How Time Flies...

Time is such a telling thing. As each day passes all things change to some degree or another. Today in our classroom we marked the passing of time in several ways. Hannah celebrated her 7th birthday today! Each morning that someone has a special day we have a celebration where we sing songs and read a favorite book or poem that the child enjoys. We set out a candle to represent the sun and the birthday children circles the candle once for each year. As they walk parents and/or teachers share something special from each year. We also have a special birthday cake Mr. Dahler found this summer. He fills it with something special and hides it in the room for the birthday child to find.
So Happy 7th year Hannah...and here's to many more!

We also looked at time by introducing how we track it using an analog clock. We examined our Judy clock (a special clock for teaching time that teachers enjoy) and gave each child a small replica to add to their math toolkit. Often we will have children take out their clocks and use them to display times that we ask them to show.

We've also been examining our state a bit more this week and have written our postcard note that will be sent to schools all across the country. Our postcard has a picture of Pilot Mountain and Bri discovered that it stands 2,490 feet tall. We'll soon post a giant map of the United States That will keep track of all the states from which we receive cards.