Aside from the normal wearing green (which I forgot to do) I had the first graders do a lot of fun themed activities for the day so they could get excited about different holidays that they aren't used to celebrating. :)
The day started off normal because it was a Friday - but then we got into the fun stuff! For math we worked with Lucky Charms and created bar graphs showing how many marshmallows were in each table groups bowl. The kids really loved this until I told them they couldn't eat the marshmallows because their hands were dirty. Next year I will for sure make it individual so they can eat them afterwards.
We also did a math add to 10 game which the kids loved because of all the dice that they got to use. It was a nice activity to help refresh their brains.
We also made little green men to go around the room. The kids had a lot of fun making these because we wanted to trap a Leprachaun! Sadly, the leprachaun could not be caught but all of their little men are having fun hanging out in the classroom.
We also made 'wanted' posters where the kiddos had to make themselves leprachauns and put information about where they were last seen and how tall they are. The kids had a great time making these and other Mazapan students have had fun tracking them down.
Baby Martin update - we got a sonogram the other day and he is doing great! Measuring two weeks ahead and he is around 3.5 pounds! We got to see his face for the first time which was amazing and I saw him trying to suck his thumb. Here is his first and probably only picture we will get of the little man before he comes out. We are very excited to meet him and can't believe that it is only two months away!
More exciting news - in June we are officially moving to our friend's Erika and Ken's house. It is closer to school and has been recently remodeled so we decided it will be nicer for the baby. Also - Luke is very excited because there is a mango and avacado tree in the yard that actually bear fruit! Next year will be full of yumminess. :)
Hope all is well over there. I will try to be better about updating.
Cheers!
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