Today was the day of the second H1N1 vaccine clinic. Although it went well overall, there was a bit more anxiety about this time around than the last time. Perhaps because students knew exactly what was coming. They did a great job, all things considered! Getting shots is never fun!
Here are some photos from some OTHER (more fun) parts of our day... :-)
We played a German game called "Topfschlagen" (Hit the Pot) twice this week during Morning Meeting. This activity is very similar to "Hot and Cold," as students help lead the "searcher" towards the hidden pot by saying "hot" if they are getting close or "cold" if they are far away from the hidden pot. When they find the pot, they hit the pot with a wooden spoon and say "Topfschlagen!" There was a stuffed chicken hidden under the pot this time, but in the traditional game children would find a special gift to keep. This game connects to the first stop in our "Holidays Around the World" travels: Germany. We learned many interesting facts (i.e. the tradition of the Christmas tree began in Germany during the 16th Century), and we even greeted one another by speaking German one day. Guten tag!
Each day, students come up and help fill in missing words/parts of words in our morning message. This helps to reinforce important spelling skills, and it makes the message interactive!
I involve as many students as possible in the morning message. Students not at the whiteboard are encouraged to write the missing words "in the sky" or "on the carpet" with their fingers and imaginary ink of course! ;-)
Students from Miss Stevens' class joined our class this afternoon for literacy activities. We started with a round of Jeopardy on the Smartboard and ended with some partner reading time. Here are some photos from the partner reading time. Students are making SO MUCH PROGRESS in their reading. Hooray!
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