January Fun

I love winter weather but January in Texas doesn’t usually deliver. So we have to bring all that missing winter goodness inside our classroom. Our January centers have done just that. The students have loved “ice fishing” for their sight words, writing sight words in sparkly snow with icicles, and grabbing cvc “snowballs” to read to a partner. Not only are they meeting goals but they are also working on those important fine motor skills and learning to work as a team. We’ve also been reading one of my favorite winter books, The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. The class has been mesmerized by Keats’ collage illustrations. We’ve used Peter’s adventures to help us write opinion sentences about our own favorite snowy day activities. If we can’t have a snowy day in Texas we can read all about them!