Investigating Push and Pull

 We had a blast investigating push and pull this week. We took time today to explore using Matchbox trucks, cars and vehicles. The excavator and dump trucks were our favorites. Improving science education for our youngest learners is something I am continually striving to do. Want to increase engagement and motviation? Science is the way!

Love starting the year with STEM. These centers are some of our favorites! My friends are awesome engineers & so creative. It's going to "BEE" a great year!

African Animals Dioramas

            

Look a predator!

We enjoyed learning about Africa this week and researching African Animals. We learned that Africa is home to some of the most well known animals in the world! The African Elephant was one of our favorites! We finished our study by creating dioramas of our favorite African Animals. 

Experimenting with Acids and Bases

Thank you to L.S.U. chemistry students for bringing some awesome experiments to teach us about acids and bases this morning. We loved learning about an acid-based reaction called a "neutralization reaction.” Such a fun and exciting spring morning filled with so much discovery!

Chemical Reaction Party

We've explored chemical reactions throughout the year and composed a new song about chemical reactions. We've had so much fun learning about and exploring different chemical reactions! Today, we invited Mrs. Lemoine's class over for some classic chemical reactions. Chemical reactions are always so fun to create and fascinating to observe! We enjoyed our chemical reaction party!

 

 

 

Our Kansas City Pig Farm Virtual Field Trip

My friends were able to participate in a virtual field trip with classes from across the country visiting a Kansas Pig Farm through the use of video conferencing. We were able to walk through a barn with a pig farmer and communicate with farmers in real time during our virtual pig farm tour. I received some great instructional materials & a wonderful book entitled, Kailey's Pig Tales, for our classroom library! 

Exploring Coconuts

As an extension to, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, one of our texts this week, we explored coconuts. We had so much fun using our five senses to learn more about these amazing seeds. We weighed coconuts, tasted coconut water, shredded coconut and Almond Joy bars. The Almond Joy bars were our class favorite. We were fascinated exploring the outer covering of coconuts and used our magnifying glasses to get a close-up look. What a fun day using our five senses to explore the world around us.