Teddy Bear Picnic and Valentine's Day!

There was lots to love in Kindergarten last week!  

We kicked off the week with Valentine's Day!  Everyone loved sharing their valentines with their friends and using our teddy bear bags we made at Fun Friday to hold all their special treats!

We hope you enjoyed your special valentines, too!

The rest of the week was devoted to Don Freeman, his character Corduroy, and all things teddy bears!

First we read about Corduroy for a little inspiration.

Then we participated in a Corduroy themed STEM challenge!  We imagined what type of container Corduroy might need to hold ten extra buttons--just in case he lost another one.  Students had to construct their container to survive a 10 second shake test.

                                         

                                 

                                          

                                          

After construction, we began the shake test.  We used the numbernof buttons that fell out of the containers to determine the number of buttons left inside.  Here's how it all shook out!

                                  

All that shaking made us a little hungry, so it was time for a teddy bear snack!  Our teddy bear biscuits were YUMMY--especially with a little honey!

                                             

 And of course we couldn't do teddy bear week without making our own teddy bears!

                                         

It wasn't Build-A-Bear, but it was still a lot of fun!

                                         

Next it was time to do what we do best--WRITE!  Apparently teddy bears are the best sort of inspiration!   

                               

                               

Then it was time to picnic!