College Buddies
/It was an exciting morning in the Otter classroom! We have new books for our classroom library- including books about the human brain, graphic novels, and new mysteries! Mr. Mark found a squished praying mantis that he brought in for us to examine using the proscopes. We were able to examine the anatomy of the praying mantis up close! Several artists continued to work on their three-dimensional art pieces. During numeracy today we started our new math groups. In the Otter classroom math groups are flexible and ever-changing as we explore new math concepts. Right now we are practicing becoming fluent at our math facts. Our math groups today played addition board games including Pop!, Sum Swamp, and Zeus on the Loose. One math group used iPads to play the Mathmateers app that involves building a rocket, going on math missions, and solving math problems. Another group worked with Ms. Aja. In the Cedar Classroom we found a living praying mantis during our outside explorations! A couple students were actually able to hold the praying mantis before it flew away. This afternoon our college buddies came to read with us. This year the Otters are collaborating with teacher candidates from Pacific’s College of Education. Each Monday these teacher candidates will come read with us as we work on various literacy skills. We are so excited about this collaboration!
