Friday, May 4, 2012

At the Zoo...

Oh wow... I didn't realize how long it's been since my last post!  The last few weeks have been CRAZY busy with studying and writing a paper on top of every day school (teaching, having lots of fun with my friends, making new units, getting ready for DIBELS and the end of the year) and life things (wedding showers, family stuff, moving my sister to an awesome new apartment in Birmingham...a little jealous (:, etc).  My final was this week and thank goodness for teachers who give choices of what to answer on tests. :)  If I am right, I think I did pretty well and hopefully made an A in my first class. ")
ANYWAYS...soooo sorry for the hiatus!! 

         Last week and the week before we learned ALL about zoo animals.  We did a lot of Deanna Jump's zoo animals (I forgot to take pictures of any of our theme things:( ) and during centers we used my new zoo unit stuff from my TPT store.  I can't believe how smart these kids are!  They are writing up a storm and sometimes by choice!  They are going to be FABULOUS first graders next year.  I am going to miss them so so so much...tears may even be shed when I say goodbye to these little friends.  I am soaking up all the time I can until they leave me.  I didn't take pictures of everything but....check out all the fun things we did for zoo.  



























I gave them new crayons and they wanted to recycle their boxes...this is what they decided to use them for. :)

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Next posts: Zoo Trip and Dinosaurs.


Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Brainy Bugs

Sorry I am just now posting from last week!  I feel like I have been going, going, going nonstop for the past week or so!  I have a big group project, paper, and finals coming up with grad school.  I have lots of weddings and showers coming up for different friends.  At school we have zoo, DIBELS, and lots of end of the year stuff coming up...plus, I have one more unit to make (hopefully).  Needless to say, life is crazy at the moment!

Aaaanyways...last week we learned all about bugs (insects to be exact).  We had lots and lots of fun!  Check out all the fun stuff we did!
The Mobile Dairy came to visit and we got to see a cow being milked!





















These ideas came from either KinderbyKim or OverallSuccess.net.  LOVE them both!!

If you like the center activities you see here, click here to check out my Brainy Bug unit!

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Farm Day and Easter Fun

Check out all the fun we had on Farm Day!!!

Being seeds...getting ready to grow.



Planting out lima "beanie babies" in magic soil.

Old Macdonald




Painting a barn



Sheering Sheep



building a barn

building a fence

What a mess! :)


Flash is such a pretty horse.  Thanks Mrs. Cavannah for sharing him with us!


Our fabulous librarian AKA Miss Wishy Washy



Roll a cow...

Moo!

Farm to Table Milk relay...











Barrel Races.. thanks Coach!  The kids LOVED it!




Eggs come in many different colors...even blue and green...cool fact :)


















Yay for Easter eggs!










Some of our fabulous teachers reading The Farm Concert by Joy Cowley. :)

All/most of us teachers doing the chicken dance.

Mrs. Cavannah in her Arabian costume... so pretty!

This is one activity I forgot to post on my last post.  It turned out so cute!