Kwanzaa First Fruit Festival

Ocean Nouns and Verbs

For this activity students had to complete the sentence using word wall words, a noun and a verb. Prior to starting this activity we created a list of different ocean creatures (nouns) and ocean creature actions (verbs). 

Students worked independently to write the sentence. Once they wrote their sentence I checked their work and then they were free to illustrate their sentence. I strongly encouraged them to illustrate as many details as possible. Soon we will be including those "picture" details into our writing!

Daily 5 in Action

Today our kiddos used their Daily 5 time effectively and efficiently! I am so impressed and pleased with their progress thus far this year. YAY! :)

Listening to Reading

Small Group

Literacy Center: Poem Reading/Writing

Reading to Someone

Literacy Center: Flip Flaps and Write

Literacy Stations: Word Family Houses Writing (-at, -am, -ot, etc.)

Holiday Fun!

Today we went to MCPL for "Storyhour Extravaganza", walked through Fountain Square Mall and played at Wonderlab Garden! At MCPL we sang songs, watched short films, and listened to a few short stories. We had a wonderful afternoon. :) 

Skittles Bar Graph

Can you taste the rainbow? 

Our kids did today! This week our math focus skill is graphing. To make graphing exciting for the students I created a lesson involving a tasty little treat! 

To start this activity I demonstrated how to analyze data, complete a bar graph appropriately, etc. Once I felt they were ready to do this activity I gave them each a worksheet, a pencil, an art caddy, and a random handful of Skittles. I think our kids were a bit in shock that I giving them "sweet treats"... especially in the morning. After they completed the worksheet independently, I checked their work and then they were rewarded by eating their Skittles. 

It was shocking how quickly they analyzed their data and completed the bar graph! Haha... They most definitely were motivated by the Skittles!    

Rainbow Nouns

Our language arts focus skill this week is verbs. To introduce this skill I decided I would integrate art with learning what words are verbs. Integrating art into subjects is proven through research to enhance the learning experience. Kids are able to make a personal connection to their work; therefore making it more meaningful and memorable. 

Before creating our "Rainbow Nouns" we made a bubble map of different "I can" words. After we filled the board with verb words, I demonstrated how to complete the project. I then set the kiddos free to complete the project independently. I only required students to have four rainbow strips, but majority went above four- love it when they go above and beyond!!