Looks Like Fall!

Painting seems to be a kindergarten favorite!  They are so quiet and focused as they are painting.  For this art project, they took what they've learned about plants {trees} and the seasons to create a fall tree.  They used tempera paints, paint brushes and sponges to create a masterpiece!

A New Total

One of the fun things that my kindergartners like to do is to see how many birds they can identify - as a group.  They already know 108, but actually they probably know more than that because I realized that there were some that I didn't put on the slideshow.  Many of these young children have amazing memories!

Pumpkin Art

Here are the very creative jack-o-lantern faces that the 
kids created to make our room look a little spooky!

Seed Dispersion

Along with the plant unit I teach, I like to expand on it by teaching as much about nature as I can.  I explained how the dandelion seeds fly through the air to eventually land and grow, but also we talked about the cattails and how they can be carried by wind or water.

Hitting the cattail against the building 
caused the seeds to fly in the wind.  It almost
looked like snow!

The young scientist could hardly believe that that
fluff was really a lot of seeds.

Homecoming Week

These two children were selected by 
the high school student council to 
help with coronation on Tuesday evening.  
They are often called the "small fry".

The burning of the "A" on coronation night 
is a long-standing tradition for our school.

The kindergartners got the balloon 
bouquet on the day after coronation.  They loved it!

This is the back of our float!  The kids made the 
Ninja Turtle faces with paint on paper plates.

Here are the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

These turtle shells made from painted turkey pans 
were very creative!  Thanks for all who helped with that!

We all loved riding on the float together!

Everyone got into character!

It was a really fun time!

Peregrine Falcon Creation

This boy created this Peregrine Falcon 
using paper plates and markers.  
The Peregrine Falcon is the fastest 
animal in the world swooping after 
birds at speeds of over 200 miles per hour!

Our First Bird Field Guide!

The kids received their first bird field guide that has backyard birds of South Dakota.  These books will be kept in school until the end of the year.  They will use them to learn about birds and to draw or write birds in their journal.

They were very excited to dig into these books!

I find it interesting to listen to them talk about the birds 
in the books.  They ask some good questions.

The Blue Jay and the Peregrine Falcon 
seem to be the class favorites!