May
Monday, 19th
Why was your book called "Planting a Rainbow?" (because the flowers were the color of the rainbow)
What part of the plant absorbs all of the nutrients from the dirt? (the root)How many butterflies came out of their chrysalis so far? (one)
Friday, 16th
What did you visit at your school today? (Lemonade stand)
What did you get at the lemonade stand?
What do you use to make lemonade? (water, lemons, sugar)
Thursday, 15th
What helps move the seeds from the flowers to the ground? (the wind)
What things grow from a seed? (flowers, vegetables, fruit, plants)
What did you make with paint on your finger tips? (a dandelion)
Wednesday, 14th
What colors did you use to tie dye your shirt?
Who was being impatient in your story? (the caterpillar)
What does impatient mean? (not waiting nicely)Tuesday, 13th
What did you do with your buddies? (Gave them a special picture/enjoy a treat with them)
Why did you transfer the cocoons from a little cup to a bigger net enclosure? (So they have room to fly)
What can you find in a garden? (bugs, flowers, plants, dirt, fruit, vegetables)
Monday, 12th
What letter did we learn about today? (Cc)
What word starts with C? (caterpillar, cocoon, cat, crocodile, cake, cracker, cookie, cow, computer)
What can you tell me about plants/flowers?
Friday, 9th
What holiday is this weekend? (Mother's Day)
How do you show your Mom that you love her?
What was Jesus' Mom's name? (Mary)
Thursday, 8th
What did you paint today? (butterflies)
What can you tell me about butterflies wings? (they match/the same)
What is the word we use to describe the same on both sides(symmetry)
Wednesday, 7th
What did you practice writing today? (our names)
What letter does your name start with?
What special holiday is coming up? (Mother's Day)
Tuesday, 6th
How many legs do insects have? (six)
Is a spider an insect? (no) Is a worm an insect? (no)
What shape did you color in for Mrs. Raymond? (a heart)
Monday, 5th
What did you have for the teachers today? (a parade)
What did you color in for Cinco de Mayo? (a hat/sombrero)
What do you eat a lot of for Cinco de Mayo? (tacos)
Friday, 2nd
What did you have for a treat? (dirt cup-pudding, oreos, worms)
What kind of weather do worms like? (rainy)
What kind of bug are you watching grow in your classroom? (a caterpillar)
Thursday, 1st
What food did you get to sample today? (ice cream)
What was your favorite ice cream flavor?April
Wednesday, 30th
What month is after April? (May)
What bug did you read a story about? (caterpillar)
What was he doing throughout the story? (eating)
Tuesday, 29th
What bug did you talk about today? (bumble bee)
What can you tell me about a bumble bee?
What is the pattern on a bumble bee? (black/yellow/black/yellow)
Monday, 28th
What letter were you introduced to today? (Bb)
What did you make in art class that starts with the letter B? (butterfly)Friday, 25th
What did you do to your rock today? (painted it)
What kind of bug had a pillow fight in your story? (caterpillar)
What did you like most: painting rock, chalk, or playground?
Thursday, 24th
What animal did you read about with Ms. B? (a frog)
What did he want for lunch? (a fly)
How did he catch the fly? (with his tongue)
Wednesday, 23rd
What did you look for outside today? (rocks)
What did you do with the rock you found? (cleaned it)
What are you going to do with the rock next? (paint it)
Tuesday, 22nd
What special day was today? (Earth Day)
How do you help keep the Earth clean?
What was your favorite thing about Easter break?
Friday, 11th
How did you feel about the Easter egg hunt?
Where did you have the Easter egg hunt? (on the playground)
What are your plans for April break?
Thursday, 10th
What animals lay eggs? (frogs, fish, crab, turtles, alligators, snakes, birds,)
What was your favorite animal that lays eggs?
What kind of animal did you paint today? (a bunny)
Wednesday, 9th
What life cycles did you talk about? (frog, butterfly, flower, chicken)
What does a frog, caterpillar and chicken start out as? (eggs)
What does a flower start out as? (a seed)
Tuesday, 8th
What holiday did you read a book about? (Easter)
Who do we think of around Easter? (God/Jesus)
What did God create on our Earth?
Monday, 7th
What did the Old Lady swallow in the book you read? (rainbow, clouds, glitter, ribbon, cone, pole)
What did you write on the smartboard today? (our names)
What did you make in art class? ( a bunny)
Friday, 4th
What animal did you make today? (a frog)
What do frogs hatch from? (eggs)
What does the egg turn into? (a tadpole)
Thursday, 3rd
What kind of weather was happening in the beginning of our story you read? (rainy)
How did it make everyone feel? (angry, mad, frustrated, in a bad mood)Wednesday, 2nd
What did we learn about today? (rainbows)
What can you tell me about rainbows?What new month are we in? (April)
March
Monday, 31st
What did you enjoy with your grandparents today?
Did you get anything from the book fair?
Did you enjoy a special treat with your grandparents?
Friday, 28th
What animal did you read a story about? (a bunny)
What was the problem? (he didn't want to be a bunny)
How do you feel about Grandparent's Day?
Thursday, 27th
What was David doing outside in the story? (riding his bike)
How did he get dirty? (he fell in the mud)
How did David get clean? (he took a bath)
Wednesday, 26th
What are some R words you learned today? (robot, raccoon, red, rectangle, rock, rat, rake)
What did the first graders share with us? (their book)
What kind of boots did you color in? (rain boots)
Tuesday, 25th
What was the weather like this morning? (foggy, rainy, cold)
What was the weather like at recess? (sunny, windy)
What new spring items were in your classroom? (Easter eggs, baskets, flowers)
Monday, 24th
What letter were you introduced to today? (Rr)
What type of weather starts with Rr? (rain, rainbow)
What did you use to move the paint around on your paper? (a straw)
Friday, 21st
Was today a lion or lamb day and why?(lion-windy, cold)
What is something God made/created?Thursday, 20th
What kind of weather can happen in the spring? (snow, windy, rainy, sunny)
What animal did you see out of the window? (squirrel)
What letter does your name start with?
Wednesday, 19th
What color did we wear today? (red)
What saint did we celebrate today? (St. Joseph)
Did you paint a lion or a lamb?
Tuesday, 18th
What can you tell me about a lion?
What can you tell me about a lamb?
Which animal do you like better and why?
Monday, 17th
What holiday is today? (St. Patrick's Day)
What did you use to make a leprechaun trap?
What did the leprechaun do to your classroom?
Friday, 14th
What can you tell me about a leprechaun?
What is one thing the Old Lady swallowed in the book? (clover, bird, butterfly, a pot, flower)
Tuesday, 11th
What color toys did you find around our room today? (green)
How many leaves does a clover have? (3 or 4)
How many leaves does a lucky clover have? (4)
Monday, 10th
What letter did you learn about today? (Mm)
What is something that starts with Mm? (muffin, milk, monkey, mask, map, money, motorcycle, March, Monday)
What color did you paint the letter M? (green)
Friday, 7th
What was the fox wearing in the book you read? (socks)
Did you wear socks that matched (the same) or mismatched (different)?
How did the oobleck feel that you made?
Thursday, 6th
Where did the character in the book want to go? (the zoo)
What did he have on his body? (spots/polka dots)
What is your favorite zoo animal?
Wednesday, 5th
What did we celebrate today? (wacky Wednesday)
What does wacky mean? (crazy or silly)
What was something wacky you saw in the book we read?
Tuesday, 4th
What colors did we wear today? (yellow and orange)
What was growing in The Lorax? (trees)
What happens to trees during the spring? (leaves or flowers start to grow)
Monday, 3rd
Who are we celebrating all week long? (Dr. Seuss)
What did Thing 1 and Thing 2 do in our story? (made a mess in the house)
What pattern is the Cat in the Hat's hat? (red and white)
February
Friday, 28th
What part of your body did you use to smell the scents in the bags? (nose)
Which one was your favorite?
What is something that smells good? something that smells bad?
Thursday, 27th
What did Julia eat at the park during the story we read? (cotton candy)
How did her fingers feel after eating the cotton candy? (sticky)
What did we say that the cotton candy looked like? (fluffy cloud)
Wednesday, 26th
What did Pete the Cat make in the book you read? (a sandwich)
What did you paint with a toothbrush today? (a tooth)
What do you use to taste food? (your tongue)
Tuesday, 25th
Who do you visit to check your teeth? (dentist)
How do you clean your teeth? (brush them, floss them)
What foods are good for your teeth? What foods are NOT good for your teeth?
Monday, 24th
How do you want to feel at school?
What sounds did you listen to and guess on the smartboard? (animals)
What are our five senses? (hearing, sight, touch, taste, smell)
Friday, 21st
What do you do with your.. ears? mouth? hands? nose? eyes?
What sounds are loud? What sounds are quiet?
What did you clean off the teeth during the game on the smartboard? (germs)
Thursday, 20th
What ways do you keep your body healthy? (eating healthy food, exercising, bathing, washing hands, sleeping)
What is your favorite way to exercise?
Locate your: brain, heart, wrist, elbow, chin, ankle, hips, forehead, neck
Wednesday, 19th
What letter were you introduced to? (Hh)
What words start with the letter Hh? (horse, hippo, hotdog, hug, hot, heart, house, hat, hands)
What Monday and Tuesday, 17th and 18th - No School
Friday, 14th
What did you enjoy about or Valentine's Day celebration?
Thursday, 13th
What kind of party did the class have in our story? (Valentine's)
What did they do for their party? (decorate, have cupcakes, make cards)
What do you want to do for your friends for Valentine's Day?
Wednesday, 12th
What would you get your parents for Valentine's Day?
What is one way you can show someone respect?
What does it mean to give someone a compliment? (say something nice)
Tuesday, 11th
What letter does Love start with? (Ll)
How do you show your family you love them at home?
How does God want us to treat our friends? (nice/kind/respect)
Monday, 10th
What did Pete the Cat make for his friends? (Valentine's cards)
What did you make out of ripped up paper? ( a heart)
What do you do at school to show your friends that you are kind?
Friday, 7th
How many days have we been in school? (100)Thursday, 6th - No School
Wednesday, 5th
Show me where your heart is in your body!
What sound does your heart make? (thump, thump)
Do you want a snow day tomorrow or to come to school?
Tuesday, 4th
What holiday do we celebrate love? (Valentine's Day)
What is one way you show someone you love them?
What shape do you see a lot of on Valentine's Day? (heart)
Monday, 3rd
What new month are we in? (February)
What animal did we talk about? (groundhog)January
Friday, 31st
How do you feel about the pep rally?
What animal did you read a story about? (Polar bear)
What kind of animals did the polar bear hear? (lion, hippo, flamingo, leopard, zebra, snake, elephant)
Thursday, 30th
What did you create for your bear to hibernate in? (cave/den)Wednesday, 29th
What does hibernate mean? (sleep through the winter)
What do the animals do before hibernating for the winter? (get food)
What animals hibernate? (bears, bats, frogs, snake, squirrels, chipmunks, hedgehogs)
Tuesday, 28th
What does 'camouflage' mean? (to hide or blend in)
What do polar animals fur/hair blend in with (the snow)Monday, 27th
What polar animal did you learn about today? (polar bear)
What can you tell me about polar bears?
How did you feel about our First Responders parade today?Friday, 24th
What is the penguins fat called? (blubber)
What does waterproof mean? (dry, can't get wet)
How did you feel about your buddies coming to visit the classroom?
Thursday, 23rd
What animal did you learn about today? (penguins)
What can you tell me about penguins?
What kind of animal is a penguin? (a bird)
Wednesday, 22nd
What did you make that starts with the letter Ii? (igloo)
What kind of weather do the Polar/arctic animals live in? (cold, snowy)
What kind of animals live in the Arctic/polar? (penguins, polar bear, fox, owl, walrus, seal, whale)
Tuesday, 21st
What letter did you learn about today? (Ii)
What is a word that starts with Ii? (igloo, ice cream, ice, inch, ink, idea, inside)
How did you feel about the snow outside?
Friday, 17th
What holiday is celebrated on Monday? (Martin Luther King Jr.)
What do we acknowledge on that day? (all of our differences)
How do we treat others that are different than us? (nice/kind)
Thursday, 16th
What is a way you can stay warm in the winter besides our clothes? (hot chocolate, coffee, hot tea, fire/fireplace)
What did you use and count with the hot chocolate activity? (marshmallows)
Do you like drinking hot chocolate?
Wednesday, 15th
What was getting bigger and bigger in the story? (a snowball)
What did the snowball crash into? (a rock)
What shape are snowballs? (circle, round)Tuesday, 14th
What did you throw around in the gym? (snow balls)
What kind of day did Pete the Cat have in the book? (a snow day)
What do you like to do on a snow day?
Monday, 13th
What were the children throwing in the story you read? (snowballs)
What did you pass around during your game of "wonderball?" (a snowball)
What would you do if you got a snowball in your pants?
Thursday, 9th
What was the boy missing in the story? (a mitten)
Where did the mitten end up being? (in the snowman)
What part of the body do mittens keep warm? (our hands)
Wednesday, 8th
Was the snowflake in your story big or little? (little)
What did the little snowflake want to be a part of? (snowman)
Where on the snowman did the children put the snowflake? (his eye)
Tuesday, 7th
What letter did you learn today? (w)
What words start with W? (wolf, water, wagon, white, winter, worm, wheel, whistle, whale, walrus)
Where did you have recess today? (int he library)
Monday, 6th
What can you tell me about snow?
What is snow made of? (water)Friday, 3rd
What shape did you work on today? (star)
What is your goal for the new year?
What season are we in? (winter)Thursday, 2nd
What new month are we in? (January)December
Thursday, 19thThursday, December 5th
What can you tell me about the weather? (cold and snowy)
What did you paint around your green, triangle trees? (snow)
What color did you use for the snow? (white)
Wednesday, December 4th
What was your favorite activity at school today?
Tuesday, 3rd
What color did you decorate your tree? (green)
What shape was your tree? (triangle)What game did you play in a large group? (musical chairs)
Monday, 2nd
What new month are we in? (December)
What shape were you introduced to today? (triangle)
How many sides does a triangle have? (three)
November
Tuesday, 26thThursday, 7th
What did you make with your buddy? (cards)
What shape did you learn about? (square)
How many sides does a square have? (4)
Wednesday, 6th
What letter were you introduced to today? (Tt)
What words start with the letter T? (turkey, turtle, tiger, train, tree, tractor, triangle, two, table, teacher, truck)
What animal was in the frog's pond in our story? (a pig)
Tuesday, 5th
What is the word we use to choose/pick the winner or our favorite? (vote)
What did you vote for as your favorite fall activity? (apple picking, leaf jumping, or pumpkin carving/picking)
Monday, 4th
Friday, 1st
October
Tuesday, 1st
What did you paint today? (pumpkins)
What special did you have today? (library)
What did you have for a friend's birthday treat (popsicles)
September
Monday, 30th