We had a super day today!  Our Question of the Day today was:  Do you like to climb trees like a monkey?  (Fifteen of us said yes; One of us said no.)  After our morning meeting, we worked at Math Centers.  One group played the “Go Forward and Back Up” game using dice and counting.  Another group played “Top It,” which is a card game similar to the card game “War.”  The third group traced pattern block cut outs and drew a pattern using shapes.  After recess and snack, we read another George and Martha book.  We practiced our Africa plays in the church for the first time.  In language arts, we reviewed the “ot” word family and worked in our phonics books on initial sounds in words.  After reading our weekly poem, we went outside for recess.  Lunch followed.  Then, we had our afternoon read-aloud and Quiet Time.  Next, came music class with Miss Elena.  Our journal topic today was:  I like my name because…  We finished our day with open-ended Activity Time.

We had a terrific day today!  Our Question of the Day today was:  Have you ever heard a real lion roar?  (Eleven of us have; Five of us have not.)  After our morning meeting, we had math.  We walked the number line and reviewed addition and subtraction concepts.  It was fun to figure out what number someone would be on if they took a certain amount of steps forward or backward.  We finally had recess outside!!  It was so nice to get some fresh air!  After snack, we read a George and Martha book.  We love these!  In language arts, we worked with the “ot” word family and talked about our talents with Q Bear.  We shared our pictures with one another.  We are such a talented group!  After reading our new weekly poem, When Mosquitoes Make a Meal, we practiced our handwriting by writing some of our Star Words.  Recess and lunch followed.  After our read-aloud and Quiet Time, we had Spanish class.  Our journal topic today was:  My favorite African animal is…  In the afternoon, we had Activity Time.  One group played an African Animal Concentration Match game.  Another group worked with the “op” family from last week.  The third group colored and read the “it” family book.  The last group played Big Cat Bingo to review number recognition.

We had an awesome day today!  Our Question of the Day today was:  Would you rather be striped like a zebra or spotted like a leopard?  (Two of us would like zebra stripes; 13 of us would like leopard spots.)  After our morning meeting, we worked at Writers’ Workshop.  Our sentence starter today was:  “A _______ is very big.”  We used our knowledge of letter sounds and inventive spelling to write our ideas.  After recess, we had snack.  We enjoyed singing “Happy Birthday” to Miss Theresa and eating the delicious brownies.  In language arts, we read Stellaluna and read our “op” family books.  We talked about skills and talents and created “Hall of Fame” images of people we know who have special skills and talents.  After practicing our weekly poem, we worked on our handwriting by writing some of our Star Words.  After recess and lunch, we had a Mystery Reader.  Quiet Time followed.  In art, we created beautiful necklaces to wear for our Africa Show.  We ended the day with Activity Time and a Time for Kids magazine.  Have a magical weekend!

We had a marvelous day today!  Our Question of the Day today was:  Do you like hot weather?  (All 16 of us do!)  After our morning meeting, we worked at our Math Centers.  Recess and snack came next.  In language arts, we read Never, Ever Shout in a Zoo.  After working with the “op”word family, we created our “op” family books and read these together.  In our phonics books, we practiced working with the short “o” sound.  After practicing our weekly poem, we worked on our Africa plays.  Recess and lunch followed.  Next, we had a read-aloud and Quiet Time.  In Science, we talked about why some animals have certain colors and patterns.  Camouflage helps animals stay safe.  We each colored a frog and hid it on our bulletin board.  Our journal topic today was:  When I’m hot, I like to…  We finished the day with Activity Time.