My How They Have Grown!

We hatched 10 of our 12 eggs!  Quite a brood!

New Arrivals!

Signs of Spring!

I hope everyone is enjoying a little break from school!  In our classroom, Spring is in the air and exciting things are happening! I stopped by today and heard lots of chirping in our incubator! There will be a lot of excitement on Tuesday when we return!

If you look closely at the crack, you can even see his little beak!  The egg at the very top of the picture has a little crack, too!

Look at the changes to our caterpillars! They are not as noisy...but they are equally as fascinating!

Shadow Play!

We just wrapped up a unit on Space in Science.  We were learning about the Sun's relationship with the Earth and how the Sun seems to move in the sky throughout the day. What better way to demonstrate this concept than to watch our shadows??? We went outside in the morning, at noon, and in the late afternoon to trace our shadows.  We discovered a lot about how they change! 


We had to wait patiently for a sunny day to do this exploration and finally got it this week! It was well worth the wait.  I have to admit that these are some of my favorite pictures.  I hope you enjoy them too!

Click on this link to view: Shadow Play!

They're Coming!

What are students buzzing about this week? It is the arrival of chick eggs to our classroom! The class used their inferring or predicting skills to read clues and make smart guesses about our newest adventure! We learned that sometimes when we get new information our inferences might change!

Measure Me!

We have been exploring standard and non-standard units of measurement in math. Click on the link to see us getting some hands-on practice measuring each other in a variety of ways. Measure Me!

Mapping our World!

We wrapped up our map unit with a fun little project!  We got to make a map of the PB playground.  We camped out on the blacktop for a bird's eye view!  We had the opportunity to experience directionality as we all started out facing north and drawing what we saw.  In addition, we created a map key to help make our map more meaningful.

Click on the link for a peek at us at work: Mapping our World!