November activities

Well, this weather certainly makes it seem more like Christmas than Thanksgiving.  But since it is not quite December yet, here are some photos of fun activities we did this month!  Enjoy!

In Science, the kids learned about different ways to sort objects.  One way was to sort by whether or not objects were magnetic!  To introduce the kids to magnets, they explored using horseshoe magnets and 'fished' for objects!  The room was filled with excitement as the kids discovered how magnets worked!

Lilly holds up her magnetic object!

Hunter and Hannah share a magnet pole.

Jessica finds a piece to stick to her magnet.

Paige shows how the bandage sticks only because it is between the magnet and another piece of metal.

Jordan shows her catch.

Justin catches an object.

Teagen and Levi take turns fishing.

Lydia and Noel use teamwork to catch more than one object!

Hannah is excited to fish.

Claire and Levi show their objects.

Gavin sets up his objects to catch several at once.

Sierra catches a few metallic objects!

We took some time to decorate our classroom for November!  A favorite craft for the children was to make turkeys!  These turkeys were quite a long project.  First, they had to write what they were thankful for on the body.  Next, they had to cut out the body, feet and head and put it together.  Then they had to make the tail loops for their turkeys.  Last, they added curled paper feathers around their writing on the bodies.  The turkeys were displayed on three bulletin boards in our classroom and many adults who have visited our room have commented on how nice they look!

The Red star group works hard on their turkeys!

The Green star group members are concentrating on their projects.

The Purple star group is also working very hard.

A few kids chose to work at the round table instead of their group tables.

The Blue star group works hard!

Here are some finished projects!

Kendrick and Sierra

Sam

 

Noel

Aren't they beautiful?

Gobble, Gobble, Gobble!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Mrs. Ferrell celebrated a birthday this month.  As a surprise, MR. FERRELL stopped by at lunch time with pizzas from Vitales in Zeeland!  Each child enjoyed a slice (or two or some even three) with their lunch that day.  While the children were outside for recess, Mr. Ferrell left a clue on the board.  Whenever he visits, Mr. Ferrell draws a bow tie on the board with a clue.  A bow tie is his special symbol/signature!  The children must use their eyes only to search the room for something that is different.  If they find it, they must whisper in Mrs. Ferrell's ear what they think is different.  If they find the correct object, they win a small prize (candy of some type).  It is fun for the kids and also for Mr. Ferrell!  Every time he visits, they immediately ask when he will return!

Paige was the first one to find the different object in the room! She is pointing to the bright pink circle located on the PINK color word poster!

Finally, last week Miss Nykamp did a fun activity with the children for Spelling!  She had the kids practice their sight words with their finger on the carpet first, but then they got to write in SHAVING CREAM!  The kids never wanted to practice their spelling more! 

Spreading out the shaving cream!

"This feels so cool!"

"Can we skip recess to keep doing this?"

"This a fun spelling!"

Well, that was a busy, fun month!  Look for another blog post in December with more awesome activities from the classroom!  Until then... stay warm!