A First Look At Plants

To introduce our study of plants and the garden habitat, we created a KWL Chart on our Promethean Board. The students first shared what they know about plants and gardens. They then brainstormed things they wondered or wanted to know. We then watched the video AFirst Look: Plants on Discovery Education. They then shared what they learned about plants and gardens and we added it to our KWL chart.

Rainy Day Recess

As the weather is changing, we have to find creative ways to give the students opportunities for fun, physical activities for recess even when the weather is inclement. One of our favorite activities is doing exercises to a video called Rainy Day Recess. Rainy Day Recess can be found on Discovery Education. Although Discovery Education is a primarily a school resource, there are great Home Resources that include homework help in the core subjects. Below are a few pictures of our class and Ms. Goolsbay's class doing Rainy Day Recess together.

As a side note, we do go outside for recess every day, weather permitting. As the weather is changing, please make sure your child brings a jacket to school each day.