The Birthday Cake

Reader's Workshop: We did an overview of setting, identifying the setting of The Mitten which can be described as outside, in current time, and in Ukraine.

Science: We reviewed the large penguin pictorial and labeled the parts (eyes, beak, tummy, feathers, etc). We did a step by step drawing of a penguin. These will be displayed in the room in an artist showcase and later will be taken down to label scientifically.

The Birthday Cake: After reviewing the staircase pattern in The Birthday Cake we each created our own smaller version of the story. Students pasted already cut pieces of construction paper to illustrate the cakes on pages with the story already printed. After completion they each had a chance to read the story to me. ALL were successful!

Art: Today students completed their January self portraits.

Computer Lab: We used Student Writing Lab again and created signs by adding borders, text, and clip art. Today students learned that the shift key could be used to make the capital letter at the beginning of their name.