Weeks 5-9

Here are some photo updates from the last four weeks:

Subject and predicate

Dynamic addition with the stamp game

The first years have been working on labeling nouns around the classroom. It drives the second and third years nuts, and I love seeing all the little tags everywhere. :) 

Darby brought in some freshwater jellyfish--so fascinating!

Short vowel work

Birthday compliments

Multiplying by 10s

Continent maps

Third years making world maps

First grade working with words lesson

Tracing the countries in Europe

Upper elementary reading buddies

Syllabication work

A third year assisting a first year with their spelling

Spelling sentences

Love watching these kids play together

This year's recess focus: hole digging

Fall colors

Playing baseball

Making tens with the addition strip board

Just an ordinary turtle bath

2D shapes

Halloween mystery pictures

The second years had a fire safety presentation

Singular and Plural

The second years waiting for the musical to begin at the Civic Theater

Playing while they wait for the field trip bus

Compound sentences

A sensorial creation by Finn--thanks Clark family for the beautiful activity!

Classification

Contractions

Apostrophes

We've been busy! :) Welcome, November. 

Week 4

Despite the heat, we had a pretty good week in the classroom. This week:

• 1st years worked with the addition strip board
• took our reading MAP test
• 3rd years did an investigation with odd and even numbers
• 2nd years learned a place value game
• had school picture day
• had our first annual E1 curriculum night
• 2nd years expanded sentences
• 3rd years reviewed common and proper nouns
• 1st years learned about the dime
• finished Pippi Longstocking
• 2nd years reviewed addition with the stamp game
• 3rd years reviewed carrying
• did tree bark rubbings
• had our first substitute of the school year (Once a month, teachers can take 1/2 a day for planning time. Mrs. Frahm, a North Park parent, subbed in our classroom and it went very well.)
• worked on our personal narratives
• beat the heat with popsicles and ice in plastic gloves :) 

I love capturing them playing together outside.

Climbing...always climbing.

Addition strip board

Playing the "money game"

The Hundred Board

Place value game with cards

Zoe leading the class in some relaxation exercises

A third year helping a first year with her spelling sentences.

A third year working on an Algebra independent study with IXL.

Two third years got a lesson on division with the stamp game, one of my favorites. 

A bark rubbing.

Discovering ant lion funnels. 

A second year leading a game of sight word bingo with some first years.

Beating the heat with ice on our heads. The kids thought this was pretty cool. Thank you, Mrs. Schoen, for the popsicles and ice on Friday!

I hope these blog updates give you a little glimpse into what your child does at school. It really is such a beautiful thing to have a multi-age classroom, and think we are off to a fantastic start.

"The things he sees are not just remembered; they form a part of his soul." -Maria Montessori