Thursday, January 8, 2009
Washington D.C. Projects
During our Government Chapter in Social Studies, we learned and studied a lot of cool things about our Country's Govenment. It was especially exciting since this was an election year and we got to see a new President elected for 2009-2013 - Barack Obama! We learned about the 3 Branches of Government, different symbols of the United States, and some of the monuments and buildings that are in our Nation's Capital - Washington D.C. Each of the students also got to choose one of the former Presidents of the US and research and learn more about them. The funnest activity, however, was choosing a building or monument from Washington D.C. and recreating them at home with their families. Some chose to create a model while others did a drawing. Each student also went to the computer lab to research their building or monument to find out interesting facts. On December 17th, the students presented their projects and their reseach to a room full of parents and grandparents in the form of a powerpoint slideshow.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Todd Heitkamp speaks to the 3rd Graders
On Friday, December 12th, meterologist Todd Heitkamp came to speak to the third grade classes about weather, focusing mostly on tornadoes. He showed the students a slideshow of different tornadoes from over the years and informed them how they could stay safe if a tornado was to hit our area. He also showed an actual weather balloon that they send up on a daily basis to check the weather. He shared a lot of interesting information and answered many questions the kids had about weather. He came to speak while the third graders were on their Weather Unit for Science.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Candy Cane Lane
The candy canes that the kids created with their families were AWESOME! Just like each one of my students, each candy cane was unique, creative and special in its own way!
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