Pull!
Pull!
snowman time
snowman time

Snow, snow, and more snow!  The children continue to find many ways to spend their time outside in all of that white stuff.  Friday students were thrilled to be pulled around in the snow that fell on Thursday, which came up past their knees.

snowball making
snowball making
snowman
snowman
making animal tracks
making animal tracks
animal walking
animal walking

Our African adventures continued this week in Spanish and English.  We watched a short video of dancing and drumming, an important aspect of African culture.  We learned that there is a wide range of living experiences in Africa, from farmers living in mud huts and grass houses with no electricity or running water, to cities with lifestyles and houses similar to our own.  We read the story of Beatrice’s Goat about a little girl who receives a goat, which helps her family earn money to send her to school and build a new house.  This is a true story of a girl in Uganda who, after getting a goat from Heifer International, began school at the age of 9 then went on to attend College in the U.S.

Spanish Africa Bingo
Spanish Africa Bingo

Spanish was a lot of fun with Spanish BINGO games, animal acting games, and animal sound games.  The children learned lots of Spanish names for animals and African items.

drumming
drumming
folding washcloths
folding washcloths
journals
journals
mancala
mancala
map tracing
map tracing
metal insets
metal insets
painting
painting
passport
passport
puppet show
puppet show
vehicle puzzle
vehicle puzzle
wooden word cards
wooden word cards
writing
writing
continent puzzle map
continent puzzle map
blocks and animals
blocks and animals
hundred board
hundred board

 

drum painting
drum painting

At the art table we made drums with paper plates, and painted them with bright colors.  Next week we will do a lot of dancing and drumming!

blue drum
blue drum
afternoon drum painting
afternoon drum painting
Birthday girl
Birthday girl

We celebrated our first sixth birthday this week.  Happy birthday 6 year old!

sap science
sap science

Friday students had another full day.  They were engaged with a variety of activities in the morning until they were ready for a short science experiment.  We talked about the change of seasons from winter to spring and what happens in trees.  We learned that tree sap has sugar in it, so we made a sugar water solution, which we put in the freezer next to a cup of plain water.  In the afternoon we took them out and compared them.  We observed that the sugar water solution was slushy, while the plain water was frozen solid.

color sort
color sort
binomial and trinomial cubes
binomial and trinomial cubes
word sound counting
word sound counting
pattern match
pattern match
word work
word work

 

chalkboard writing
chalkboard writing
water color mask painting
water color mask painting
makeing a weekly work chart
makeing a weekly work chart
wooden word cards
wooden word cards

Next week we will be doing some African face painting and lots and lots of dancing, African style!