Rainy Day Kids!

After a round of thunderstorms this morning, we had a blast playing in AND out of the rain during recess.  A little rain never stops us!

Raylan comes to us during recess unable to reach his water bottle due to a big puddle right in front of our crate.  We encourage him to think about a solution to his problem.  Raylan's awesome problem solving skills and flexible thinking lead him to this solution.  Well done, Raylan!  This is real life problem solving that is so critical for our kiddos to learn and to practice! 

We were busy bees during that thunderstorm this morning!

We continue to work on our "Bucket Filling" unit with another great read aloud.  

How Full is Your Bucket? For Kids by Mary Reckmeyer and Tom Rath is another wonderful book that reinforces the idea that our words and actions have an impact on others.  

Before rest time, we gather once again and read The Wind Blew because ya know, the wind blew!

We noticed a lot of rhyming words in this one...ask your child if they can think of some words that may rhyme.  Such a great introduction to early literacy skills :)

Jumping Right Back In!

A big THANK YOU to Sophia's family for donating markers and some new Legos to our classroom!  We are in LOVE with this new camping Lego set and just can't get over that sweet Lego baby :)

Raylan, Sawyer and Graham conquer one of the hardest puzzles we have on our shelves right now.  Excellent teamwork, friends!

Graham and Logan man their cupcake and ice cream shop during morning recess.  Yum!

Another great book to reinforce all of that bucket filling we are doing in our classroom.

We are Bucket Fillers!

We read our favorite class book today during morning meeting.  This afternoon, we will begin sharing our own ideas of what it looks and feels like to fill people's buckets.  It is so important for each of us to know that we are in control of our words and actions and how they may impact others.  This is the foundation of our classroom community and these kiddos totally get it! :)

Another one of our favorites!  "Even though dinosaur friends may fight, there is always a way to make it right."  We often use books to drive our curriculum...they are such a wonderful way to explore new topics and to make connections.

We explore kinetic sand with a variety of interesting materials today during morning free choice.  

Raylan continues to make his "airport" out of puzzle bits.  Such a great way to hone those fine motor skills!

Tyler balances pine cones on the tubes while he's building.  Look at that concentration!

Ms. Juli teaches us a whole bunch of songs during recess.  So fun!

That's a Wrap on Day 2!

Friends build animal homes during morning free choice.  We love building with creative recycled, refurbished and natural materials.

Look at this awesome listeners!  It's not easy navigating a classroom with 17 of your peers :)

We finally excavated that golf ball!  Great teamwork and perseverance, friends!

Charlie, Eamonn and Lexi line up for a quick pic after we take individual photos for our birthday board (stay tuned for that...it will be up soon!).  Eamonn looks less than impressed...hahaha!

"Hey, look at me!  I'm the Muffin Man!"  

We squeeze a little math problem into our afternoon snack routine.  There were 16 of us and we had to figure out how many of us needed to be on each side of the picnic table in order to make it equal.  

8 + 8 = 16!!!!  We also talked about how 16 is an even number and can be split into two equal parts.