Monday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we wrote about how fun it is to build snowmen. Then, we met Mrs. Barrett, our student teacher, that will be joining us in January. She stayed with us while we did an activity with adjectives. First, we described several Disney characters using as many adjectives as we could. Then, we decided to use more describing words when we wrote letters to Santa explaining what we would like for Christmas. The children had to choose one thing and tell what color it was, how big/little it was, what it looked like, where they would store it, etc. They had to use all 5 parts of a letter (correctly), use their best spelling and punctuation, and make a final copy using their best handwriting. The project took up most of the morning. We were able to squeeze in some Science, however, as we studied the human skeleton. We put together some bones and talked about their function. This afternoon, we read Harry Potter. Then, in math, we made some graphs using information about different kinds of bears. We also reviewed math facts, time and money. In Social Studies, we finished a worksheet and read about maps. Then, the students completed a worksheet on their own using a map key and a compass rose. At the end of the day, the students went to gym class.