Today we went to the library and Mrs. Powell, the media specialist, read us a book. (Mrs. Powell is the new Teacher of the Year) She read Ten Little Puppies by Marian Harris. The kids enjoyed watching the eyes roll around while she read to us. In addition they thought it was a lot of fun to point and gigle as Mrs. Powell put her own eyes in the eye holes. Then Mrs. Powell let each student choose a book to take down to the classroom with us. The children flipped through the books in the library. We worked on holding the book correctly and flipping the pages gently. Then we all waited in line to check our book out. Afterwards, we came down to our classroom and made waffles. While we mixed the ingredients together we talked about how the ingredients changed from dry to wet. After we were done cooking, we discussed how when the waffle was whole it was a circle, but when we cut it into parts it was a triangle. Most of the students agreed that the waffles tasted better with syrup.
In the afternoon we started working on our workbuckets. Workbuckets are independent work for the students to work on. Each student has four buckets with his/her picture on it. Each bucket is filled with a different task for the student to complete. Some buckets have pictures to color, others have beads to string, others have scissors for cutting, etc. After the students complete their bucket they are allowed to choose an activity they would like to do (jump on the trampoline, build with blocks, etc.)
