Johnny Appleseed Freebie, Field Trips, and Red Ribbon Week, Oh My!

Our class has been super busy this fall. We have been checking the mail everyday for our gingerbread friends and have received most of them back to our classroom safely (update coming soon). We had Johnny Appleseed Week where we learned about the letter A and Johnny Appleseed. We ended the week with Apple Centers. There were 5 centers: Apple Tasting and Seed Counting, Painting Patterns with Apples, 10 Apples Up on Top-Numeral Order and Picture Stack, Apple Design Creation, and Compare and Contrasting Apple Cider Survey and Apple Juice.  Apple Survey Freebie Here

We've been on two field trips so far. We were able to see Sid the Science Kid learn and teach about our 5 senses plus our special 6th sense--creativity/imagination (boy are we getting good at using that one). I introduced the 5 Senses before we went to the show with Caitlin Clabby from Kindergarten Smile's 5 Senses Pack. We also traveled to Tate Farms Pumpkin Patch where we rode a tractor/hay ride, pet baby animals, bounced on a huge inflatable pillow, played on the playground, rolled in the corn crib, and each of us got to pick our own pumpkin. We wrote and illustrated our own class book about our adventure. It is currently getting published through http://www.studentreasures.com/ school publishing!

We also celebrated Red Ribbon Week with different themed days. Monday was, "Be a Superhero, Have the Power to Say NO!" Spiderman even visited our classroom! 

 

We ended Red Ribbon Week by dressing as our favorite book or movie characters to "Show Good Character by Staying Drug-Free". We had a lot of fun and of course, our class pumpkin and Mrs. Scrivner both got a Bad Case of the Stipes! 

P.S. Happy Note---WE GOT OUR DONORS CHOOSE PROJECT FUNDED!!!!! YAY!!!! CELEBRATION HAPPY DANCE!!!! Our class will soon have a brand new listening center! Thank you for all of your support!