More From the Parade

I loved seeing all the costumes... way to really show what you know about a topic!

Bringing Texas to Life A to Z

I don't know about you, but these kids did an AMAZING job showing all that they know about Texas!  I am so proud of the hard work and solid job they did today.

This was authentic learning...when kids put the pieces together, have a hand in all of the learning, and the subject goes across subjects, we are learning with out even knowing it!  My favorite part was seeing all the wonderful costumes that were made with the kids doing the work!

You can watch the program at

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtYNs7spQTs

"Y'all come back now...You Hear!"

Getting our hands DIRTY!

Today was the day we got to plant our gardens.  We were divided into teams and each team picked a vegetable or flower to plant.  They will be responsible for recording and maintaining everything in their row.

We took some time to think about the seeds and what part of the plant it came from.  The snow pea team (Samuel, Catherine, and Cameron) learned that the pea is the seed.  The Jalapeno team (Joshua, Mackenzie, Micah, and Emma) learned that the seeds are the hot part of the jalapeno.  We all saw seed in different sizes and shapes!

We are hoping to enjoy lots of yummy vegetables and a few pretty flowers!  Happy Growing.

Pictures by of Katherine.

Seeing Our Plan come to Life

Today was the day... we were able to bring our garden plans to life!  My dad took all the ideas together and built our gardens on sight.  Students took turns watching and asking questions as they were being assembled.  After they were done, we picked the best place for them to be so the sun would hit them.  Next week planting!  Be sure to check back often to watch our garden grow.

More from the Cool Aid Corner...

All about Plant Parts

Cash reporting on the parts of a plant and their jobs...

https://youtu.be/ney9WJF5pG8

Audrey reporting on plant parts and their jobs...

https://youtu.be/9U9XLtCenOI

SCIENCE is blooming

We are so excited to get started on creating our first grade gardens.  Thank you to Mrs. Whilden for getting us 5 pallets.  Today we started planning what to do next.

I gave the students 2 problems, and asked them to create a diagram that would show us how to use the pallets to make a garden.

1. We had to keep the ground from flooding.
2. We had to provide a way to keep the squirrels from eating the seeds.

A few ideas the kids have were...

Samuel said "put food around the gardens to act as a distraction for the squirrels"

Joshua said "use mice traps and put a caution sign up so that kindergartners don't step on them"

Audrey said "raise the pallets on a stand to keep the water moving"

A few though we needed to spray with the Cayenne Pepper Spray.

Here are a few of examples of the plans that students came up with.  In addition, we met as a class and came up with the best of all plans.  We are excited to have my dad come build what we have drawn.  Be sure to check back for more details as we watch our gardens grow.

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Book reviews and reports on living and non-living... you don't want to miss these special reports!  In case you can't open from the blog, I am linking the you tube address.  

https://youtu.be/Q_qxyWNpoy8

https://youtu.be/YXf4wvsgqEg