Science Stuff

In science, we've been working on life cycles and food chains.  Here are a couple of my favorites.

The kids have been creating their own food chain with a sun, animals, and plants.   I plan on attaching the pieces with clear fishing line and hanging them from the ceiling during our upcoming open house.  

Today we focused on the life cycle of a frog, and the students did a great job with drawing and labeling each stage.  

We also have a "mystery egg" with an oviparous animal inside.  My kiddos are waiting in anticipation to see what's inside.  

I snagged this from Dollar Tree.  They had all sorts of them.  I only got a few of them, and I really need to hurry back to get some for next year!  

Meet Roy!

Today we had a "colorful" day.  We began our day with a book called "The Leprechaun Who Lost His Rainbow," and then we made our own "Roy G. Biv."

My kids adored this project!  I created my own copy of Roy  and hid it at the back of the book.  At the end of the story, out popped "Roy!"   

  I got this idea from Amanda Nickerson at One Extra Degree, and she also has this activity in her St. Patrick's Day unit on TpT.  She teaches third grade, and you can get her stuff here!

After reading a bit more of Dr. Seuss, we talked about using "similes" in writing to make it more "colorful" and "interesting."  

We'll have more fun with projects on tomorrow and Friday using sneaky little leprechauns, a box of Lucky Charms, and pots of gold!