Monday, February 24, 2014

Fifty Nifty United States

Hi there!

Currently, we are studying the geography of the United States. Part of this unit includes the creation of a ginormous United States, separated by region. Students worked in groups of two or three to create regions of the U.S. Each group was responsible for researching important landforms and waterways, cities, states, and resources in the area. Then, they were to design their region. They loved this project and it turned out great! Enjoy!  (Sorry Hawaii, we're still working on you!)















Mrs.Bush

Winter Olympics Newspaper

Happy Monday!

I am so excited to share the finished product of our 2014 Winter Olympics Newspaper! Fourth and fifth graders researched Olympic athletes, sports, mascots, and basic facts. After they gathered enough information, each student wrote an article on the topic of their choice. Then, they worked together to compile the information in the form of a newspaper. The kids absolutely LOVED this project and we all learned so much from each other! Today, the students spent some time sharing their articles with one another and browsing around the newspaper to read articles written by their classmates. So fun!











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Mrs.Bush

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Cowboy Quest!

My, my, my! How time flies! I can't believe I haven't posted since NOVEMBER! Anyway, much has been going on in our classroom since then! We recently worked through a unit on Westward Expansion after the Civil War. Part of this unit included the study of cowboy life and the cattle kingdom. To make this concept come alive, we celebrated a day we call "Cowboy Day!" This day includes many themed activities connected to westward expansion after the Civil War, but the most fun is a quest at the end of the day!

This quest includes:

- Learning how to lasso
- Packing supplies for the journey
- A scavenger hunt throughout the school grounds that simulates what the cattle drove would have been like for cowboys during this time
- traditional folk tale around a real fire with biscuits and rootbeer
- Trading in cattle for money with the "Head Honcho" (a.k.a. principal)
...and much more!




Enjoying a snack of refried beans and eggs! 

Listening to a traditional cowboy folktale around a fire as they enjoy biscuits


Visiting Boggy Depot and Perryville
Cashing in their leftover cattle for some cash with the Head Honcho!

We had a blast! Yee-haw! 

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Mrs.Bush