Today we started with our morning meeting where we practiced introducing ourselves and shared our best dance move with the class. We had some very unique moves, one of our friends did a cool roll on the floor. We then jumped right into our topic exploration by learning about ponds and creeks. We talked about the different animals we see, the different plants that grow there, and some of the fun things we like to do at the pond. We then found out that we were going to go to the creek later and we were all very excited.
We then had centers where students could move around at their own pace, work on different skills, and play with their new friends. One of our favorite centers today was the magnetic shapes because we could build houses and ships!
During art we continued our topic exploration by learning about an animal that lives down by the pond. We tried to figure out the mystery animal by listening to clues, we figured out really quickly that the mystery animal was a turtle. We glued our turtle together first and then painted our shells. When we put them out in the hallway one of our friends said it looked like we made our own pond.
It was then time for us to walk down to the creek. We loved seeing all of the different animals down at the creek. We were very excited when we got to see a bright red dragonfly land right in the middle of the creek. On our way we were lucky enough to see some seeds blow right off a flower, we followed them down the path and wonder if they will grow next to the creek. Since it was so hot we all took our shoes off and put our feet in the creek. It was a wonderful way to end our fun week learning about animal homes.
Thank you all for a wonderful week! :)
-Mrs. Cassie
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