Pictures of the Pigs

Here are some pictures of our newest classroom pets: Fluffy and Kiss: Fluffy is on the left and Kiss on the right (Fluffy is the brown calico and Kiss is the gray and white pig) Fluffy Kiss They are one month old guinea pigs.  I feed them a piggy salad (romaine lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, spinach, [...]

Observation Sheet

This is an observation sheet I’ve been using with my students to look into what our meal worms, toads, and our new guinea pigs (Kiss and Fluffy) are doing. The children can draw a picture on the left and write a few words about what they are seeing on the right.  I’ve also encouraged my [...]

New Pets

We have several new critters in our classroom this year.  They are all part of our Kindergarten Zoo!  I’ve shown you the Meal Worms before, but we have also added Hermit Crabs and now Toads!!  My sister found some toads when she was cleaning out the window wells at her church during their workday last [...]

More Work Stations (2010)

Here are some more pictures of Literacy Work Stations in action. This is the Magnet Work Station.  I have one large magnetic dry erase board and two bags (from the Target Dollar Spot).  In each of the bags, there are a box of magnetic letters, a set of everyone’s names (laminated), and some sorting sheets [...]