Science Projects

Sorry for the lack of updates recently! Several posts the next few days will bring you up to date from our last few weeks :)

In preparing for our field trip to the farm, we studied about plants and their life cycle. We read lots of books about pumpkins and how they start as a seed and progress to big orange pumpkins! To show the cycle, each kid made a "pumpkin". Here are the kids working:

Jalen painting his pumpkin.

Jasmyn and Kayla painting

Brayden, Zoe, and Shaine putting their pumpkin cycle together.

The kids also made leaf animals and tissue paper flowers. The flowers took a lot of hard work and the kids had to pay attention and follow directions to get them to look good. They did a great job and they turned out so nice!!

First we had to paint the stems:

Then we had to make the flower petals, which was really hard!

Then they glued on the leaves and the roots for a complete flower!

All of the projects the kids worked on turned out fantastic! They also learned a lot about plants :)

Science Projects

Sorry for the lack of updates recently! Several posts the next few days will bring you up to date from our last few weeks :)

In preparing for our field trip to the farm, we studied about plants and their life cycle. We read lots of books about pumpkins and how they start as a seed and progress to big orange pumpkins! To show the cycle, each kid made a "pumpkin". Here are the kids working:

Jalen painting his pumpkin.

Jasmyn and Kayla painting

Brayden, Zoe, and Shaine putting their pumpkin cycle together.

The kids also made leaf animals and tissue paper flowers. The flowers took a lot of hard work and the kids had to pay attention and follow directions to get them to look good. They did a great job and they turned out so nice!!

First we had to paint the stems:

Then we had to make the flower petals, which was really hard!

Then they glued on the leaves and the roots for a complete flower!

All of the projects the kids worked on turned out fantastic! They also learned a lot about plants :)

Waterman's Farm

Last Friday we had our first field trip! We traveled to Waterman's Farm on the southeast side of Indianapolis. The kids had a blast!

We all rode on a hay ride:

They all got to take home their very own pumpkin:

They also had fun riding around the bike track:

They also jumped their hearts out on the bounce house:

They LOVED watching Tyranny eat pumpkins:

They climbed all over the straw bale pile:

They also crawled through a straw bale maze:

Lunch was delicious:

We even got the whole first grade to pose for a picture:

Overall, we had a great time!

Waterman's Farm

Last Friday we had our first field trip! We traveled to Waterman's Farm on the southeast side of Indianapolis. The kids had a blast!

We all rode on a hay ride:

They all got to take home their very own pumpkin:

They also had fun riding around the bike track:

They also jumped their hearts out on the bounce house:

They LOVED watching Tyranny eat pumpkins:

They climbed all over the straw bale pile:

They also crawled through a straw bale maze:

Lunch was delicious:

We even got the whole first grade to pose for a picture:

Overall, we had a great time!

Field Trip

Tomorrow 1st grade is going on their first field trip! We will be visiting Waterman's Farm from 9:00 - 1:30. Please make sure your child wears a red shirt (over a long sleeve shirt) or a red sweatshirt or jacket. We would also like for your child to wear older tennis shoes in case they get dirty. Please pack a sack lunch that can be thrown away when they are finished eating.

We will be going on a hayride to a pumpkin patch where the kids will get their own pumpkins! They will also get to see some animals, climb a straw tower, and go through a corn maze! They will also get to meet Tyranny, the pumpkin-eating dinosaur!! I can't wait to post sime pictures from this fun trip!

Field Trip

Tomorrow 1st grade is going on their first field trip! We will be visiting Waterman's Farm from 9:00 - 1:30. Please make sure your child wears a red shirt (over a long sleeve shirt) or a red sweatshirt or jacket. We would also like for your child to wear older tennis shoes in case they get dirty. Please pack a sack lunch that can be thrown away when they are finished eating.

We will be going on a hayride to a pumpkin patch where the kids will get their own pumpkins! They will also get to see some animals, climb a straw tower, and go through a corn maze! They will also get to meet Tyranny, the pumpkin-eating dinosaur!! I can't wait to post sime pictures from this fun trip!

Math Videos!

This year we have been jammin' to some cool math videos! Check out a few of the kids' favorites:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvnwdojAaww

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljPKoNJH1Jg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFuskIXXQa4&feature=related

Math Videos!

This year we have been jammin' to some cool math videos! Check out a few of the kids' favorites:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvnwdojAaww

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljPKoNJH1Jg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFuskIXXQa4&feature=related

Apple Week

Two weeks ago we worked on review skills because the first quarter is nearly over! We decided to tie everything into an apple week! We read a lot of books on apples, did apple addition problems, and apple writings. Friday the kids all brought their own apple in! We graphed the different groups of apples.

When we cut the apples, we counted our seeds and found the star! Then we finally got to eat them! We also made our very own apple butter! At the end of the day, after it had cooked for 6 hours, we enjoyed our apple butter and a roll.

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Apple Week

Two weeks ago we worked on review skills because the first quarter is nearly over! We decided to tie everything into an apple week! We read a lot of books on apples, did apple addition problems, and apple writings. Friday the kids all brought their own apple in! We graphed the different groups of apples.

When we cut the apples, we counted our seeds and found the star! Then we finally got to eat them! We also made our very own apple butter! At the end of the day, after it had cooked for 6 hours, we enjoyed our apple butter and a roll.

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