Opposites

Read Aloud: We read a non-fiction story about Penguins. After the story the students had some very thoughtful questions about them "What do penguins die from?" and "Are penguins good at diving?"

Writer's Workshop: Half of the class chose to write about Snow Day (and their favorite things that we did) and the other half chose to write about Penguins.

Literacy: We talked about opposites (things that are very different from one another). Students gave examples: big/small, fast/slow, in/out, etc. then completed a worksheet about opposites in The Mitten big/small, old/young, empty, full, cold/warm.

Math: We're beginning to talk about numbers in the teens (11,12,13..) so we completed an ordering exercise using animals from The Mitten that were numbered 11-18. Students were VERY successful and these are currently posted in our classroom.

Library: Mrs. Williams read us Wolf at the Door. This story integrated characters from a variety of fairy tales and nursery rhymes including The Three Little Pigs, Little Bo Peep, Cinderella, and Little Red Riding Hood.

To end our day we colored and applied our Countdown Badge for 6 days until the 100th day of school.