Spelling Vests

     I got these letter vests with budget money this year.  I love them!  We spent time practicing word families and popcorn words on Friday, too.  Mrs. Fisher and the kids had brainstormed a bunch of
-an words earlier in the day. 

Check out these cuties spelling fan.

Tasty math!

Yesterday we did number stories using Swedish Fish.  When we finished practicing our adding and subtracting, we got to eat our "catch."  Thanks to Miss T. for providing the tasty treat!

Welcome to the Blog, L!

I got permission to put a new face on the blog.  Here she is!

ABC Patterns

     One of the goals for math during the 2nd trimester is to be able to generate a 3-part or ABC pattern independently.  We practiced one day recently.  The kids had loads of materials to choose from to "show what they know."  However, the linking chains were the most popular that day.

So many photos...so little time!

I took tons of pictures of the kids in December.  Below is a sample from Winter Wonderland at the middle school and our waffle morning.  Note the extreme cuteness of kindergarteners in pajamas.  There are also some picts of kids helping unwrap class gifts.

Building Little Pig Houses

At the conclusion of our Three Little Pigs unit, the kids worked in pairs or trios to design and create a structure that would withstand the huffing and puffing of the wolf (my hairdryer dressed up a bit).

The planning, creativity, and team work made this one of my favorite events of the year.

Huffing and puffing to test out its strength!

Tasty Acorns!

A special thanks to Mrs. Thomas for bringing in items for us to make some delicious, edible acorns.
Here are some pictures of that event a few weeks back.  It was a fun fall snack.

Number Writing. . . It's way more fun with shaving cream!

A few weeks ago, we were practicing double digit number writing during math class using shaving cream.  The kids had fun.  The tables got REALLY clean, and the room smelled great when we were finished!

Cute Outdoor Pictures!

On Monday, the kids will participate in a full morning of Thanksgiving and colonial fun.

In one classroom, they will do a math patterning activity that will complete their Thanksgiving place mats.  These will be nice keepsakes for you.  Here are some of the outdoor shots that I took to use as the center of the place mats.

Aren't they cute?