Thursday, May 22, 2014

112- The students continued to work on their guide to the valley nature trail.

103- We read a book called, "Miss Maple's Seeds," to introduce the fairy house project.  The book shows a tiny person, perhaps a fairy, as she helps seeds prepare to grow. Her house, boat, and everything she uses is made from objects found in nature.  I show them examples of "fairy houses" created by other people and explain what a blueprint is.  I ask the students if they would like to draw a blueprint for a fairy house designed by their class.  They became very involved in this drawing process and the results are pretty awesome.

This house has a tiny door and a little gnome friend.

The fairies are flying home. 

104- The students finished their wire sculptures of leaves and two students who were really interested in working with the wire attached the leaves to a long stick.  This sculpture will move up to first grade with the class as a reminder of their study of plants in kindergarten. 

The photo doesn't do it justice- it looks really cool in the window.