South Dakota Bird Books

I am very interested in birds and throughout the year I teach my students about birds.  I am amazed at how quickly kindergarteners catch on to birds or anything that has to do with nature.  Here is a photo of two boys with their very own "Backyard Birds of South Dakota" books.  Thanks to the SD Game, Fish and Parks Wildlife division for these free booklets. 

We keep them in school all year and they look at them often.  Soon they are quite good at drawing the birds in there as well as naming them.  I think it is important for children to be aware of and stay connected to nature.

Fire Safety Month

October is Fire Safety Month and the firemen came and showed a DVD of fire safety, let the kids try on their gear and then they gave them a ride in the fire truck.  The kids loved that!

Homecoming Float

Here is the kindergarten float for this year's homecoming parade.  The kids had a great time that day! 

Painting Pumpkins

One of the boy's grandparents gave each child a small pumpkin from their garden.  The children enjoyed painting faces on them!  A big "thank you" to them!

Halloween Art

Here is some Halloween art that the students enjoyed creating.  The ghosts are their white footprints and the skeletons are made of paper plates.  They got a lot of cutting practice working on those and they did quite well!

Hat Day!

It is homecoming week and along with that comes the dress-up days.  Today was "Hat Day" and here are the kids in their hats as well as them looking a little crazy in their hats!

Waiting for Wings

We received our 6 caterpillars in the mail the other day.  We watched as they ate and ate and grew quite a bit bigger.  Then finally they changed into their chrysalis stage.  After a week or so of impatiently waiting, they finally emerged.  The k-kids were excited!  Then after a few days we released them.  It was a great experience for the children and it should be something they will remember for a long time.