Insect eBook

We have researched insects and other creepy crawlies over the last week. The children spent the last few days discovering more about an insect they had never heard of before. They found some pretty amazing creatures that look different from many other insects/animals we have investigated.

Here is our eBook. Some children chose to sound out and write their own sentences, while others chose to copy directly from their animal research. We are glad that we do not have some of these insects around Minnesota!

Earth Day: How will I help the Earth?

The children chose to research several different topics for Earth day. We read books about cleaning up and stopping pollution, watched videos on how to recycle, as well as shared our thoughts with each other and on our iPads. We have some very Earth-friendly children in class!

Here is a quick video on how we can each help the Earth. The children do a great job with each of these tips at school!

Our Lego Challenge Week

We became engineers and architects this week and completed a lego challenge week. Each day, the children voted on which challenge they would like to complete. We had three great days of creating that challenged the children's thinking and patience.

Day One: Marble Mazes 

       

Day Two: Bridges 

 

Day Three: Build a City
Our day three was pushed back for a snow day, but we finally were able to use our building skills to build a city. We had buildings, apartments, houses, stores, restaurants, and vehicles. There were also a few statues and trees. We labeled our work so others could understand the purpose of the structure.

We used a lot of team work and understanding during the group work projects. We also problem solved  while building to be sure it was a solid structure. It was a good unit! We have shared a video below so everyone could see how our marble mazes worked. Enjoy:)