Spring is here – well, almost! But here in our classroom, much is alive and growing. We have finished out unit on the ocean. The children made beautiful dioramas (which have hopefully made it safely home!) We’ve started a new unit on the farm. There’s much interest not only on the different animals that we’ll study, but also on all the heavy farm equipment necessary to run a farm. Next Thursday we’ll travel with Preschool and First Grade to Hancock Shaker Village to see their baby animal exhibit. While there we’ll have the opportunity to observe a blacksmith and other traditional jobs that were done when Hancock was an active Shaker community.
In math, we’re finishing up a unit comparing numbers. The children learned to use the symbols < and > (“is lesser than” and “is greater than,” respectively). They had a lot of fun using dice and counting the dots on dominoes to find different numbers to compare, and all did a great job with this unit!
Yesterday we had great time with Second Grade during Peer Reading. And today, the First Graders came over to read us their completed “How-To” books. There were many great titles, including: How to Make A Bed, How to Take Care of a Dog, How To Get Dressed, and my personal favorite How to Make Chocolate-Covered Strawberries. (I think I’ll go home and make some this weekend!) It was a fun ending to a fun week.
It was too rainy/snowy/sleety today to play outside. Below are some snapshots of our indoor play!
Enjoy the long weekend!
Andrea