Community Helpers Field Trip

We have been learning about community helpers over the last month. Last week, we took a walking field trip to visit the library, post office, and to look at the fire station. 

The kids got to see how a machine sorts the books that are returned.

They learned how to return books.

 The librarian told us how to get a library card.

She also read us a book about a garbage truck. 

The librarian sang a song with us about eating bananas. 

At the end of the song, the kids went bananas.

We got to watch a short video about a garbage truck.

Then we went to the post office. The postal worker told us how to mail a letter.

We visited the post office boxes. Our library is really old so they still have these cool old post office boxes.

It was about a three hour field trip and the kids had so much fun. 

Math Lessons

We have been making groups and then finding out how many there are in all. The first page is ways to make 5. 

This is ways to make 10. We love using stickers for math. The kids love stickers and taking the stickers off of the sticker sheet is a good way to practice their fine motor skills.

Art Tip

My students do art often. The thought of washing 32 (or more) paint brushes does not sound like fun. So a few years ago I decided to use sponges and then have the kids throw them away after they are done with their work. Last week, I ran out of sponges so I went and bought more today. Here is what I do.

First, I cut the sponges in quarters.

Next, I let the sponges air dry completely.

Last, I put the sponges in a ziplock bag and store them in my art closet.

I only use the sponges if the whole class is painting at the same time.