Showing posts with label Leap Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Leap Day. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Soaring With Eagles and Hopping into Leap Day!

Hello Everyone!
Is it really only Wednesday???  This teacher is already pooped!! We are gearing up for our annual Open House!  It is a ton of work to get ready for the kids to "show off" but it is so worth watching them shine!  We always like to have a little theme going on.  This year we are focusing on our national bird, the bald eagle.  We will cover our ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies objectives with this one bird!  I put together a little unit to help coordinate all the activities. Here are a few pics from the 90+ page unit!  We got started on some things this week!!























We will start next week with a very quick little Leap Day fun!! Kids will practice graphing, skip counting and more!!




We'll be graphing those little plastic jumping frogs.



I have so much more to share from the past couple of weeks, but I am runnin' on empty! Anyone else in that same boat???? Spring break is in sight, but... so much to do before then! Hope this post helps to make your days a little easier!  Thanks for stopping by and taking a little peek into our world.  I promise I'll share more very soon!
Joyfully!
Nancy


Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Leap Day!

Hello Everyone!
Happy Leap Day!!  We had so much fun today learning about the most famous leaping amphibians!  Frogs! They are so lovable!!
We've been working on fractions in math, so I decided to incorporate the leaping of frogs into learning about fractions of a set.  The kids drew and cut out logs from brown construction paper. I gave them 4 frogs (pom poms) and a straw.  We practiced blowing the frogs (leaping) off the log and figuring out the fraction of frogs in the water, as well as frogs on the log.  The kids were able to see the relationship and have fun at the same time! 







The kids were also leaping out of their chairs to practice oa (croak) words for word work and make a cute little frog. Very simple!  That craft connection turned out great!  We read some great books on amphibians, and practiced some fun poetry as well!! 
CROAK!!!

Have a great rest of your leap day!!
Stop again for a peek!
Joyfully!
Nancy