Legos.... they are not just for building anymore

What a day, what a day. First of all, thanks to Miss Kathy for taking all the photos for us today. My hands were too full to man the camera.

We decided yesterday to cook today. I brought in my pasta machine to make spaghetti and we took all 11 parts and put the machine together (kind of like a big puzzle). When it was all together and we were ready to weigh the flour and crack some eggs, I realized that I had left the most important piece of the machine at home. So..... after some brainstorming, we decided to try and use things we had on hand in the classroom to make due.

Legos saved the day !

The pasta was delicious, the kids were great, and I am reminded of a friend of mine who always taught his kids to "use what you've got".

Legos..... they are not just for building anymore from Tracy Lydon on Vimeo.

March 18th

Well..... the leprechaun project took on a life of its own in our classroom the past two weeks. A one day project of making leprechaun traps turned into a weeklong extravaganza. We learned that to attract a leprechaun to your trap you need gold, rainbows, and shamrocks. If you are lucky enough to catch a leprechaun you need to:

#1 Never take your eyes off him or he will disappear and...

#2 Make him laugh and he will take you to his pot of gold.

Unfortunately none of us caught a leprechaun yesterday but one did visit our room. He messed up all the toys, sent us on a scavenger hunt with crazy clues, and left each one of us a gold coin and a string of green beads.

~enjoy the video, it is a long one.

Leprechaun Traps from Tracy Lydon on Vimeo.

Lobstering in March

We had a wonderful time this morning at the PSO Kinderconcert. It was called Strings: Strings at Sea. We met Lobstering Laura, heard beautiful music, and learned a lot about lobsters and lobstering in Maine.

The kids were well behaved, polite, and seemed to really enjoy the performance. Thank you to Laura Libby who came up with the idea to take the children to the concert.

March 4

Miss Kathy came in today and gave us a wonderful Science lesson about Space. After reading a book and demonstrating how the space shuttle works, she left us with astronauts and space ships to play with, a huge solar system puzzle to put together and a planet project which she set up in the writing center. It was a great day!

Space from Tracy Lydon on Vimeo.

and meanwhile in the Vet Center......

Vet Center from Tracy Lydon on Vimeo.

Space from Tracy Lydon on Vimeo.