We Love Chicks!

The second graders had three chicks in their room, so they invited us to check them out, since we are a bit bird crazy!  The kids loved them!  I enjoyed listen to the conversation that they had as they described the bird and noticed where the ears were and noticed molting.  Then they got a good close- up look at a bird's feet, beak, wings and feathers.  It was a great learning experience!

A Pretty Journal Page

New Bird Bingo Game

We were presented with a brand new Bird Bingo game!  It has birds from other parts of the world, so the kids learned about 40 different birds, just by playing this game a few times.  Now they know 410 different birds!  WOW!

A 3-D Printed Bird

Elliot from PAST was here from Ohio along with Mari.  He brought them a 3-D printed bird.  Actually there were two birds because the first on ran out of material and wasn't completed.  It was okay though because then we could see what it was like inside.  I'm not sure that the kids understood how amazing a 3-D printed bird is, but I thought it was fascinating. 

Then the kids challenged Elliot and Mari to a contest, to see who knew the most bird songs.  You can guess who won that challenge!  The kids are up to 100+ bird songs that they can recognize.

A Bird Made From a Paper Plate

Awesome Bird Cake!

This boy had a really awesome bird, birthday cake that was actually made with cupcakes!  The kids loved it!

Leprechaun Visit

The leprechauns came to our classroom and made a huge mess!  They left a note saying that they were looking for treasure in our room, but they couldn't find any gold.  Instead they sent us on a treasure hunt to find a different treasure.  We followed the clues throughout the school.  Teachers said they saw something green that flew through like the March wind!  At the end of the hunt, the last clue said to look somewhere where we like to play.  We searched and finally someone found a treasure of gold-wrapped candy and green good luck coins!  It was a lot of fun!  Those silly leprechauns!