First of all, we had a great trip yesterday!!  The weather cooperated and the students were quite engaged.  They reported facts and discoveries back to me and just beamed with excitement.  Gotta love that kind of learning.  Here is a glimpse into my class…

All week I have been showing them pictures of the houses, some of the people that lived there (Henry Ford, Noah Webster, Mr. Firestone, Daggat Family, etc) and the farmers working in the farm fields.  They noticed how the workers wore long sleeves and hats, even discussed the color of the clothing (why white sleeves, rather than dark colors).  They noticed that the farmers were holding/steering a plow through the thick soil and how difficult it was for the farmer to till the soil.  After a few minutes, one of my darlings said, “I wish we could all go and help them because that’s such hard work in the hot sun.”  I have such compassionate and caring souls in here.  Isn’t that beautiful?  Ahhh  lucky me!

This week I read A House For Hermit Crab by Eric Carle

If you haven’t read it, read it.   Today we made our own CRAB shells and decorated them with paint, a sea anemone, and coral.  We had a great time creating our shells.  Warning:some paint might still be wet!

Have a great weekend.  Maybe I’ll see you at the parade!

Be safe.

Mrs. Smith