October is Already Over!

Here is a glance into what we have been up to for the month of October!

In the morning when students arrive in the classroom they are able to do a table activity.  Sometimes they color or play with playdough which is shown in this picture.  It's a fun and relaxing way to start the day.

This month we were visited by a firefighter.  He taught us about the equiptment that he wears to keep himself safe when he is fighting fires.  Students got to ask questions and even hold his helmet!  We get to have two more fire safety lessons in November.

Students are enjoying their new math Work Places.  They continue to practice writing numbers (0-10), making various combinations to five, recreating patterns, and comparing different amounts by looking at partially filled Tens Frame cards.

We also got to practice our math skills in small groups at the end of the day.  This month we practiced making combinations to five by playing Go Fish.  Students also made beaded strings for counting practice.  They alternated between ten red beads and ten white beads.  They will be able to use this tool to skip count by tens or count by ones.

After our math groups we have some time for Choice.  Students are enjoying the many options that are available.  They can paint, color, build, and eat some snack too.  During one of our days with Choice some students chose to help clean out our pumpkin for our pumpkin investigation.  It was slimy and fun they said!

As you have seen in previous posts, our time in the forest has been so much fun.  We are settling into the routine and are gearing up for the colder weather.  Students are noticing so many changes outside this season and continue to explore the outdoor space.  We are practicing how to play safe with others and also how to take care of one another in our community.  Stay tuned for more adventurous posts!

On forest days we also we get a chance to spend some time with our 3rd grade buddy class!  They come to our classroom with picture books that they have picked out to read to us.  We love this time so much and couldn't ask for a better way to end the week.

Earlier this month we went to Riverview Farm to pick apples.  We also sampled some raspberries.  Since we had been learning about apples, we got to see just how an apple grows and then got to bake the apples into a delicious crisp when we went out for Forest Friday.

We continue to earn "alphabits" as a class.  There have been many celebrations so far, but some of our favorites have been pajama day and also stuffie day!