We've been reading all about Ireland, St. Patrick's Day and leprechauns. Here are some of the books we've read and activities we have completed.
On Monday, we read "The Luckiest St. Patrick's Day Ever". After reading the story, we shared some our luckiest memories and wrote about them. We also completed some cute leprechauns to go along with our writing.
On Tuesday, we read "The Leprechaun's Gold" and completed another cute writing activity.
Finally, today we read "Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato". Here is a link to an online version of the story.
We also completed a sequencing activity where we retold the beginning, middle and end. Unfortunately, I did not get any photos of this.
We also started a little creative story writing assignment. Each of the students wrote about what they would do if they ever caught a leprechaun. We are going to take our "rough" story drafts into the computer lab tomorrow and complete a published version that we can print and display in the hallway. We're hoping that all this leprechaun themed writing and art work will attract some sneaky little leprechaun guests to come and visit us in our classroom before the end of the week. Guess we'll just have to wait and see!
In other news, we are just finishing up our gymnastics unit for P.E. The students rotated through a number of stations which included parallel bars, climbing apparatus, spring boards, ropes, and balance beams. Over the past two weeks, the students visited each station in a circuit-like rotation. I was very proud of each and everyone for following through with all safety measures and precautions. This has definitely been one of our favourite gym units to date.
Don't forget --- Friday is Emerald City Day!
Come dressed-up in your best green gear!!!!!
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