Yoga, Volcanoes and New Writing Folders!

After a little bit of outside play this morning, I read the book I am Yoga.  Several students shared that they have taken part of a Yoga/Dance class before or did some Yoga in preschool.  One student thought that it would be an excellent idea to teach the class some moves a way to work on focusing and calming our bodies.  It is always wonderful to see students take initiative and share their interests and skills with others!

In Math we played a partner measuring game, flipping a square with an L for longer and an L for shorter.  Each partner chose a cut straw from a cup and whoever built the longest straw structure won!

In Reader's Workshop I read a non-fiction book An Island Grows by Lola Schaefer and students were very interested in learning how volcanic islands 'grow' which led us to research further!  Students learned that volcanic deep below the ocean erupt and magma flows out which eventually hardens into big rocks that can form islands.

In Writer's Workshop I introduced new booklets to the class.  Students can continue to work in their writing and drawing journal or choose a new 5 page booklet with or without lines to write a continuous stories.  Many students chose a booklet and were excited to write their stories down - several asking for more time when the day was over!