A Busy Week

Last week certainly was a full and busy one. I have three highlights to share. One Wednesday, our garden day, we began learning about plant biology by exploring seeds. We opened up some dried bush bean seeds from our garden and took turns describing what we saw and felt. Then we read a story about two seeds who wonder what they will be as they grow. I taught them a song based on "The Green Grass Grows All Around," and then we went to tend our garden. We are learning to first take care of the plants, then clean up, then pick and eat our produce. Many of the children work or play in the garden at every recess.

The second fun thing was the whole school assembly to celebrate the international day of peace. The kindergarteners and first graders sang, "All I Really Need," a song based on the United Nations Children's Bill of Rights. I was so proud!

Last, to further our study of pets and how to care for them, my daughter Molly brought her rats to visit our class. We had prepared by reading about pet rats and generating a list of questions for Molly (Such as, "Are they vegetarian?," and "Do they bite?").