Dr. Seuss Fun

We shared our favorite books, made hats and did some fun rhyming activities!  

Popcorn Words Hangman

Since it was too cold to go outside for recess this morning, the children partnered up and played popcorn words hangman.  The children were having a good time and practicing important reading and writing skills!

Rascal Came Back From Arizona

Our Rascal came back from Arizona today.  We learned he had a great time, but was almost eaten by a new puppy.  We learned that it is dry and warm all year round.  Rascal had fun sitting by the pool.  Doesn't that sound nice!

How-To Books

We are learning how to write how-to books.  Here are a few children who just finished their first how-to book.  I hope you learn something from these books.

Journal Writing

The children wrote in their journals this morning.  There writing is so much easier to read, since the Fall.  The children are doing well putting spaces between their words and writing many sounds when sound spelling.  We are still practicing starting each sentence with a capital letter and ending each idea with a period, question mark or exclamation point.

Writing Celebration

We finished our second unit in writer's workshop.  We celebrated by reading to our buddies.  The buddies wrote a nice note on the back of the books.  We ended our celebration with several toasts.

Rascal Went To Virginia

Rascal brought back lucky pigs from Virginia.  We also learned George Washington along with 7 other presidents were born in Virginia.

Penny

Today we learned what was on the penny and how much it is worth.  Here are the children saying our penny chant.

Valentine's Day Celebration

We mailed valentines, ate treats, graphed candy hearts and played heart bingo.  We had a great time!

Math Game

To finish the chapter, we played a math game where the children practiced counting by fives.  Here is a video of some partners playing.

Making Stamps

We looked at many kinds of stamps.  The children got to design and create their own stamps.  Did you realize a stamp now cost 49 cents?

Heart Animals

We made animals out of hearts today to get ready for Valentine's Day.  Check out our lovely animals.