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Friday, February 19, 2021

February 19th


 Today we explored the walrus. We were able to see a live walrus thanks to explore.org

After the story we created a list of ideas we learned and noticed about the walrus. We each created an accordion book about what we learned.

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Thursday, February 18, 2021

February 18th

 

Today we read a wonderful story about the walrus. It has many interesting features and adaptations.

Today we created our polar habitats too. The children will bring them home tomorrow.

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Wednesday, February 17, 2021

February 17th

Today's Inquiry Challenge:




Monday, February 15, 2021

February 15th

 

Today we read a wonderful story about Sea Lions. The book we read is from PebbleGo. Remember you can access PebbleGo on your child's iPad and learn about many other animals throughout the world.

Today we created an accordion book with information about the Sea Lion.

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Friday, February 12, 2021

February 12th

 Today we celebrated the gift of friendship. The children came up with some ideas about what friendship is.


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Friendship is:

caring, sharing, helping someone, believing in a friend, helping someone be happy, including others, inviting people to play, smiling, and having hope.

I knit kerchief's and scarves for the children. Enjoy!

Thursday, February 11, 2021

February 11th

 Today we created cards of kindness. Tomorrow we celebrate friendship and will do a card exchange.

We read a wonderful story about the world too. Look here to see photos from today.

Today we are exploring snow and what can happen to it when the temperature changes. We started to think about what is in the snow when it melts and to think about how this might impact the lakes, oceans, and even the land.





Wednesday, February 10, 2021

February 10th

 Today we watched a Mystery Science lesson that focused on how polar animals survive the cold. 

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Today's Inquiry Challenge:








Tuesday, February 9, 2021

February 9th







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Today we read a wonderful story about how a gift can offer many opportunities for others. Be sure to ask your child about the magic box in the story.

Today I am being recognized as a Grosvenor Teacher Fellow. This is an amazing professional learning opportunity for me and the children to deepen our understanding of geography and to connect with others globally. Look here to read about the fellowship. I am most grateful to National Geographic and  Lindblad Expeditions.

Monday, February 8, 2021

February 8th

 

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Today we explored how when we have a problem it can also be an opportunity to think about things differently. The story inspired us to think about problems differently.





This afternoon we went snowshoeing and imagined we were walking on top of icebergs!


Thursday, February 4, 2021

February 4th

 

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Today we thought about ways we could reuse things that we throw away. The story we read inspired us to think more about the waste we create and how it can impact the land and water.

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

February 3rd

 Today we explored the question: Why do penguins have wings when they can not fly? Look here for the Mystery Science Lesson.

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Monday, February 1, 2021

February 1st

 

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 Today we learned many interesting things about the octopus. We are creating a counting book to 10 of all the things that an octopus can do and their special features.