a walking field trip to our village's library! On our walk we brought our camera and decided to be Figure/Shape Hunters! Each student had to take a picture of a shape/figure he or she spied! Cones, cylinders, triangles, rectangles, pyramids, and circles galore! When we arrived back we had 84 pictures! All in a half mile walk!
Next step, pass the pictures around and students will need to correctly identify the shapes/figure that the child was trying to capture or Guess My Shape!
Circle Smiles,
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Fractions/Shares Using a Paper Plate!
HELLO! It's Tuesday, just in case you were wondering and all of your days are blending together like mine!
Today we used a paper plate to show shares-fractions! We started with a blank paper plate and then cut it into half with a yellow crayon. We labeled the parts 1. Next we got an orange crayon and cut it into fourths and labeled the parts 1 and noticed we had 4 parts-fourths. Then we got a green crayon and cut our circle into eights. HMMM...we got 8 parts-eights. Finally, we got a blue crayon and cut it into sixteen parts-WOW. We then folded the plate until we got down to that small silver of the circle 1/16. We discussed how it would be appetite pleasing to cut it into 1/2's vs. 1/6's if we were hungry and were craving this "cookie" or "pizza." We would definitely want the whole thing, but sharing it with another person would allow us to have a greater portion than 15 friends.
Smiles,
Monday, April 22, 2013
Adjectives and a Caterpillar-What's the Connection?
HAPPY EARTH DAY!
Today our school spent most of the day with our lights off to honor Earth Day! Just like in the Colonial Times (we remembered that from our Colonial research). Till the P.M. part of the day, we were very tempted to turn on the lights, but we RESISTED! LOVE THE EARTH...Earth hugs!
Today we also used a caterpillar template to write and create an adjective caterpillar! We used this template link as our rough draft and wrote down words to describe ourselves. After conferencing, we traced the circles on construction paper and then rewrote the adjectives. Next, we assembled our creepy crawlers! Finally, we [resented our buggy friends!
Smiles,
Today our school spent most of the day with our lights off to honor Earth Day! Just like in the Colonial Times (we remembered that from our Colonial research). Till the P.M. part of the day, we were very tempted to turn on the lights, but we RESISTED! LOVE THE EARTH...Earth hugs!
Today we also used a caterpillar template to write and create an adjective caterpillar! We used this template link as our rough draft and wrote down words to describe ourselves. After conferencing, we traced the circles on construction paper and then rewrote the adjectives. Next, we assembled our creepy crawlers! Finally, we [resented our buggy friends!
Smiles,
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Our Trucker Buddy Came!!
Saturday, Saturday, and SUN!!!
Hope you are able to say the same!
Yesterday our Trucker Buddy visited! WE WERE ECSTATIC AS THE GUY WE WERE WRITING TO AND EMAILING "CAME TO LIFE" AND WALKED INTO OUR CLASSROOM! Donita, his wife also came!! What a HOOT it was to have them both of them here! They shared trucking stories, laughed, and reminisced about past experiences! K-5th graders were able to listen to these delightful tales and then he gave us a "tour" of his truck! We even got to go inside the cab! May I also mention, TOOT the horn-not once, twice, but many students pulled the cord! I think the whole village heard us!
Again, what a delight and an experience of a lifetime!
Smiles,
Hope you are able to say the same!
Yesterday our Trucker Buddy visited! WE WERE ECSTATIC AS THE GUY WE WERE WRITING TO AND EMAILING "CAME TO LIFE" AND WALKED INTO OUR CLASSROOM! Donita, his wife also came!! What a HOOT it was to have them both of them here! They shared trucking stories, laughed, and reminisced about past experiences! K-5th graders were able to listen to these delightful tales and then he gave us a "tour" of his truck! We even got to go inside the cab! May I also mention, TOOT the horn-not once, twice, but many students pulled the cord! I think the whole village heard us!
Again, what a delight and an experience of a lifetime!
Smiles,
Thursday, April 18, 2013
THEY ARE ALMOST READY TO GO INTO THE "J"
We have been noting dramatic changes with our larvae caterpillars! They are slowly inching toward the top and have been busy leaving behind silk strands!! They have also molted a few times and are depositing their frass everywhere!
When do you think we will have 5 chrysalides?
Smiles,
When do you think we will have 5 chrysalides?
Smiles,
VOTING TIME!
Happy Wet Thursday!
Today we learned about reasons we elect and vote for for candidates! We answered questions like: Why do people for one candidate over another? What characteristics do those candidates have? How does a candidate persuade you to vote for them!
Next, I typed up a "mock ballet" with 17 characteristics that each student then had vote on. They needed to match up each student to a characteristic. For example, Best Smile, Creative, Math Brain, Game Player, etc. They also had to vote for themselves.
Finally, we shared our results and discussed the outcomes! Many were surprised with the results and were pleasantly surprised by what their peers thought of them!
Red, White, and Blue Smiles,
Today we learned about reasons we elect and vote for for candidates! We answered questions like: Why do people for one candidate over another? What characteristics do those candidates have? How does a candidate persuade you to vote for them!
Next, I typed up a "mock ballet" with 17 characteristics that each student then had vote on. They needed to match up each student to a characteristic. For example, Best Smile, Creative, Math Brain, Game Player, etc. They also had to vote for themselves.
Finally, we shared our results and discussed the outcomes! Many were surprised with the results and were pleasantly surprised by what their peers thought of them!
Red, White, and Blue Smiles,
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