Best Christmas Class Present Ever!

One of my families gave our class with this wonderful Christmas gift that has was on our classroom wishlist. In all the years I have been teaching, I have been incredibly blessed and so grateful for the generosity of my classroom parents. The kids just loved, loved, loved looking at some very "interesting" slides - samples of a dog's skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, and esophagus!!! As a teacher with a science background, I have to admit that I have probably been more excited about this microscope than my kids are!

2014 Scientist of the Week #2

An experiment exploring static electricity . . .

This week's scientist used a balloon, a scarf, and static electricity
 to make these paper people and pets jump and dance around!



After he made his paper people and pets jump and dance,
our Scientist of the Week demonstrated that static electricity affects hair as well.

2014 Historian of the Week #1 :: Frida Kahlo

This is my first year having a Historian of the Week in the classroom. Our first historian did a fantastic job teaching us about the artist Frida Kahlo. I have to admit, her unibrow was my favorite part of the report!