With rain coming down, I changed my mind about venturing out half a dozen times before school started. With a very flexible bus driver assuring us she could pick us up early if the rain did not let up, we ventured out. The rain lasted only an hour...long enough to read a few stories and kick off our day about sticks. The book Not a Stick was great for the imagination so everyone found a stick and imagined what it could be. Worried about more rain, we charged right into math. Each group had 10 sticks to work with. They tried to see how many triangles, rectangles and so on the could make with the sticks. Using wire, beads, buttons and anything else we could find, we created memory sticks. Most children found some wet, long grass during lunch recess to get soaked in but it did not dampen spirits. Finally we created fairy gardens. Our afternoon raced by and suddenly the bus rolled in and it was time to go back to school. We had a wonderful day! I was so glad we ventured out. What a nice end to the week!
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Mrs. MacPhee
I've been teaching for over 20 years in three different provinces. Most of those years have been in the primary grades. I love teaching grade one because of the dramatic change I get to see in the children from the beginning of the year to the end of June. It truly is amazing! Archives
June 2017
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