He saw his shadow?! Oh NOOO!!

This week in honor of Groundhog's Day we read Who Will See Their Shadows? by Jerry Pallotta. A great book full of animals, their habitats and weather! What will your shadow show? Rain, snow, sleet. etc

Gung Hay Fat Choy (Happy New Year)

This week we learned about China! Did you know more people live in China than in any other country in the world? We learned how to say hello in Chinese "Nee How" and also did some Chinese writing. Panda taught us things that were invented in China, as well as things used in China today when we read When Panda Came to Our House by Helen Zane Jensen.

It's still cold!

This week we followed up with our unit on the Arctic by reading Mama Do You Love Me? by Barbara M. Joosse. A sweet story and full of facts about the Inuit people, we also learned new words. Be sure you have on your parka and your mukluks before you head out of your igloo in this freezing weather.

BRRRRR welcome 2012

When we left the library we had a warm cozy gingerbread house but when we returned it had magically turned into an igloo! So we snuggled up with a good book, The Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett. A great way to start of our unit on the Arctic and also a great book to review settings and characters.

Friends, gingerbread friends!

After reading Gingerbread Baby we wondered if the gingerbread baby stayed with Mattie, ran away or if Mattie ate the gingerbread baby. During the Storytelling Festival we read Gingerbread Friends by Jan Brett and found out what happened with Mattie and the gingerbread baby!

Catch me if you can!!!!

This week we read Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett in the gingerbread house. What fun, we had a cozy fire and Christmas tree complete with candy garland. The big question is what happened to the gingerbread baby, did he live with Mattie forever, did Mattie make him friends or did Mattie eat him? Next week we will find out so stay tuned!

We love technology!!!

We wrapped up our unit on Internet Safety and Digital Citizenship this week. We review our tips from Officer Buckle and read Arthur's Computer Disaster  by Marc Brown.