COCONUTS!

WOW did we have an exciting day today in science. We have been reading the book, "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" which is about the alphabet climbing up the coconut tree. Today we did our first science experiment with a coconut. The kids passed the coconut around and used their senses to explore it. They then took turns guessing what was inside of the coconut... some of my favorite guesses were, "a pecan," "Coke," and "Apple Juice." We hammered nails into the 3 holes in the coconut and drained out the coconut milk. The kids thought that was really cool. We then wrapped the coconut in a towel and used a hammer to crack it open. It took 5 smacks. They children loved passing around and smelling the freshly opened coconut. We had a great time!

Doing Our Seat Work

Hi and welcome to the first posting of the Tomme Tigers Blog for 2008-2009. The past couple of weeks have been filled with lots of learning, laughter and good times. We have worked and are still working really hard on learning our classroom procedures...each day we are getting better and better. The kids in my classroom are SUPER smart and pick up on things very quickly. Please enjoy the pictures of the kids working hard on their seat work. I love taking pictures of the kids, so please check back often. :)