Star Lab

I was SO excited that we got to bring Star Lab back this year!  It is awesome for the students to get to experience this.  It is one of the things I remember most about when I was in elementary school.  Although, it is a lot smaller than what I remember.  :)

I tried to get a picture of the inside, but as you can see, it did not work out so well! 

The inside has projections of constellations and stars.  The kids heard a story about the constellations and then had to try to find them without the lines already drawn.  They really seemed to enjoy it and I hope we get to bring Star Lab back next year!  I want to thank Mrs. Vande Voorde for going through the training and running Star Lab this week!  She is the best!

We have been working hard in first grade, but don't worry, we still stop to have a little fun every now and then.  This week we played Shake It Off.  Each kid got five sight words stuck to them on post it notes.  I then played the song Shake it Off (Kids Bop Version). The kids had to shake off their word wall words.  When the song was over they had to find five more words off the ground and write them on their sheet.  They had so much fun!

Here is a little video of the shaking!

Busy Bee's in First Grade!

We have been busy bee's in first grade!  The kids did such a wonderful job at the first grade concert and on their science projects!  I am so proud of them.  Hard work pays off!

The kids got to show their visual aides to their classmates and also told a couple things they learned about the animal that they chose. 

We also celebrated Dr. Seuss with Green Eggs and Ham!

Doesn't that look delicious! 

To celebrate Dr. Seuss and Read Across America, we had an Author Study Day.  Students traveled to all the different grade levels to complete activities that go along with books written by Dr. Seuss.  They had so much fun and are excited to do it again. 

Right now we are in the process of making our final draft for the book we are publishing.  It has been A LOT of work, but the kids are really putting their best foot forward and trying their hardest.  I can't wait to see the final copy when it arrives in the mail.  If you have not returned the slip, please do.  If I have all of the slips returned, our classroom will get a free copy of the book.  We decided to donate it to the school Library for all students to check out. 

Unfortunately the leprechaun did not visit our classroom this year.  With just completing the animal project, I thought they might want a little break from doing big projects at home.  I locked up our classroom and kept the pesky little guy out this year!  If you would have stopped by my room on the 17th, it sure looked like I had 20 leprechauns hanging out with me!