Charlie took home the caterpillars in their chrysalis stage over the break. During their stay with Charlie, they emerged into their adult stage, butterfly. Charlie, dad, and grandma came to bring the butterflies to school. The children were eager and excited to see them! Thank you, Charlie!
Collaborative Painting
All the children are participating in painting their train. They selected the color red, and it's going to be called the A train!
Painting with watercolor and pipe cleaners, as the painting tool.
Splatter Painting!
The children created a painting for our Science Fair.
Before washing their hands for lunch, we had a letter recognition game. The children had to recognize and point the first letter of their name. When they have identified it, they will erase their letter and wash their hands.
Counting and identifying, where is the bear? The bear is on top of the box, inside and outside the box.
I recycled the flowers Janet gave me for my birthday. We turned the petals into a Flower Collage!
A collage is a technique of composing a work of art by pasting on a single surface various materials. The art of making collages, enable children to use their imagination and create a composition that expresses their creativity. The children used natural petals and leaves; for example, white and pink petals. They applied and spread the glue with a paintbrush. The children seemed to enjoy exploring the materials, as they focused on placing the flowers on the cardstock. This activity promotes fine motor skills, creativity, and imagination.
Before our Spanish session, the specialist pointed to the butterflies and counted how many butterflies we have in Spanish; the children listened and repeated!
Before our break, Diane talked about birds, and she wanted the children to try and create a bird using raisins, a slice of orange and two pieces of carrots. Some of the children did a fantastic job!
Rohan was counting with his fingers as the teacher counted the butterflies. We had six caterpillars that are now six beautiful butterflies.
We released the butterflies on Thursday. The children appeared excited and curious as they noticed a butterfly landing on Katy, behind Rohan and on the teacher (Sandra). It took the butterflies a little while to leave their nest. It was interesting to watch the butterflies develop in our classroom.
Where do you think the butterflies are going?
Leela- "The trees!
Oliver- "In the sky!"
James- "In the water!"
Nathaniel- "To the water!"
Leo- "To the park!"
Rohan- "Home!"
Leo Shaftel- "To the mountains!"
Charlie- "Their home!"
