How Many of Your Kiddos Can Blow a Bubble?

Today we celebrated Letter B.  We celebrated bubbles and bubble gum.

I read Bubble Bubble by Mercer Mayer.

We then focused on BUBBLE GUM....so exciting!!  The kids practiced with their bubble gum and told me the steps they took in order to blow a bubble.  Only 3 of my kiddos could do it!!  

Here are pics and the worksheet I made to go along with this activity.

How to Blow a Bubble

Chick I Wonders

We began our new unit on Chicks by writing down our, "I wonders..."  After brainstorming as a class, the kids worked in their Chick Notebooks and wrote down "I wonders" they had.

Dino Time Periods

The kids learned about the different periods dinosaurs lived in.  They worked in groups to create the environment for each period.  Here's their  work.

End of the Year Alphabet Countdown

It's hard to believe we've begun our end of year countdown.  The kiddos brought in their favorite animals for letter A.  Some animals even seemed to complete work today  Here are a few checking in with me!!

Tomorrow we'll be celebrating letter B with blowing bubbles and bubble gum!

Feeling the LOVE Today

So, I have a student who's grandmother just retired from teaching first grade.  She has been sending in items for me to weed through to see if I can use them for my classroom. What a dream come true!!

Today, she came to my class and dropped off a bag full of supplies.  Look below...can you believe it?  I felt SO LOVED and APPRECIATED today.

She wrote the nicest note telling me how much her granddaughter enjoyed coming to school and she was grateful for my commitment to teaching.  This definitely made my day and made me realize once again why I LOVE my job!!

Big Ol' Bones

We've been learning A LOT about paleontologist.  I read Big Old Bones.  This book has a surprise ending and the wife has helped to create quite a piece of art!

I traced and cut large dino puzzle pieces (a Triceratops and T-Rex) out.  The kids had to decorate a piece and then work as a team to put their dino together.

NEW, FREE Book

Today, I had a conference at the university on literacy and Gail Gibbons was there.  She shared with us how she got into writing and illustrating.  People were quickly buying up her books when I spotted a new book, Ladybugs (I like ladybugs and always sign my name with one).  All of them had been sold when I noticed one up front on the table.  The LAST one.  It was mean't to be, right?  When I asked if I could buy it she told me to just take it.  REally?!  She said not to worry about it and she had plenty more.

WOW!  Teachers love new books but to get one for free from Gail Gibbons and then to have it signed.  It made my day!!

Chris Van Dusen Arrives

Today, Chris Van Dusen came to our school to share his work.  He asked the kids if they'd like to sit home ALL day and JUST draw.  Of course, I wanted to raise my hand up and yell, "YES!!"  That would be a dream come true.

He showed the students paintings he has completed, read books, and even read us his BRAND NEW book.  He has illustrated the cover of LL Bean catalogs, packaging for toys, and our Maine lobster plate!

Pics to come soon.  It's saying I've reached my limit for pics.  YIKES!

An Illustration for the circus.

Sharing illustrations.

Reading to the kiddos.

The Circus Ship

Randy Riley's Really Big Hit

More Adventures with Mr. Magee

Mr. Magee and his dog Dee have quite a few adventures and we've LOVED reading about everyone of them!

Today we reviewed good readers make connections.  We connected with Mr. Magee.  Poor ol' Magee wasn't a great skier and he seemed to need some lessons.

The students brainstormed a list of things they had to practice to become better at.  Here's their writing!

I love he ended with a question!

Compsognathus

Check out our work on Compsognathus!