St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick's Day Fun

No one was pinched... a class full of green!

Painting rainbows and the Ireland flag.

 Practicing fine motor skills and patterns 

making Fruit Loop necklaces.

 What is your favorite way to eat a potato?  We also made predictions

 and then determined the actual weight and length of our potatoes.

Did you know that potatoes have "eyes"? 

We found out the number of eyes on each potato. 

 We made observations with our senses. 

 We mixed powder ( pistachio pudding) with milk!

We had fun using our creativity on St. Patty's Day!

Measurement

Measurement Fun

We read this book and then enjoyed

 math snack by making our own balancing scales with Fruit Loops.

 "The scale had to have the bubble in the middle to balance." - Jacob

 "We were balancing erasers and stuff like that. 

 It balances because it is equal.  We had to keep trying." -Molly

 "We were measuring crayons and eggs. 

The crayons were heavier than the eggs." -Marlie

 "We made a scale using bottle caps and mac and cheese.  

We noticed it was weighed.We made them the same. " -Payton

 "First we were balancing blocks with mac and cheese.  

Then we were balancing with a spider with blocks.  The spider was lighter

 but we added more to it. " -Olivia

"So I put things on the sides to put 

them the same each time we balanced it." - Jennifer

Green Peppers and Spiders

March... St. Patrick's Day...

We sparked some curiosity by bringing in some

 green peppers.

What do you notice?

We decided to cut the peppers and make some math observations.

"There are MORE seeds on the top pepper." -Natalie

"The top peppers are 4 +4 and that equals 8.  It looks like a clover."- Josh

"The peppers look different and were cut in half."- Addison

We also filled out "I Wonder" papers...

We used the peppers to paint our tables.

Oh No.. There is a spider crawling on the floor,we need to let it outside.  

And so it began...

We read a book about spiders to learn more information. We have binoculars to search for spiders outside.

We create our own spiders using yarn.

 We write sentences about our findings.

 We write poems and songs about spiders.

We create our own web and attach it to our window.

construction and community

How it all started...

What we know....

What we wonder...

Our literature to support our readers.

Interactive boards in the hallway to engage all students at FCE.

Some provocations...

What can you build with cups? Sight words were also written

 on the cups to practice recognition and fluency.

Student interest... Spiderman wall

Willis Towers in Chicago

American Girl doll store

London Bridge

Statue of Liberty

Great Wolf Lodge

   

 Our construction room

 documentation...

 We researched some facts using Worldbook on our iPads.

The Sydney Opera House

We made community books about Fishers. 

 Each child also choose a building and made a replica.

 IU Health Hospital, Culvers and Hamilton Southeastern High School.

Fishers Police Station and Loke Bike Shop.

 Taco Bell, FCE, and Starbucks.

 Hamilton Town Center IMax and the YMCA.

 Lucas Oil Stadium (near by!) and Pinheads.

McDonalds, Hamilton East Public Library and St. Vincent Hospital.

Steak and Shake and Target.

"First I put paper on top. Second I put windows and a door on. Third I made people and a jail. I made a big police station." -Drew M.

"This is a hotel. My friends put details on it." -Hana

"I made the Fishers Train Station" -Connor 

"I made the YMCA because I go there for summer camp." -Ava

"I made FHS." -Haylee

"This is HSE. I put a pool in it because my sister swims there." Annie