Allison was our "Official Tour Guide" as she took us through the many habitats her class has learned about this year. She sported a very official hat and binoculars and drank her nectar as we walked around. 
Her classroom was so colorful and you could tell the students and Mrs. Skinner have been working really hard to put it all together. We followed the checklist and first toured the ocean. We were so impressed by the lobsters, starfish, brain coral and sea urchins the kids had made. I especially loved the sea turtles!
Then we were off to Taylor's class for a Walk Through California.
Each student did a very beautiful tear art project on the symbols of California. They highlighted the state flag, tree, bird and flower.
Taylor did this beautiful California Poppy.
The students also spent quite a bit of time studying the 21 California Missions. Taylor spent most of her time learning about San Diego Mission de Alcala and wrote this wonderful research paper about all that she learned.
We also had a chance to look through Taylor's memory book and poetry book and do a cool electricity science project .
The kids had a lot of fun putting these word art posters together. They were displayed all over the front whiteboard. Mrs. Atkinson and the students sure put a lot of effort into this event and we couldn't be prouder of the work they did. We can't believe there are only 3 weeks left in this school year. Where did the time go?
Her classroom was so colorful and you could tell the students and Mrs. Skinner have been working really hard to put it all together. We followed the checklist and first toured the ocean. We were so impressed by the lobsters, starfish, brain coral and sea urchins the kids had made. I especially loved the sea turtles!Then we spotted the desert and looked at the snakes, lizards and cacti. 
We loved the Totally Terrific Toucans and the rainforest writing that was posted in the hallway windows. Everything was so bright and looked amazingly realistic. They even had vines hanging all over the hallway and classroom.
The students worked in pairs for an animal research project on the grasslands. Allison and Lorien wrote interesting facts about the zebra and painted this gigantic image of a zebra to fit on the whiteboard used as the African grasslands. 
We loved the Totally Terrific Toucans and the rainforest writing that was posted in the hallway windows. Everything was so bright and looked amazingly realistic. They even had vines hanging all over the hallway and classroom.
The students worked in pairs for an animal research project on the grasslands. Allison and Lorien wrote interesting facts about the zebra and painted this gigantic image of a zebra to fit on the whiteboard used as the African grasslands. The kids even made these really festive masks and rainsticks .
We spent quite a bit of time looking at all of the insects, both real and artistically created. The students have been watching live tadpoles, silkworms, butterflies, preying mantis and grasshoppers grow over the past few months. They had pictures depicting the life cycle of a butterfly and I especially enjoyed the ladybugs and bees painted and decorated on river rocks. So creative! Thank you for the great tour, Allison!
Then we were off to Taylor's class for a Walk Through California.
Each student did a very beautiful tear art project on the symbols of California. They highlighted the state flag, tree, bird and flower. Taylor did this beautiful California Poppy.The students also spent quite a bit of time studying the 21 California Missions. Taylor spent most of her time learning about San Diego Mission de Alcala and wrote this wonderful research paper about all that she learned.
We also had a chance to look through Taylor's memory book and poetry book and do a cool electricity science project .
The kids had a lot of fun putting these word art posters together. They were displayed all over the front whiteboard. Mrs. Atkinson and the students sure put a lot of effort into this event and we couldn't be prouder of the work they did. We can't believe there are only 3 weeks left in this school year. Where did the time go?
