Thanksgiving Follow Up

I can't believe how fast the five days off went. I was actually feeling more tired and yucky. I thought the yucky would have gone away in the 1st trimester. It looks like it's here to stay! We did a lot of eating (well when I could) and playing. Luke helped me wrap some presents, we went sledding, decorated the house for Christmas, and saw lots of family! It was REALLY nice to take a nap each day with my little sweetheart... can we have nap in 1st grade because I could sure use one! :)

I'm sorry I have neglected the blog over the holiday break. I simply put my family first and didn't look back! Here are some things that happened last week in our fun classroom!!

In math we did a Thanksgiving Favorite Food Graph. Turkey was the winning category! I was surprised to see that two kiddos like cranberries best!

Mrs. Pascoe and Evan shared one of their best snow stories in honor of the snowflakes that were coming down out our window. Evan also shared a special thankful trail mix with us! Yum!

Happy Thanksgiving

We have had a busy "project-y" week! Here's a few of the things we accomplished:

Day 1, we started our unit on Needs and Wants by watching a Brain Pop Jr. video and discussing the things people need to live. On Day 2, we read Earrings by Judith Voirst (I'm sorry if it inspired a few of the girls to want pierced earrings too. I told the class I didn't get my ears pierced until I was twelve, so they might have to wait a bit, too!!) We then filled out a worksheet with all of our wants. I said this might be a good time to think of Christmas gifts! On Day 3 we did this cute Needs and Wants sort discussing each item and where it fit.

I was a little behind on Thanksgiving/Fall decorations, okay make that very behind... we still had Haunted Houses up until Tuesday! Where did the fall go?? Here are some of the decorations that are now making us look all kinds of festive!

This is our thankful turkey, we put this up a few weeks back. Each feather has what my students are thankful for. He's so cute. It was funny when a kindergarten student went by and said, "Hey, what's that chicken doing there!" Laughed out loud!!

I put together this deer project last year, it's quick and attractive. I was inspired by Pottery Barn. I can't find the picture from last year, but it was a wall hanging that had a khaki background and red deer profile for Christmas. It was like $250 dollars. I think I should learn to sew :)

This was another 2 day writing project. We wrote how to cook the turkey first and then made our handprint feather turkeys. They look awesome!!

I liked how she used the word gather, how sweet!

I liked how Nathan's last step was to take the bones out of the turkey!

I agree Abigail, it is good! I can't wait for the turkey, stuffing, and sweet potatoes and all the leftovers!!

Native American presentation

The fabulous Mrs. Rice came in on Thursday to give the students a taste of Native American culture. They all received talking sticks that represented the four seasons. She also shared a book called How Chipmunk Got His Stripes the kids were very excited to bring them home!