First Grade Goes to the Zoo!

 

We had a great time at the Greenville Zoo!

 

 

 

The playground outside of the Greenville Zoo is AWESOME!!!

 

We loved eating lunch on the bus ride home.... Monil was chillin' like a villain :-).

LET'S GO FLY A KITE!!!

 

We have been learning about the air all around us.  It keeps us alive!  We have to take care of our air by planting trees, carpooling or riding a bus when possible, taking a walk or riding a bike when we are just going a short way, and conserving electricity. 

 

As we learned about air, our FAVORITE topic was air that MOVES: WIND! 

 

We had lots of fun learning about wind!

 

 

We flew kites. 

 

 

We made our own kites!  This is how we did it:

 

 

 

step 1: use masking tape to put together 2 skewers (with points cut off) in the shape of a cross.

 

 

Step 2: cut a grocery sack in half.  Take the sack onto the sticks.

 

like this.......

 

Finally, attach string to the bottom of the kite.  

 

 

We LOVED Kite Day!!!

First grade is SO much fun!!!!!

..... And we are becoming such WONDERFUL WRITERS in first grade!  This is Addie's acrostic poem about wind:



Feeling Lucky!

 

 

We are learning about St. Patrick's Day, Ireland, and legends of Leprechauns. 

 

We are learning to write to give directions, or steps in a process.  This week, we will write a how-to piece on making a Leprechaun mask.  Of course, our favorite part of this project was the PAINTING!  And, since Mrs. Broome takes us on the long road always, we learned about color mixing on the way.  We learned that red, yellow and blue are the primary colors, the "first colors," from which the other colors are created.... just like our primary school is our "first school."  We mixed red and yellow to create our orange paint for the Leprechaun masks.

 

 

 

Are these not just the cutest little Leprechauns you've ever seen???

 

 

 

Of course, you CAN'T learn about Ireland without talking potatoes.  We had so much fun with our "Potato Friday."  Thanks for sending in the potatoes!  We couldn't have done it without them!

 

We drew pictures of potatoes.

 

 

We measured potatoes

 

 

 

 

We started a potato science project.

 

We read a book about a big, BIG potato

And, of course, we COOKED potatoes!

We made our own, homemade potato chips. 

This is how we did it:

1.  Wash potatoes very well.

2.  Slice the potatoes into very thin slices.

3.  Get a pot and some oil.

 

4.  Heat the oil.  When it is very hot, add potato slices.

 

5.  Once browned, remove potatoes from oil.  Drain and add salt.

 

 

We gave them 2 thumbs up!!!!

And of course, we wanted to take some home at the end of the day (I bet those potatoes didn't make it home!)

 

 

 

Oh, one more thing.......

 

 

We're pretty sure that we're going to catch a Leprechaun!

 

 

First grade is SO MUCH FUN!!!!!