It's Been A While

Some of my favorite "old" people!  I just love when we celebrate the 100th day and the kids come dressed like they are 100 years old. They look so real. Their favorite part of the day is when we parade through all the classrooms. My firsties love it and so does the rest of the school. This year my favorite was the oxygen tubing attached to one of my lovely boys. It was a riot. Last year's favorite was the life alert button.

We've also been busy with Valentine's Day activities. The kids all brought in little containers of goodies and they walked around the room estimating how much was in each container. Their favorite part was finding out the real answer compared to their guess. We also did our Valentine used book exchange. I've been doing this for at least the last 4 years and the kids always seem to like it. They really feel they just got a new book. I love this activity. And lastly, they passed out all their cards and treats into the Clifford treat bags we made. It was also a gym day so needless to say my firsties had a great Valentine's day.

 

 

Sunday, January 25th was open house. Here are a few pics of our room ready for visitors.

 

These treat bags always turn out super cute!

 

 

 

 The past week we have also been learning about the presidents, as is everyone else. I just love when they write about what they would keep in their tall hats like Abe Lincoln did. This year my favorite was his ice so he could keep all his drinks cold. Too funny!

 

 

Now on to more presidents and then my favorite, St. Patrick's Day. So stay warm (it's -11 here in Chi town again)!!

 

 

Happy February!

Here are some pics of the some of the projects we did so far this month. I'm sure you recognize many of them from pinterest or other blogs. The flower vases of hearts is one of my favorites. I have been making this project for years (many) since they turn out really cute and it really is easy for the kiddies to make. The Clifford bags are another one of my favorites. We made the weaved hearts for the first time today. Half my class caught on with the weaving while the other half (and my aide) had a hard time. All in all, they also turned out great . I don't know about you but this week was a crazy week and today you would have thought it was the day before Halloween. They were wound up. Maybe it was the beautiful weather we had and they were able to go out for recess. Whatever it was, I am glad it's over and ready for another day. Have a Happy Valentine's Day with your kiddies!

Abe Lincoln and Valentines

So we read and talked about Abraham Lincoln today. The kids couldn't grasp the idea of slaves. They thought butlers and cleaning ladies were slaves. Once we got past that point then they were facinated with
that fact that Lincoln was assassinated. Go figure! I finally got them passed that point with talking and showing them Lincoln's tall hat. Phew!! We wrote about what we would keep in our hats and I just loved their answers, especially the one who would keep his money and puppies in it. Great combo, huh! Another girl would keep her red rubies in it (even though she doesn't have any). Their answers were a riot. Here are a few pictures of their hats.

We also made our Valentine vases. Once I showed them how to make hearts they were on their own and some of them went crazy making the hearts while others had a hard time. Either way the vases turned out cute.Thanks for stopping by.