Learning in K2: February 2015

Friday, February 27, 2015

Winter Surprise

Turns out that little groundhog was right. The famous, furry weather forecaster "called it" and proved his worth when snow fell unexpectedly today. We couldn't contain the excitement so we decided to get busy with our regular Friday Nature Walk!

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Snow Days

Two unexpected days off, due to weather, brings out the scientist in us! We filled two bowls with a snow+ice mixture. One bowl was room temperature and the other was outside for a while to get chilled. Then....we predicted.

Then we waited and watched.

And who predicted the closest?? It was Sonia. This bowl of snow and ice took 4 hours and 8 minutes to melt.

Chinese New Year

It's extra special when K2 parents help teach about life, cultures and holidays!

Mystery Leader

K2 definitely gets excited as soon as a Mystery Reader walks into our classroom. But when it's a Mystery LEADER, it's excitement and intrigue. We try to guess who the leader is and what job they hold in our community or school district. Mary Kemper, Director of Mathematics and Penny Tramel, head of Curriculum & Instruction, thrilled us in February with engaging lessons.

Thank you, Mrs. Kemper, for the bracelets that also serves as a math tool.

Thank you, Mrs. Tramel, for the cool

smelly markers.

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Loads of Love

The annual Valentine tradition oozes with love as parents and grandparents attend the festivities.

Sunday, February 15, 2015

Fixing Our Clothes

One of my favorite things when teaching about fabric is letting the children use my sewing machine to fix a hole in one of their pieces of clothing. I'm right there with them, but THEY do the stitching.

What a feeling of accomplishment.

Kroger Field Trip

Learning about food is eye opening as we take a walking field trip to Kroger. Thanks to our good neighbor, we take over the store and explore the five food groups.