Healthy Play, Licorice, Fire Drills, oh my!

Healthy Play: This morning we had Terri Macma come into our class to lead our students in some Healthy Play activities. To begin, we revisited the reason why we play games (to have FUN) and the most important part of every game (the PEOPLE). Next, we went outside and played a game of "Like Totally it Tag". In this game every person is "it". When they tag another player, that player must freeze or turn into a statue. Once most people are frozen the game is restarted. We played several variations on the game before going back into class.

Literacy: Students, using the inspiration of the "Mittens" book that we've been working on all week, created their own page for our large "Mittens" class book. Their tasks included coloring a pair of matching gloves and then writing the text to accompany them. Together we sounded out and wrote "Mittens with" and then individually I helped students do interactive writing of whatever their page would be.

Math: For math we used fruit loops, paperclips, and pretzels to measure licorice. Before measuring, we practiced estimating how many we thought that it would take, and then recorded the actual result.

Fire Drill: In the afternoon, we had a surprise fire drill. Students did an excellent job quietly walking outside and waiting for instructions. This was a good practice because even the teachers weren't notified beforehand.

Social Studies: After talking about Martin Luther King Jr. this week, we created a peace medallion in his honor. The medallion had on it a dove, which we discussed is a sign of peace (just like Dr. King preached about).

Before going home, we were able to listen to a story from Mrs. Mathur and sing our special version of "Happy Birthday" to Eesha (whose birthday is on Monday).

I hope everyone has a relaxing long weekend. See you on Tuesday!