Poison Ivy, Creating Farms and More Book Shares!

This week Tula's science table was about poison ivy.  We learned lots of things about  poison ivy, including what it looks like during different seasons.  Did you know it isn't always shiny?  Tula also taught us about other poisonous plants.  Tula's science table tied in nicely with our learning about trees and plants.  Fantastic job, Tula!

We finished up our book shares this week.  Sam, Tia, Zoe, Jack and Gracie all shared one of their favorite books with the class. It has been lots of fun to hear all the different stories everyone has chosen to read.

We kicked off our farm unit in math this week.  We have been building houses, barns, silos and roads on our farms.  We have had great discussions about farms and everyone has been very thoughtful about the placement of their buildings on their farm land.  Today we made maps of our farms and will continue to add to those maps as we add to our farms.  We also learned about goats today.  Next week we will be learning about other farm animals and will be making decisions about what kinds of animals we want to have on our farms.  Throughout this unit students will be following "Land-Use Planning Codes" which require students to use their farm bucks to purchase land, buildings and animals.  These codes also include rules for laying out their farms with regard to land squares.  Students are required to be thoughtful about their planning, budget their money and develop many other skills through this project.