We have been doing a lot of talking about our families as part of our Social Studies curriculum. The kids have been bringing in some AMAZING “All About Me” posters and it has been so much fun getting to learn about one another.
We also did a project with shapes to share about who lives in our houses. The kids got big rectangles and triangles for the adults in their home and small rectangles and triangles for the kids. It was fun to see how all of our families are so different and yet we all have so many things in common.
We have continued learning the Daily 5 process. I will add more information about Daily 5 in later posts, so keep on checking my blog!
This week has been lots of practice for “Read-to-self.” The kids have gotten their stamina up to 7 minutes of Independent Read-to-Self. Our goal is 15 minutes since that is how long each round lasts.
The Iowa State Fair was So.Much.Fun! The kids were wonderful and stayed right with the class. It was kind of a whirlwind day so we packed in as much as we could in our short time.
We walked through the animal barns in the morning, and the kids even got the chance to pet a few horses. The people in the animal barns were very kind to us.
Lunch was a beef slider, chips, apple, and water. The kids seemed to really enjoy our picnic. : )
We went through “Little Hands on the Farm” where the kids got to pretend they were farmers and plant a seed, pick their produce, ride a tractor, milk a cow and sell their goods for a treat at the end!
We watched a really cool stunt dog show. Unfortunately I didn’t get any pictures of it but the kids really enjoyed our break from walking and the show.
We ended the day that the Animal Learning Center. The kids got to see some baby pigs and chicks, and some even got to pet a newborn lamb.
For this Friday’s cooking we made English Muffin Cheese Pizzas. We are going to use our cooking time as a major part of our health curriculum this year. For each recipe we are going to talk about the different food groups and then what we could add to make our cooking into a meal.
For example, our pizzas had ingredients from the grains, dairy, and vegetable groups. We could have incorporated the meat by adding chicken or pepperoni to our pizzas and put some fruit on the side. We will be using that time also to discuss healthy habits such as exercising, keeping clean and taking care of our bodies by getting enough sleep.
Thanks for everyone who donated to this week’s cooking and parents who have already sent in for next week!
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