Happy Birthday Lucy!

On Friday, we celebrated Lucy's birthday. She brought in the book Click, Clack, Boo! A Tricky Treat by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin. Since we are quickly approaching Halloween, this was a great story for the occasion. The kids all knew the story of Click, Clack, Moo so they were good at figuring out all the clues the book gives as to what is going to happen. It is a great holiday addition to our classroom library.

Happy Birthday Ekam!

Yesterday, we celebrated Ekam's birthday. Her birthday was over Fall Break, so we celebrated a little late. She brought in the book Sophia the First: The Perfect Tea Party. The students were so surprised to find out that Sophia was not around when I was a little girl. They could not believe how many princesses were not around for me. This book had a great message for the kids. While planning a tea party, Sophia learns that bigger is not always better. It is a great reminder for our kids who often focus on material things in life.

Happy Birthday Landon!

Yesterday, we celebrated Landon's birthday. His birthday was over Fall Break, so we celebrated a little late. He brought in the book Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Out of the Shadows: Stand Together!. Most of the kids were familiar with the movie, the characters, and the setting. This helped them enjoy the book even more. It talked about each of the turtles and their characteristics. It is another great addition to the classroom library.

Apple Week Finally!

We finished our Apple Week activities today with our final Apple Tasting Party. The kids were able to eat lots of different kinds of apples with different dips, some marshmallows, cheese, and apple juice. It was a great week for everyone!

Apple STEM and Baking!

Today was a really busy day in Room 2. We started the day with a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) activity involving apples. The challenge was to make a container that had a handle that could hold 3 apples while the kids walked 10 steps. The kids had a great time working together to try to make the best container they could. After lunch, we made applesauce. The kids worked hard to core, peel, and cut apples. We put them in the crockpot and will enjoy a snack tomorrow morning. The last activity of the day was making mini apple pies. We enjoyed our pies while we watched a video about Johnny Appleseed.

Apple Window Decorations

Today we started a project that is new for my apple week activities. We made apple window clings. The decorations need to dry over night, but the students will be able to take them home tomorrow and they should stick to their windows at home.

Apple Activity Day!

Today we did different activities in the room about apples. We first switched classrooms with the other first grade class. Our class did activities with Mrs. Schultz in her room and then we came back to our room to do a few other activities. We made already eaten apples out of popsicle sticks. We made apple faces and completed and apple word search. Tomorrow will be another fun day!