Happy Halloween

We had so much fun learning with a Halloween theme today. In math we counted out pumpkin seeds, quickly discovering that counting by 10's was the most efficient way. Writing Workshop provided us with the opportunity to publish a class book about what we were going to be for Halloween. Reading Workshop was connected as well - we used a patten book to learn about and try out 3 different reading strategies. They were using the first letter/sound, the picture as a clue, and recognizing the pattern of the story. After lunch we changed into our costumes, danced to some Halloween music, enjoyed a yummy snack, playing a few games, and finally wrapped it all up by leading the k-4 on a costume parade around the entire school.