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Sharks!
Portable building - no desks - no chairs - 30 first graders - no recess - no specials - state testing day. What do you do??? Sharks..that's what!
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| Shark Template Credit: Amy Lemons |
We started a research unit in Reading class this week. We will follow up our whole group research on the Great White Shark by pairing up with a buddy, and choosing a different shark to research and compare to the Great White Shark. Fortunately, our school library has a huge assortment of shark books :-)
The portable lacked access to GoNoodle or YouTube videos for brain breaks, so we split into groups for some hula hoop/team work relays. Funniest thing ever!
It includes activities for the this book AND...
...an interactive mini book about Mother's Day, an interview with mom, the cutest traced hand bouquet ever, options for other special ladies (like Aunt, Grandma, Step-Mom) and more!
Have a great weekend,
A Day to Honor Earth
Happy Earth Day :-) My class spent the day exiled to a portable with no tables or chairs, but we still managed to have a blast! Well....okay...I mean...we weren't really banished. We were accomodating the needs of a small group of state testers who needed the space. We will be doing the same thing tomorrow. Today there was a certain novelty to sitting on the floor all day. I hope the appeal doesn't wear off for day 2.
Anyway, we spent the day learning how to be a Planet Pal. And, we learned A LOT.
We got our Earth Day activities started with an interactive mini book about Earth Day from my A Day to Honor Earth Pack. Here's a look at a few of the pages:
At some point, after an Earth Day Read Aloud and a brain break, we did a little reading and critical thinking with a passage (also in the pack) called Why Plant Trees?
And, we found time for a craft. We made these stained glass suncatchers using the template from my packet. The ones I snapped pictures of are still drying. Tomorrow we will add a string and take them home to hang in a window.
We had more to do...but we just couldn't finish it all.
Maybe we can get to our cut and paste recycleable materials flip book later in the week.
Tomorrow, I get some extra kiddos from another first grade class, so I planned for a... wait for it......., Shark Day! All firsties love sharks, right? Hopefully, a little shark-tastic learning will keep us all content in the portable for one more day :-)
Pete the Cat Themed Easter Celebration
Thursday was our last day of school this week. A four day weekend was planned on the school calendar, but we had to make up a bad weather day. So we made the best of it with a Pete the Cat: Big Easter Adventure themed day.
We began our day with a read aloud.
These are a few of the answers that the kiddies got to put under the document camera and read to the class. They love getting to see their work projected onto the screen.
ABOVE: Yes, because it's respectful and it is nice.
BELOW: There will be no eggs to find. And the Easter Bunny will be sad.
BELOW: The kids are going to not believe (in the Easter Bunny).
BELOW: Yes, it's how you make BFFS. (he he)
In the story, Pete paints Easter eggs, so we did too. First, we drew designs or pictures with crayons.
This little gal said she drew the bunny for her little brother in Pre-K. What a sweetie!
Then, we dipped them in warm water, vinegar, and food color.
The yellow eggs are my favorite. So bright. So spring.
We did a little writing after that. How to Color Easter Eggs. I failed to take a picture.
After a break for recess and lunch, we created Pete using pattern blocks. Then, we traced our pattern or blocks to make a craftivity. The template can be found here. It can be used with any Pete book. We added bunny ears because, in Big Easter Adventure, Pete wears bunny ears.
Finally, it was time for an egg hunt and our Spring Party. It was a fun day, but an exhausting day. I'm so happy for a three day weekend. Plus, next week is more state testing and I get diplaced from my room for two days to a portable with no desks or chairs. It's going to be interesting!
Still up in the air about your Earth Day plans? Please consider this:
There's an interactive mini book, CLOSEer Reading Passage with vocab and post reading questions, writing prompts, recycling flip book, some fun stuff and a stained glass Earth craft template (the craft is not pictured here).
Go ahead, link up with Doodle Bugs Teaching.
Enjoy the long weekend!
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