Gold Rush Projects

The kids turned in their Gold Rush projects last week.  They were given a handful of choices and a month at home to come up with a hands on project.  I was so impressed with the videos that they made.  Here are some of the models of Gold Rush towns that they made.  Super cute!

Love Is In The Air

February is a fun month for decorating.  Every year we make our super cute hearts that hang from the ceiling in my classroom.  It's a fun and easy activity that all grades can enjoy.  All you need is a pattern for a large heart and a small heart.  I have one that I just drew on a piece of printer paper.  Each student needs to cut out their pattern and then trace it onto colored paper.  They make 5 large hearts and 10 small hearts.  Then you take all of the large hearts and staple them together down the middle.  Next you glue a small heart in the center of each large heart, fold and glue again, until all of the hearts are glued.  If you want your hearts to hang from the ceiling, you need to attach a string underneath the last heart before you glue it.  I recommend wet glue instead of a glue stick.  Let your hearts dry overnight and then they should be ready to hang them up the next day!  Here are some pictures of how they look in my room. 

I also love setting up the February calendar.  Here is a picture of it!

Hope you have a great February and a happy Valentine's Day!