Nature Walk

This morning's Read Aloud, Gone Wild was an excellent ABC book that contained letters that each corresponded to an endangered animal. It opened the door for discussions into why animals might be endangered (urbanization, logging, hunting, etc).

For Writer's Workshop, students pasted their sourcebook covers onto their folders which are grouped by color (similar to Science Notebooks). Afterwards we created Book Boxes out of the cereal boxes that we've collected from parents. In this box, we will keep books that we create in class that students can practice reading.

After recess, we reviewed tree parts (Roots, Branches, Trunk, Leaves). We then went on a Nature Walk where we picked up things that were parts of trees including leaves, bark, and small branches. This was an AMAZING activity and the students gathered some excellent tree parts. We will use them tomorrow to create a collage of sorts.

In P.E. today we did the standard jogging warm-up, stretching, and a Ghost Tag game. After which we did some catch-up on things that haven't been completed this week.

(the camera has been down for a few days, but I look forward to getting it back in action and including more pictures in the near future)