Catapults

Today we learned how knights used catapults to protect the castle.  

Ready, Aim, Fire!

So easy to make!

Materials needed: large paper clip, index card, square piece of construction paper, tape, and a pom pom.

Sand Castles

This week we are learning about castles. Yesterday we discussed the different characteristics of castles such as towers, drawbridge, moats....  I filled the sensory table with (dry) sand and placed a basket of sand castle molds, shovels and buckets next to it.  It didn't take long for them to discover that the dry sand would not work.  This led to a group discussion on what we should do.  One student suggested that we add water to the sand to make it stronger!  I love watching them figure things out on their own!!

Trying to become a blogger!

I am still struggling with getting the hang of this.  I am impressed and inspired by all the great teachers out there who make blogging look so easy.  I refuse to give up! 

Weighing Chicks

We have been exploring the concept of "heaviest" and "lightest" this week with a balance scale. Today we learned that 2 chicks are "heavier" than 1 chick. The students loved using the chicks for math. (Not sure if the chicks enjoyed it)

What's inside an egg?

Today we labeled the parts of an egg and took a closer look to find out what is inside an egg. The students came up with great describing words.



Cracking an egg is not as easy as it looks!



How does it feel?  Great sensory experience for some of my kiddos.

Out popped a ...

This week we are hatching chicks in our classroom. Today we stopped and ran to watch two little ones hatch out. This inspired a writing activity for the day. I gave the students the following prompt, "The other day, I gave a shout when an egg cracked open ...". We walked around the room and pretended to find eggs (shouts included). When the students decided what they wanted to "pop out of their eggs" they sat down and wrote about it. Here is one of them.