May 11, 2012

K-1 Happenings

The K-1s are enjoying researching Mexico and the Sonoran Desert.  The children chose to research animals of the Sonoran Desert, the Saguaro cactus and other plants, pyramids, and Mexican food.

"picante" Mexican food

Star Mountain Volcano

pyramid

colorful Mexican food

El Dia de los Muertos celebration

drawing a map of Mexico with amazing detail

an erupting volcano

a Mexican dancer in her traditional costume

an Aztec temple

a pyramid with people climbing it

the quetzal bird

Mexican art - small wooden dolls

the Macaw bird

El Dia de los Muertos decorations 

a cougar 


We are making observational drawings of cacti in science class.









solving addition and subtraction problems in first grade math class

word problems




a community of weavers


It's free choice time and I'm building the millennium falcon - this is
half of it.

We are observing our frogs.

The frogs are trying to get my finger?

We built "the temple of Mexico and
the eagle is a guardian"

We really like our temple!

sharing my sand dollars
hiking with our middle school buddies

our buddies are sooooo cool!





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