Chinese Money

Today we went with Mrs. Kath and learned about Chinese money compared to money from the United States.  Ask your child about what they made and learned.

Chinese Writing

Today we learned about the Chinese characters and writing.  We went to Miss Olson and she taught us about the characters, writing and even read us some books.  See if your child can tell you about what they learned and made.

Chinese Calendar

Today we continued comparing the countries of China and the United States.  We learned about the Chinese calendar and Zodiac with Mrs. Hinderer.  Ask your child about what they made and learned.

Comparison Chart

Friday

Today was very exciting in the plant world in our classroom.  Our seeds have sprouted and there is noticeable growth.  We did an observation of our Brassica plants today.  We are very good observers.

The Brassica has sprouted!

The grass is growing!

We started our unit on comparing countries Wednesday by talking about a few different birthday traditions from around the world.  Yesterday, we looked at what happens in different cultures when you lose a tooth.  We also started learning about one country in particular, China.  We read a few books and watched a video. 

Today, we talked about the food traditions and learned about chopsticks.  We even learned how to use chopsticks.

An old wok used for cooking.

Fancy chopsticks and regular chopsticks.

Extra Recess!

Today was a beautiful day!  We have worked hard these past few days and earned some extra fun! 

Grass Seed Planted!

Today we planted our grass seed.  We planted two types of grass seed, rye and alfalfa.  We will be observing them as they grow.  We will even get to mow our grass a few times. 

Rye and Alfalfa Seeds

Grass cups!

Soaking up sunshine!

Plants!

Today we planted our brassica seeds.  These are fast growing plants and we will keep them under the grow light in our classroom.  We also planted dill, basil and cilantro.  These are herbs and if they grow before school ends, we will get to sample them.  We also started a cherry tomato plant.  We are very excited to learn about plants and watch them grow!

Plants, plants, plants!