Everyone had a GREAT time today as we celebrated our first theme day: Johnny Appleseed Day! The Owls got to visit each second grade classroom and participate in an apple related activity. After learning about Johnny Appleseed himself, it was all about those apples!
Their first stop was next door to do some apple math with Mrs. Page! While there, students used their math knowledge to find circumfrence, weight, do some graphing, and compare and contrasting!
After their first stop, they headed back to our classroom where they worked together to create homemade applesauce! Many thanks to YOU all for donating an apple to make this possible! Students helped core and slice the apples! After placing them in the crock pot, we topped it off with some water, sugar and cinnamon, set it on high, and let it cook!
While the applesauce was cooking, 2H headed to the next activity in the Starfish class! In Mrs. Murphy's room, the Owls had to use careful listening ears to follow along as they learned how to draw Johnny Appleseed! What success they had! Check out their amazing artwork!
Next, they headed over to Ms. Donlon's class. After learning more about Johnny Appleseed and how he was an upstanding citizen, the Owls were challenged to think of all the sweet words others would say about them! Adorable! They each have many great qualities that make them SWEET!
Finally, it was time to learn about apples as scientists with Ms. Bucklin! Students investigated the life cycle of an apple and then created a project to demonstrate their understanding. We'll have to revisit these great projects when we study plants later in the year!
After a busy, busy day, they were welcomed back into our classroom by the delicious wafting smell of our applesauce! While it cooled, we completed another Mystery Science exploration which had us thinking about why some apples are red and some are green. This led us into discovering how today's farmers end up with the biggest, sweetest, juiciest apples! Ask your child about this discovery. The natural next step was to TASTE some of these yummy apples! After tasting four types of apples (granny smith, golden delicious, red delicious, and pink lady), we voted on our favorite!
Lastly, it was FINALLY time to enjoy our homemade snack! All I can say is YUM!!
I have to commend our Owl Class for all their excellent behavior and hard work. I received numerous compliments from the other second grade teachers. Way to go, Owls! Thanks for making Johnny Appleseed Day such a huge success!!
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