This week instead of Library, our class was able to work with Mrs. Cassell in the Science Lab. They had a great time building shapes with toothpicks and marshmallows. It is always so amazing watching the children move from creations in the imagination to a physical representation. I am not sure they know just how amazing a skill this is. And we are lucky enough to be witness to their brilliance. This is such an amazing time of year. The children are beginning to put together all the things they have learned and turn them into something new.
Every other week our Seventh Grade buddies come to our rooms to help us with activities. On our last visit we worked together to create life size penguins. The big kids don't have much opportunity to craft. I am not sure who had more fun. We are so thankful when our buddies visit. There is no way we would have been able to trace 17 little bodies quickly enough to keep everyone happily crafting.
We also practiced our measuring skills with bears (and an assortment of stuffed animals). This was a fun way to use our math vocabulary to describe items as longer than/shorter than. It also allowed students meaningful practice in counting above 30.
It might take a while to measure that long tail...
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