The weeks sure are flying by! We are already in week 3 of the school year, but I want to back track a bit and tell you more about last week. To kick off our Writer’s Work Shop we began making lists of our favorite people, places, and things. We called these our heart maps because they can help guide our hearts to write about something we truly love. This was a great way to introduce nouns as well. 
We’ve been focusing a lot on “bubbling brains”. When we read, our brains should be bubbling with images, questions, predictions, etc. I read the students a super silly poem but would not show them the picture! They had to visualize what they were hearing and draw it. I love how they all turned out differently, but were still right on point with the details given in the poem. Ask your student about the poem “My Neighbor’s Dog” if you missed it on Wednesday’s poetry night.
Friday was full of fun! Our writing mini lesson included labeling. You student had the opportunity to label pictures, posters, and even ME!! We have discussed that labeling can tell more about the picture or help the audience understand an unclear illustration. Thank you to my 7 year old friend, C.K., for snapping this picture. (These kids are amazing with technology!)
More fun on Friday…. We’ve been discussing weather in class. My plan was to start off with hurricanes since this is current news in Texas. I figured I’d teach the students about hurricanes, but boy, they were the ones doing the teaching! I was so proud that they came to school with knowledge about what was going on in our world. **Kuddos, parents!** They had lots of information to offer about Hurricane Harvey. We extended out weather study with various types of weather including rain. Shaving cream + food coloring + water= one very cool science experiment. We found out that over time, too much condensation collections, becomes too heavy, and releases. This week we are continuing our weather study. Stay tuned for another super cool experiment you could try at home!
