Friday, March 27, 2015
Goodbye Monnishaa
Friday, March 20, 2015
St. Patrick's Day Design Challenge
We read a story about a tricky leprechaun that continuously outwits his captor! So of course we needed a design challenge to ...redesign a leprechaun trap! The challenging part was the children were designing for a friend, not themselves. They went through several stages of the design process to ensure their design met the needs of their friend!
Stage 1: Empathy- What are your user's needs and wants for a leprechaun trap?
Stage 2: Define: Write a statement to help you design a trap that clearly states what your user needs and why
Stage 3: Ideate: Sketch 4 ways to meet your user's needs
Stage 4: Gather Feedback: What worked for your user, what needs improving, what questions does your user have?
Stage 5: Iterate Based on User Feedback: Create one final sketch to meet your user's needs and wants

Stage 7: Reflect
Herb Garden Complete!
An Idea is Born
Painting
Building
Process Over Product
We are proud to announce the herb garden is complete!! Now we need to give it water, love, and sunlight! Let's hope we get some herbs for the kiddos!!
Change the World
http://video.disney.com/watch/we-can-change-the-world-bridgit-mendler-4bb39d6fcc1aca8833003b15
After watching the video a few times and singing along, I asked the children what we need to change our world. We made a list of ideas and then they broke into groups to brainstorm what each idea means and looks like in action! They shared their thoughts with the class and we followed up with the perfect book, If Kids Ran the World, by Leo and Diane Dillion. Stay tuned to see what they come up with for the video!
Monday, March 9, 2015
Math Games
Playing math games with our buddies is a great way to strengthen our addition and subtraction skills. Can you make your own subtraction equation on this game board? How many addends can you find on the addition board?
Friday, March 6, 2015
Swans, Seuss, and Stuffing!
Today we were busy with a variety of activities. We painted and feathered our swan masks, stuffed the last of our animal pillows, and celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday with Mr. Thomas' class!
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Sight Word Scavenger Hunt
As we waited between stage rehearsals we explored the McCoy Center through a sight word scavenger hunt. The children searched high and low for hidden words to add to their journals.
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Monday, March 2, 2015
Sewing Fish
Who would have thought the first graders would learn to sew and I would learn to use a sewing machine?!?! We are spending the day at the McCoy rehearsing for our performance and learning to sew our own stuffed animals.