April Things

Our "Poet Tree" (get it?) sprouted some famous poets' names this week. Next week, I have the feeling it will be sprouting some famous poems!

I'm obsessed with Titanic. Everyone knows it. That excitement has definitely fired up our students about the ship, as well! Everyone loves learning about it. This is the bulletin board of facts I put together. Its really one that you have to stop and look at and really spend some time at.

These kids love reading about Titanic and learning by looking at pictures! Its contagious, I tell ya!

Doing a little light reading while I enjoying breakfast.

Listening to kids read their books to each other (and their stuffed animal buddies) is always the best part of my day. 

The least best part of my day--a messy desk after Spring break, and a long to-do list after Spring break. Don't worry, I got a lot more boxes crossed off by the end of the day!

2 Weeks in Review

The past two weeks have been crazy busy. And the next 2 months are going to be equally busy! Here are a few pictures to sum things up.

Lunch of Champions

Green Eggs & Ham iPad Story

2 options for tech next year: iPad 3 or Lenovo ThinkPad

1st grade made crazy creatures like Dr. Seuss did!

Serving green eggs & ham

Yum!

Green eggs & ham

Nerdy Things

I learned how to play Magic today. Well, I know more about it than I did before anyway!

I also took an IQ Test that one of the students who attends Kirkwood Academy learned about in his Psychology class.

Talent!

We have some very talented music students here at CC. I went to the Variety Show on Saturday night and had a great time!

Thursday/Friday

Thursday and Friday the 1st graders used buildyourwildself.com to create creatures. We've been learning about Dr. Seuss and he made up all sorts of wacky creatures, so we did too! The kids were rockstars on the computers, as well.

Wednesday

We read the cat in the hat & played a fun rhyming Promethean activity in 1st grade today!

Typing Club

I am in love  with Typing Club, a sweet website that teaches kids (or anyone else) how to type correctly. The lessons are fast, but effective. The website now has a login for teachers and you can easily create classes. You can make it competitive by allowing the students to see each others' progress. Another nice thing is that students can redo lessons if they aren't happy with their score. And the "scoring" gives you stars, just like Angry Birds--which kids love.