Somewhere over the rainbow

We studied our spelling words this week using the rainbow method. Tons of fun and really colorful. All you need is a three to five colored pencils (different colors), your spelling words, and some paper. Write on top of each other so that you practice the spelling, and look what you get. A rainbow of colors! Good luck on your spelling test tomorrow.

Spelling words artwork done by Adriana!

Thomas Time

Just in case you didn't believe that we were paid endosers of Chick Fil a!

Another crazy balloon experiment

My students shared their at home science projects today. They were great! I love when children find science to be fun. It usually just takes some playing! Here is one student with a great balloon trick. All it takes is a balloon, some liquid dish soap, and a skewer. He lathered the skewer with soap, then blew up the balloon, and put a dab of soap on the bottom and top on the balloon. After making our observations, we formed a hypothesis. We were split on what was going to happen. Guess what...the balloon didn't pop! Research why and leave a comment for extra credit.

Thomas Time

Hey Thomas, we miss you! We were heading out to recess the other day and wanted to say hi! We hear that you are also trying to get out and exercise. We hope you are enjoying some of these cooler temperatures. Thanks for your cool thank you note!

Magic Balloon

Friday afternoon we squeezed in a quick, but fun science experiment. We called it magic balloon, but there is nothing magic about it. It's purely science! With a mixture of baking soda and vinegar we were able to watch our bright green balloons inflate before our eyes. If you haven't tried this easy experiment at home, give it a shot. Leave a comment if you know why the balloon inflates. Remember Houdini has nothing to do with it!

Thomas Time

This year our class is very fortunate to be full of 23 unique and special kids. One of them happens to be Thomas. We were lucky enough to have him for the first day of school, but he will need to spend some time away from school to work on getting strong and healthy. Thomas does not want to be away, and we don't want him to miss a thing. So we will dedicate some time on our blog as often as possible to Thomas. Thomas, we are thinking about you often. Sending you lots of rays of sunshine and we hope you enjoy seeing us! We will see you soon!! Love, Your Class

What is a scientist?

Our class has spent the last couple of days pondering this question. My students looked completely shocked when I informed them they there were in fact scientist. They looked around and didn't seeing any dorky people in the class with lab coats on, or crazy hair (as pictured above). They assumed that their new fifth grade teacher must be lying to them. Slowly they are realizing that we are all in fact scientists, and you don't have to wait to be "grown up" to be one. They're currently researching some different careers in science and what it means to be a scientist.

So, what do you think a scientist is? Extra credit if you leave a comment!