Practicing for the I.R.I.

The kids had a blast reading one minute timings with another child who played the part of the proctor.  Their goal was to read 92 words in one minute.  First, they would do a cold read and then a hot read.  Then, they would trade jobs.  It really helped the kids become faster more efficient readers.  Last, they filled out a reading chart to track their progress.

April Fool's Fun!

One of our awesome parents brought in a trap full of brown E's.  The kids were so excited thinking they were brownies. They were such good sports.  The next day, the same parents brought in the brownies you can eat.

Crazy Kid's Clubs!

One of the stories in our reading series is called Cool, Crazy Crickets.  It is about some kids who set up a club and build a clubhouse.  After we read the story the kids split into groups and set up clubs.  They were very creative.  There was a Cooking Club, an Art Club, a Detective Agency Club, a Sports Club and a Game Club.  They made up rules and designed and created signs.  Then they built a clubhouse using desks and sheets.  Last, they wrote a persuasive speech to try to convince the other kids to join their clubs.  They also got to eat lunch and do math in their clubhouses.  Great learning, great fun and a wonderful opportunity to problem solve and work together as we were learning about synergy.