I usually pick around 4 centers and give the kids about 15 minutes at each station. Our theme for this "Freaky Friday" was penguins.
We made a penguin snack. This was made up of Oreos, M&Ms (for the eyes), and candy corn for the beak and feet. Sorry, I didn't get a picture of the snack. I am always running around crazy during "Freaky Friday!"
The second station was a blubber experiment. We discussed this week about how penguins adapt in their environment and how their blubber works. Today the kids got to see (well..feel) this concept first hand.
First, the kids stuck just their hand in the ice water (for no more than 3 seconds!) After this, they wrote on their experiment sheet what happened. Then, they put their hand in a blubber glove (just Crisco) and into the water. Their little faces during this experiment were PRICELESS!
Onto the third center…Penguin blend sort. This was just a simple game I downloaded from Teachers Pay Teachers. The kids matched the beginning blends to the corresponding pictures.
They wrote down their finds in their Reader's Workshop journals. I use these journals for almost everything!!
My last center didn't go with the theme, but I always love when I can incorporate technology. They kids worked with the iPads during this station. They practiced math fluency with the IxL app.
We had so much fun!
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