Louisiana At-Home Projects

I can not begin to express my amazement over these projects! What great work everyone did! They are all so different, and so unique! I loved seeing them and hearing the students describe them. They have learned so much information about their state that they will not forget!

Tasting raw sugar :)

Why is the Mississippi River Muddy?

To discover first hand why the Mississippi looks so nice and blue up north, and not so nice in Louisiana, we took a trip outside to do a little investigation (thank you Mrs. Foster!). The Mississippi runs through 10 states, so 10 students represented these states with cups of dirt (soil from their state). The rest of the class sat in a crooked line to represent the river. They passed a bucket of clear water down the "river." As it passed each state, it "took" a little of the soil, making the river muddy. When it got to the end, I asked, "So, how does the Mississippi River look when it gets to Louisiana?" Someone shouted, "DIRTY!" :) They'll never forget why the river's nickname is the "Muddy Mississippi."

Growing Seeds

During our unit on seeds, we planted our own zinnia seeds to watch them grow! They did a great job and have really taken care of these seeds! I hope they bloom before school is out!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

We had a wonderful St. Patrick's day trying to "trap" the leprechaun! We were unsuccessful, but had fun showing off our home-made traps, and enjoying the treats left by the leprechaun. :) We left him a chocolate chip cookie, a mashmallow, M&M's, and a Hershey's Kiss- all leprechaun food of course- to lure him into our room and hopefully catch him in one of our traps. Instead of finding a leprechaun when we came back from lunch... we found the food had been shrunk and multiplied... and a tiny note was left telling us to enjoy! They loved it!

Here is our March door. I LOVE it. They had a great time making the rainbow with their own hands. And they think it's hilarious that THEY are the gold!