Lewis and Clark’s journals have inspired us! We are creating our own Corps of Discovery journals, and today we added leaf rubbings that helped us to observe the shape of the leaves in detail.
science
Exploring Ecosystems
As we introduced more ecosystem information, we headed out the door to our own ecosystem to explore living versus nonliving elements.
Robin Family by Ivy
Pictures and observations by Ivy
First the blue eggs…
Next “see through skin” on babies
“Feed us!”
Growing feathers
Our feathers look blue, and growing more feathers
Poking heads over the edge of our nest – see our big black eyes
The babies have left the nest!
Kentucky Mealworm Derby, Promethean, and Meeting Elizabeth
START Week 3!
This week’s focus was habitat, and we got to rap to “The Habitat Rap”, created for us by our magnificent START volunteers.
Next, we had the opportunity to express our dramatic selves during Animal Charades. (I wish I had snapped this photo clearly, for it absolutely captures the feeling that the START program inspires in us.)
To top off the day, we used items we found in our own home habitats to work as a team and create a group ecosystem. We used peaceful cooperation to combine our individual thoughts, and it was lovely.
Can you believe all that we learn/do/explore/express in just a class period? So . . . . we’ll be working to take care of our habitats!
START Week 2!
Our crazy imaginary animals returned, and we focused on their movements and sounds.
Drama teams brought the imaginary animals to life!
It sounded like a zoo or maybe a jungle around here.
START Kicks Off with a Snort, a Whinny, and a Roar!
What a fantastic afternoon we had with our START volunteers! Autumn, Beverly, and Regan designed their first unique lesson plan to enhance our study of animals and habitats, and they left us ravenous for more!
Starburst Rock Cycle
The students were so very excited about their edible rock cycles that they insisted I post all about it RIGHT NOW! TODAY! So here it is.
We watched several videos to review some of our rock information from the past week.
Then we made a model of the rock cycle using Starbursts. We used this gentleman’s demonstration to help us.
Finally, here is a peek at our success! The whole downstairs smelled like a fruity volcano erupting!
I forgot to take a picture before I left, but one of my dear students left this cool note on the board for me to find after school: “Miss Blessing, you ROCK!”