EGG DROP!

Humpty Dumpty helped us start out our egg unit. (click here to check out what we did)

We then learned about all the different kinds of animals that hatch from eggs.

We discovered that 

Snakes, turtles, birds, octopus, platypus, spiders, ostriches, penguins, sea horses, fish, and alligators all hatch from eggs!

Then we made these fun eggs: 

At the end of our EGG unit, we celebrate by having an EGG DROP!

Each child brings an egg protected any way these kiddos can think of....

...and Mr. Brandon drops them from the roof!! 

We watch as they come crashing down to the ground.....

and HOPE our eggs don't crack!!

We open the packages up to see if the eggs cracked:

 And GRAPH THE RESULTS!! 

We recorded our results in our journals:

(this picture is upside down.... sorry) 

OpPoSiTeS!

Today was our first day of OPPOSITES, and boy was it fun!

We all brought in 2 objects that are opposites of each other for show and tell. We read some great stories about opposites. And we discovered that Dr. Seuss has a great collection of opposites in his books! 

We then performed a science experiment with opposites. 

We made predictions if an object would SINK or FLOAT:

Pick an object, make a prediction....

.... observe...

  

We then wrote about our discoveries in our science journals:

Thanksgiving Feast!

I just LOVE our Thanksgiving Feast!!

We start out the day by having a Name Ceremony and each child learns what Native American name has earned. They then work all day to earn feathers for their head dresses! It's so fun to see them catch each other doing something good to earn a feather!

Throughout the day, we wrote in our journals about things we were thankful for, and  we used colorful noodles to make necklaces

This required some intense fine motor skills!

Afterward, we gathered our food items that each child brought to the feast and put together a FANTASTIC meal to share!

Seasons and Weather

S is for Silly Socks!!

 S is for Seasons!

We learned about the 4 seasons and about how trees (and other plants) and animals and people change with the seasons.

 W is for Weather and Wind! 

We became Scientists today! We made predictions on what the wind could move and then tested our hypothesis!

 We explored some more, and recorded our findings in our science journals!

 Which kind of weather do you like the most?!