A Worm's Eye View

This morning we welcomed a visitor, Steve Rahm, from Horace Mann into our classroom.  Horace Mann generously supported a project I submitted on Donors Choose for a new easel and big books for the classroom.  Steve came for a visit and read a big book and spent some time in the classroom!

During Math we played the game "snap" with a partner.  One partner holds a tower of 5 cubes (or any number) while the other partner closes his or her eyes.  The first partner snaps the cube tower and puts some behind his or her back.  When they say "snap" the second partner opens his or her eyes and has to say how many of the 5 cubes are hiding.  This game was a hit and also builds understanding of parts and wholes.

This afternoon we had a special visit from our 5th grade buddies who came to help with a special "worm's eye view" art project.  We have been studying worms and read the book In the Tall Tall Grass.  We used this book as a launching point to discussing what the world must look like from down below as a worm.