Immersed in Poetry

We have begun our poetry unit.  We are reading lots of poetry each day and learning about the strategies to write poetry.  This week we are focusing on using our senses and emotions to write our poems.  During this unit, we will be sharing our favorite poems we have read and practice reading partner poems for fluency. 

Fairy Tale Reader's Theater

We have had a busy day in our room with indoor recess due to the rain.  :(  We worked in small groups and each had a different fairy tale script to perform.  The kids did well and most read with lots of expression. It was fun! 

Seasons

We are learning about the weather and seasons in Science.  We worked in groups this week and made collages of our seasons. 

Water Cycle

Today was experiment Friday and we finished up our water cycle unit with an experiment about condensation. Each group had a jar with a little warm water.  They put 3 ice cubes on top of the lid and watched to see what would happen.  We heard some very good observations and conclusions about what was happening and why.  Next week we will be learning about weather. 

Fairy Tales

This week we have started learning about how to write a fairytales.  Yesterday we started writing one together and finished it today.  It is a "fractured" fairytale similar to the Three Little Pigs.   Ours is "The Three Little Kids and the Big Bad Principal."  Today the kids are started to write their own fairytale or fractured fairy tale.