It's amazing we have only been back from Winter break for one week and we have hit the road running. We began my favorite unit learning about penguins. I introduced my class to our adopted penguin, who I named Tacky several years ago after my favorite make-believe penguin! Here is a photo of where he lives!
We completed an experiment to help us understand how penguins live in such cold places. We used Vaseline to mimic the oil the penguins have on their feathers. We saw the water just bead right up and drip off from our finger. We also used a blubber glove (Thank you Deanna Jump) to test how a penguin's blubber helps them stay warm. It is such a fun experiment and the children were really able to grasp the concept.
Blubber Glove!
I'll have to post about how our Writer's Workshop is going next time. The kids are doing so great with sounding out words. It is amazing how far they have come in such a short time!
And I promise to be a better blogger from now on...
