Real Object Graphs

This week, we made graphs using real objects. We talked about how we can collect data using real objects as well as collect data and record it on paper.

We chewed bubble gum and blew bubbles. Then we made a graph to find out how many kids could blow a bubble.



We made a graph to show which Mr. Putter and Tabby story was our favorite. Most kids chose Mr. Putter and Tabby Take the Train, but Mr. Putter and Tabby Pick the Pears, and Mr. Putter and Tabby Walk the Dog were close favorites too.


We graphed who brought their favorite book to school on Monday.

We linked arms in our graph to learn one to one and to learn how to figure how many more.

Too Many Tamales

This week, we started our study of Christmas celebrations around the world. One of the countries we learned about was Mexico. We read The Legend of the Poinsettia and learned about Las Posadas. We made paper poinsettias to help us remember what we learned. We also read the book Too Many Tamales and ate homemade tamales made by Natalie's grandmother. After eating tamales, we made a real-object graph to show who liked the tamales and who did not. Most of us loved the tamales and wished we could have eaten more!

A Feast of Plenty

This week, we tasted a different Thanksgiving food everyday. We ate popcorn, beef jerky, cranberries (Craisins), pumpkin pie, and sweet potatoes. On Friday, we made a graph to find out what was everyone's favorite Thanksgiving food. We found out that most of the kids in our class liked pumpkin pie the best. Cranberries (Craisins) and beef jerky came in second place. While everyone liked popcorn and sweet potatoes covered with marshmallows, they were not their favorites.

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Miss Spider's Tea Party

This week, we had a tea party in honor of Miss Spider. We tasted raspberry, peach, and orange teas to see which tea we liked the best. Most of us thought raspberry was the best. Only 1 person thought orange was the best.

We Had a Great Time in Our Big Underwear!

My favorite way to celebrate the letter "U" is to wear big underwear. I am very sad this year because I was in training all week and I missed "Big Underwear Day." But even without me, "Big Underwear Day" went on. The kids read stories about animals and their underwear, they graphed who wore big underwear to school, and they danced to Joe Scruggs' song Big Underwear.

Well, you wake up in the morning,

Stretch your arms in the air,

And then you put on your Big Underwear.

You take a step to your left, you take a step to your right,
Big underwear is never too tight!

You bend at the waist and you touch your shoes,

With Big Underwear you've got room to move.

Jump up, sit down, "And everybody freeze,"

With Big Underwear you've got room to breathe.

Well, it's Big Underwear and you sure are pleased.

You pull it up to your waist.

It hangs down to your knees.

You take a jump forward,

You take a step back.

Big Underwear is where it's at.

Fruit Loop Math

We used fruit loops to build number sense and for graphing. We started by making our own graphs with the fruit loops on our plate. Then we figured out we could make numbers and letters by moving our fruit loops around on our plates. Next we made a class graph that showed which color of fruit loop we drew from the box. After analyzing our graph to see how many we had of each color and what color was chosen the most, we ate our fruit loops! Yum!

Apples, Apples, and More Apples!

This week we learned all about apples. We Read The Season's of Arnold's Apple Tree and painted seasonal trees. We learned about the parts of an apple and why each part is important. We made brace maps to help us remember what we learned. We made a real object graph using apples we brought from home. Then we tasted all the different kinds of apples. We drank apple juice and ate apple pie. We had an "apple-icious" week!