For the last few days during math, we've played several games using dimes, nickels, and pennies to practice working with money (and with tens, fives, and ones).
(We also have been counting by 25s and collecting one
quarter a day for every school day in May and June. Right now we have
about $6.00. Some of us have pretty firm predictions at this point about
how much money this will accumulate to by the last day of school.)
We were so fortunate to get to spend a glorious May day last week at Cedar Circle Farm. Our sincere thanks to Eric and Lizzy, the friendly and knowledgeable staff who hosted us! We got a tour of the farm with many stops via a wagon ride.
We learned about how greenhouses protect plants and help them grow.
We got to pick and taste Red Russian kale-- and parents, you'd be delighted to know that a lot of first graders said they liked it and asked for seconds!
Can you name this leafy vegetable?...We also sampled chard, which had a stronger flavor than kale. But we were great sports about trying it.
We saw seedlings that had started in the greenhouse getting ready for the fields.
We saw a special way they pollinate the tomato plants in the greenhouse, and got to walk down the tempting rows.
We learned that soil is full of tiny living organisms, and that sometimes they plant a field just to replenish the soil.
We spent some time in a row of radishes, identifying the parts of the plant and then getting to pick, rinse, and sample some.
We also spent some time with strawberry plants and learning some special facts about the way these grow.
We ended with a picnic lunch under some trees. Thank you to Cedar Circle for a great field trip!
We made self portraits back in August and again last week:
