Cactus

So... we were to read a book for reading today called "A Cactus Hotel" I couldn't find the book in my materials (remember I moved into this room and these materials) so I just read the text that was in my manual. The kiddos were enthralled! Because of their fascination with cacti and my desire to do something new and inventive for my school, I decided to do a tree map with the kids. Then they had to do a non-fiction writing about the saguaro cactus. WOW! To say they were writers and illustrators would be a gross understatement! They were AWESOME!!!

Wrap up of States of Matter

So... I had the fixins for Shamrock Shakes still from St. Patty's day. We didn't make them because somehow one of the wee leprechaun's 4-Color Click-Pen came up missing. I said we wouldn't have the shakes til the pen was found, and it wasn't "found" until like 4 minutes left in the day. By found, I mean that the trickster that took it finally figured out a way to get it out of his possession. Anyway, I had these ingredients and I needed a way to justify it since we are not allowed to use any food at all as a reward (AND I think we have seen behavior in the toilet because they think a few Fruit Loops are going to make a kid fat). So, we are finishing up our states of matter unit and it occurs to me that a float is all of the states of matter, and it even shows a transition from a solid to a liquid. <> We had the floats and the kids told me the states of matter and how we knew each was that type... then we had the floats. AWESOME!!!