The First Bread Success!

Way to go Brooks!

Bread - check

 Measuring-check.

Religion-check

 Prayer Card- check.

Elise-Time to eat- check

The Lowly Egg Carton Challenge

Holy Week- a very different one for us for true.  I hope everyone is jumping in with lots of prayers, readings and activities to mark the week.

In the art video, I issued an egg carton challenge.
Rather than something colorful, this might appeal to a few folks I know in second grade.

https://minimadthings.com/blogs/news/egg-carton-faces?fbclid=IwAR3mNQp5eID4J2Id9B0xOk2PHaAumvLC4SlDdKzJGdfuK-wg2HH5GnieH5I

Here is a site that has so very many great art ideas.
https://barleyandbirch.com/2020/03/discover-40-functional-art-projects-for-kids/?mc_cid=1a8d997d4e&mc_eid=4a764becf7

I am seeing some great stories, so I would like to issue another challenge. Perhaps when your animal adventure is all done, you could create and illustrate a book and share it on a video we all could watch.  I would love to see and hear you read for a change.

Wait, maybe you could create backgrounds and have your pet in the video too.

For now, we'll just take a peek at some of our friends working hard.

Are you ready to make some bread?  This is how mine turned out.

Keep working hard. Remember, by distancing you are serving.  

snails

I am going to have to go visit the snails soon and be sure they have enough food.
I found this beautiful site of outstanding snail pictures.

https://www.boredpanda.com/snail-macro-photography-vyacheslav-mishchenko/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=BPFacebook&fbclid=IwAR0Rmhru05Wwwi6tVdVN6EDNrF7OE4Ad9j7B2AwXwwUB8sL--2xegpEKzsY

Speaking of visiting, I have a few more pictures of my last visit to school.

I am sure you remember how hard we worked last year keeping that garden watered through the drought. Well, it looks like we did an amazing job as plants are popping up everywhere!



Salvia

 Coreopsis perhaps

 Marjoram

Yarrow

 Parsley

 Spearmint

Sedum

I was so happy to see so many plants. It is early for plants from seeds, but I am hoping we see that as well.

Fossils

I spent the whole afternoon at the creek, mining fossils.  It is a very calming activity for me. It doesn't take much thought, so I can pray.
This was my find today.

If you would like to read more about them you can look here.

https://kids.kiddle.co/Brachiopod

You know what I hope?  I hope we can have a creek day this summer at my house and you can mine for some fossils your own self!

Working, Working, Working

I surely have some hard workers in second grade.  I am so impressed with your work!

Ishyamba

Today we are going to talk about our pets.  It is okay with me if you use your little animal I gave you, a pet you have at home, or an imaginary pet.  That is because this is a creative writing adventure.
For our purposes, you can write the story in one of two ways.
First person- your animal does all the talking and tells the story  of her/his adventures.
Example- It was a dark and stormy night when my friend found me washed up on the bank of the creek. I was soaking  wet and nearly drowned.

Third person- you tell the story about your pet.
Example- It was a dark and stormy night when a little duck washed up on the bank. The poor thing was soaking wet and nearly drowned, when a hand reached down and gently lifted her up and seemed to roll her up in some warm fabric.  Later, the little duck called the person the hand belonged to, "Friend."

I am writing about a baby gorilla named Ishyamba, which means forest in the  kiryuwanda language of his home.

I want it to be interesting, so I want to include words that help you understand the story.
I will try to use strong verbs,  adjectives and adverbs that help you see, feel, hear, taste my pet's experience.
The great thing about creative writing, or any writing, you keep adding and changing your story to make it better and better.

I want to see if I can try this following our paragraph plan.
 An exciting opening,
the main idea,
a few details,
and a wrap up.
Let me know what you think.

     Where am I, I wondered as I stared through the thick, black bars into a pair of kind blue eyes. I knew I was no longer in my beautiful forest home with my own mama and all my extended family. I remember clinging desperately to my mother as she tried to outrun something chasing us.  Then I heard a loud and awful sound and we fell. Something ran up and grabbed me, and stuffed me in a sack.  Now I don't see anyone I know. Where am I?

You don't have to start like that at all. You can start right with an exciting adventure paragraph, but I think your audience likes to know where your pet came from.
I am excited to see some examples of your work.

Back At It

I am reading all of your replies. Kudos to you who have figured it out.  Interestingly and most frustrating as well, it won't let me reply to my own blog.
I enjoyed getting to hear from some of you and to see your great work.

This is sure weird and I am certainly proud of all of you!