During the first weeks of school my new class listened to multiple stories about my favorite little sidekick, Solomon. He is just about the funniest little guy I have ever seen. This begging you see below? That is becoming a regular occurrence. He is a total showman!
Since the kids kept asking about me bringing Solomon to school I thought they should try to convince me whether or not we should have a class pet. They gave me multiple reasons why we should so I came up with the next be thing. Let me introduce.......ROOKIE!
Cute right? He travels in the little cage Solomon fit in when he was a whopping 4 pounds. The students have a journal with instructions to complete during their weekend with Rookie.
So far one student took Rookie home and came back with everything intact. The kids loved what she shared. They went to a soccer match and for ice cream. Now the kids can't wait to see who takes him home on Friday.
This is my first big map project for our mapping unit. We have been learning about important parts of the map like a key, compass, title and color. This student included a scale for depth. I loved it! This happens to be a very neat example of a map. I am working hard to get my students to have more pride in their work so it will be a bit neater and easier to read.
The kids finished these treasure maps up with some pirates but that is for another day!
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