"Snow" Much Fun!

South Carolina has officially been "shut down" this past week due to a major (to us) snow storm. Thus, we have been out of school for the past 7 days. I was very thankful for the unexpected break, but I am anxious to get back to my sweet firsties tomorrow. We still have so much to learn and are truly running low on time.

One of my favorite things is currently going on: The Olympics! I took this opportunity and definitely turned it into a "teachable moment." I've gotten my kids interested and they came in last week wanting to tell me all about the events they watched and what they saw. It is so much fun hearing their commentary! "Ya know, that long car without wheels that they jump into and go really fast..." 

We read a non-fiction text about the Olympics: Then and Now from Reading A to Z. This book taught us SO many great, cool facts. We compared and contrasted the Olympics of the past to the present-day Olympics. Also, we used some of our non-fiction text skills to practice questions and finding details in the text. 

Non-fiction Questioning

Click the link above to check out the worksheet we completed with our sweet non-fiction Olympics story. 

We also incorporated some fun Olympics stuff into our writing as well. This week I wanted the kids to really focus on using their imaginations and thinking outside the box. We pretended that we were going to be a part of the Winter Olympics. Each student chose what Winter sport they wanted to take part in. They divided up into groups and learned a little more about their sports. I wish I had a picture of this part. 

Throughout the week the children tool their writing through the entire writing process. On Friday, we made these cute little Olympic athletes that I found on Teachers Pay Teachers. They turned out super adorable, but were NOT easy to complete. 

I can't wait to hear the kids Olympic thoughts and recaps when we finally return back to school this week! We'll be having "FrEaKy FriDay" this week so I look forward to posting about our fun.