Last Friday, Mr. Belser volunteered his time to speak to the kindergarten and first grade students. Mr. Belser is a pilot for United Airlines. He brought in a poster of what it looks like in the cockpit. He also brought in his pilot briefcase and showed the children all the maps he has to carry

Let's Build with Boxes: As a whole group, I presented the children with three medium sized boxes. We discussed what we could build with them. After brainstorming many ideas, we decided to build a rocket ship. During centers, students decided where we would cut the box by drawing lines. Some children studied pictures in books

Cups in Construction Center: We have recently added red plastic cups to block area. With several hundred red cups to build with, the children have enjoyed building walls, pyramids, and a variety of other structures. This type of manipulative really pushed children to think outside of the box. We began using the new manipulative by

Our trip to the Cleveland Aquarium was a huge hit Friday! Due to a wonderful aquarium guide, helpful parent chaperones, and enthusiastic children, the trip was a success. Before we left for the trip, the students were briefly told of the animals they would see there. The point of the trip was for each child

The children have been very eager to learn more about aquatic animals during our month long theme of Aquariums! As part of our current theme, we added 2 pet guppies into our classroom this week. We set up a small tank with live plants and 2 small fish. We spent some time in science this

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday break! While the break seemed to go by so quickly, we were all excited to start back to play in the classroom. In math, we began our fourth unit of the school year focused on measurement and counting. We began the unit talking about shoes. On Thursday, we