Spartan Holiday

Friday we were able to go next door to
our high school to experience the Spartan Holiday.   The kids have so much fun. Different clubs in the high school make a booth with an activity for the kids, the band has some of it members playing music, and the kids rotate through the booths.  

Christmas Around the World

We are traveling!!!!   Climb aboard our "plane" as we travel to different countries the next 2 weeks to discover how other countries celebrate Christmas.  

We start in our own classroom and then we journey to different countries (classrooms) every day this week.  Next week we will start the rotation over and our countries change.  

In each country we learn different facts about the country and complete a craft to represent that country.  

We began our journey in Russia.  We learned cool facts and made a nutcracker. 

Then we traveled to Australia, learned some really interesting facts, and made a surfboard ornament. 

Nest we traveled to Germany. We learned      different traditions we have taken from Germany.   Then we painted a Christmas tree with toilet paper rolls and used our fingers to make the lights. 

Next we visited France

Friday we journeyed to Mexico! 

Next week we will travel through 5 more countries!   

We started our week in Italy.  We learned about La Bufana and how she missed following the star to find the Baby King because she was too busy doing working.  Then we made a star ornament.  

Then we traveled to Holland and learned they celebrate Christmas on December 6!   Then we made glittered bells ornaments.    

We went to China next! 

England was our next stop.  We made crackers and filled them with treats! 

In Israel we made dreidels out if Hershey kisses, marshmallows, and a tooth pick. 

Meanwhile check out our Christmas Tree Projects

3D Shapes

This week we are identifying shapes, telling if they are 2D or 3D, and comparing and describing their attributes. 

We are doing a shape a day. 

For the opening we read the book Spheres, examined spheres, and stated the attributes of a sphere.  The students stated that a sphere is a solid 3D, is round, and has 0 sides and 0 angles.  

Then for our work time each student illustrated and labeled spheres in their environment.  

During the closing we drew and labeled some of their ideas on the chart. 

Our next shape is a cube. 

For the opening we read the book Cubes, examined cubes, and stated the attributes of a cube.  The students stated that a cube is a solid 3D , has 6 square sides and 8 angles.  

Then for our work time each student illustrated and labeled cubes in their environment.  

During the closing we drew and labeled some of their ideas on the chart.