Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Gardening

Today, Mrs. Brauer and Mrs. V. came in and taught us about planting.  It was a lot of fun! I wish they would come every week! After we learned about flowers and vegetables, we ate pizza dip made from the ingredients we are planting.  It was delicious! The kids had a blast! Thanks for coming!








Thursday, March 17, 2016

Social Work

On Tuesday, I chose to stop math a few minutes in and have "social work hour." It is that time of year where the kids are getting spring fever and they are sick of each other.  It happens every year but, this group has taken their annoyance for each other a bit farther so, we needed some time to work on that.  We talked about how to talk to each other, how to respond, tattling and respecting other's space.  Then, we worked in groups with people that we normally don't spend time with and learned about them.  I LOVED hearing what the kids came back with.  They learned things they otherwise would never have known they had in common with someone they see everyday but, rarely talk to. I also brought in something I hadn't done with them yet, called classroom compliments.  I usually do them once a week, but we will be doing them more often before Spring Break to try and help build each other up. Check out their folders to see the results! I have already seen a difference in them in many ways.  Let's hope it continues!



I caught Drew at a bad time!