Eva's Shadow

Groundhog Day Investigation: Throughout the day we carried out an investigation about shadows, after talking about how the groundhog saw his shadow. We went outside at 9:00 and traced Eva (our V.I.P.'s) shadow. We went out each hour thereafter until the end of the day, made predictions and talked about why the shadow got smaller and moved.

Science: The penguins that we drew last week were taken down off display in our room and labeled the parts of a penguin (feet, beak, feathers, wings, eye, etc.)

Writer's Workshop: During Writer's Workshop students chose to write about the topic of their choice, using the bubblegum stretching technique.

Library: Today in Library we listened to a non-fiction story called Do Whale's Have Wings?

Social Studies: We read a "Let's Find Out" about germs. Students were reminded that it is important to wash hands before and after eating and not put hands into mouth unnecessarily. We also decided whether certain items were appropriate to share with others. Our general rule was that if it went in your mouth or hair, it shouldn't be shared.