It has been a busy week for us this week! On Wednesday the weather held out and we were able to have our field day in the afternoon. Students participated in several relays, played a few games, and did the tug-o-war.
All week long we have been doing an author's study of my favorite author Mo Willems. On Tuesday we read several books featuring the Elephant & Piggie characters, including, There Is a Bird on Your Head!
Afterwards students had a chance to create their own comic strips using the Elephant & Piggie characters.
Later in the week we read several books featuring Mo Willem's Pigeon.
Here's the whole class wearing the special pigeon hats they made.
After reading Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late students created their own writing projects that included what they each thought the pigeon shouldn't be allowed to do.
We took some time at the end of the week to independently read Mo Willems' books.
Finally, on Friday we went on our field trip to the Bell Museum on the University of Minnesota campus.
Students were guided through many different dioramas and also had a chance to explore the Touch & See Room.
