March Madness

Be sure to take a look at the iMovie below that I put together to showcase a few major events of the last few weeks.  I know many of you were not able to make it to Open House/Student Showcase - so be sure to watch the iMovie so you can see all the hard work our class did!  Highlights of the last few weeks (and the iMovie) include:
~Skyping with various classrooms to practice number concepts (Mystery Number Skype)
~Skyping with Ms. Smith's 1st Grade (Illinois) and learned how to do "MadLibs" - great for grammar and Language Arts practice (very challenging!)
~Skyping with children's book author Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen during Read Across America (part of our celebration of Dr. Seuss)
~Celebrating Dr. Seuss & Read Across America as we did a fun grade level rotation and read many of his crazy books, plus his biography.  We also created our own eatable "hat" in honor of The Cat in the Hat.
~Texas Animal PBL & Art Gallery - We spent many weeks involved in the process of a PBL (Project Based Learning) as students worked together to research a specific animal of Texas.  They also created a painting for the "Texas Animal Art Show" which was on display the week of Open House.  Students presented their creations to the class.  Students also accepted donations to help the Texas Wild! exhibit at the Fort Worth Zoo.  This was a very rewarding process for our 1st Graders!

Enjoy your Spring Break!  Enjoy the iMovie!