Are You Taller Than an Emperor Penguin?

The kids and I all had a blast learning about penguins!  The one we enjoyed the most is the Emperor Penguin!  I've known for a while that they are very large, so I decided this year to make one as close to the actual size of around 4 feet tall as possible.  Well, my Promethean board isn't quite tall enough, so when I placed this little big guy on the wall, I had to move it up some so that it would actually be around 4 feet tall. 

I had each kid come out and stand beside it to compare sizes. 

Grace is close to being as tall, but not quite!

Wiley is not quite as tall as the Emperor Penguin, but very close!

Madison is taller!

Lina is taller!

Zaylie is not quite as tall as this big penguin!

Anderson is very close!

Simon is super close.  I would almost say he's the same size!

James is about the same size!

Sierra is about the same size!

Marshall is taller!

Corbin is taller!

Cooper is definitely taller!

Lucy is not quite as tall as the penguin, but she sure is cuter!

Bowen is about the same.

Quinn is not quite as tall yet, but I'm sure she's way quicker!

Evan is definitely taller!

You're not quite that tall, little Miss Lola!

Here you see our hallway display of our penguin craft as well as our MLK collaborative poster!  

I hope you enjoyed the post!  You can ask your kid which square they colored on the MLK poster!  Our class poster is on the left!  I think it looks awesome!  

 

Happy New Year!

 

Pajama Day & Christmas Party

Today was Pajama Day, Craft Day, and Christmas Party in a Bag Day!  You can see all the bags stacked up behind Henry.  I got out some things for the kids to play with because we had indoor recess that day. 

Pictured below is Bowen, Marshall, and Brooks building with the straws.  This is definitely one of the favorite building toys.  

Above, Zaylie and Lucy are playing with my little Woodkins dolls and designing outfits for them. 

Grace is building with Legos.

Is it just me, or does Cooper look a little guilty?  Ha ha!  He wasn't doing anything but playing with Legos, but his look was hilarious!

I told y'all the kids liked to make things with pipe cleaners!  James is so adorable!  Wiley and friends, behind James,  are having fun, too!

Sierra, Quinn, and Madison are playing with Legos as well.  They are very popular!

SO many boys!  We are getting ready to play our Christmas Party in a Bag exchange game.  I read the story of the Birth of Jesus and they listen for the words "left" and "right" to know which direction to pass their bag.  I also had to write, with a washable marker, "L" on their left hands and "R" on their right hands.  Bless them!  Otherwise it would be a disaster!  (I've learned this from past parties!)

Here's my little sweet group of girls waiting patiently for the game to begin.

These pictures, obviously, posted out of order.  I just didn't want to try to figure out how to fix that!  Here are our straw-building boys with their creation!

The boys above are paying with the magnetic blocks.

Here are the girls opening their bags!

The boys are opening their's.  It was so fun to hear them all squeal with delight at their fun mystery bags.

Even before Covid, I loved doing the Christmas Party in a Bag!  The kids always enjoy it and it's super easy!

Look at Anderson's loot!

Evan is trying to put together a Lego toy.  

I think Lola would have been delighted with anything!  That's just how she is!  Look at that face!

Here are the boys looking at each other's books after we did the book exchange.

The kids made this snow globe craft thanks to the PTO.

The PTO supplied us with crafts. In the past, we would have an Extravaganza day with crafts and pizza-making.  Because of Covid.....  

These boys are looking at their books. 

"Let me see!  What did you get?"

Simon!!!!!  Check out that "R" on Wiley's right hand!

James and Bowen are working on their snow globe craft.

More snow globe crafting!

Henry is working very hard on his!

Well, that lets you see what we did on that fun day!  In the past, parents were always invited to come.  I hope you enjoyed seeing the kids at the party!  It was a very fun and successful day!