Statue of Liberty

We finished learning about National Symbols. We learned about, drew, and painted the Statue of Liberty. The students enjoyed the change of pace and their drawings turned out great! Click on a picture below to enlarge it and start a slideshow!

Candy Corn Project

We had a lot of fun completing our candy corn project. The students were very antsy today so it was a great day to do a fall project and enjoy some popcorn. 

I "Mustache" You a Question

We made mustaches to kick-off our week of asking and answering questions. We worked on this skill this week while reading fiction and non-fiction texts.. The students did a fantastic job asking questions to clarify the meaning or understanding of the text. We read many fiction and non-fiction texts to practice this skill.

United States Symbols

This week we started to learn about United States Symbols. So far we have learned about the bald eagle, the White House, the Liberty Bell, and the United States flag. We will be learning about the Statue of Liberty next week. After learning about the Liberty Bell, the students watched a youtube video of how to draw the Liberty Bell.

Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFu6kb3-eZo

Adjectives

This week we have been learning about adjectives. Adjectives are words that describe nouns. I read the book The Bumpy Little Pumpkin written by Margery Cuyler and illustrated by Will Hillenbrand. Throughout the book there are a lot of adjectives to describe the pumpkins.  After reading the book and discussing adjectives, the students cut out their own pumpkin and wrote five adjectives to describe there pumpkin. Below are some pictures from our craftivity!

Heritage Hill

Today we went on a field trip to Heritage Hill. We got to experience what life was like on a Belgian farm in 1905. We learned about immigration, homes, making butter, farm life, summer kitchens, gardens, farm animals, and much more! We had a fantastic time and enjoyed the beautiful weather. This field trip ties closely to our social studies unit on past and present. Check out the some of the photos throughout the day!

  

   

   

   

   

   

Water Cycle Activity

Today we learned more about the water cycle during a hands on activity.  We have been learning about the steps of the water cycle and this activity helped bring all of the steps together. The three steps of the water cycle are evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. Ask your child about these steps. Also, you can do this activity at home. 

Water Cycle Activity

MATERIALS:

• Clear cup
• Cold water
• Barbasol shaving cream
• Blue food coloring 

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Fill the cup about three-quarters of the way full with cold water. 
2. Spray Barbasol shaving cream on top of the water. 
3. Squeeze several drops of blue food coloring on top of the shaving cream. 
4. Observe