Beautiful Earth Day Poetry

To celebrate Earth Day, the Navigators each wrote a poem. 

They used beautiful words.

"Let's Love Life"

They drew beautiful illustrations.

"I love seeing chicks that run around."

They wrote about their unique, beautiful passions.

"I love giant centipedes!"

They were very careful and used beautiful colors.

They read their beautiful poems to their second grade friends.

"I love wet trees, you know, 

that shine like diamonds in the sun?"

Another beautiful poem.

 

"I love the Earth..."

This boy has the unique passion of learning foreign languages 

and is teaching himself how to speak Russian on YouTube!

The beautiful diversity of people.

Her poem focused specifically on water.

For sure, "let's take care of the water."

Carefully read the beautiful things 

and the great adjectives that this boy loves. 

It was a beautiful experience to share our poetry

 and to hear the second graders' poems. 

The first graders had a beautiful, impromptu dance 

with their second grade friends. 

This generation is going to make a difference.

"I love the Earth and all of the things in it!"

Children often say it best:

"Let's take care of the Earth!"

Celebrating Read Across America Day

Read Across America Day was a great way to celebrate what we love to do at Seabury School - TO READ BOOKS!

Wearing our pajamas, bringing a favorite stuffy, and using our blankies as a cape were all ways that made the day even more special. 

We even had a children's literature trivia contest. Scroll down to see how the first graders did!

And we won the contest!

 It was helpful that we could name 

tons of fabulous Mo Willems' books! 

Here's a list to check out from Wikipedia 

and from your local library or bookstore: 

• Pigeon series
  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (2003) — Caldecott Honor (2004),^[20] Charlotte Zolotow Commendation^[32]
  • The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! (2004)
  • The Pigeon Loves Things That Go! (2005)
  • The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too! (2005)
  • Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! (2006)
  • The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! (2008)
  • The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? (2012) — Irma Black Honor (2013)^[33]
  • Don't Let the Pigeon Finish This Activity Book! (2012)
  • The Pigeon Needs a Bath! (2014)
  • The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! (2019)
  • The Pigeon Will Ride the Rollercoaster! (2022)
• Knuffle Bunny series
  • Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale (2004) — Caldecott Honor (2005),^[20] Charlotte Zolotow Honor 2005^[32]
  • Knuffle Bunny 2: A Case of Mistaken Identity (2007) — Caldecott Honor (2008)^[20]
  • Knuffle Bunny 3: An Unexpected Diversion (2010)
• Edwina, The Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct (2006)
• Leonardo, the Terrible Monster (2005) — Charlotte Zolotow Commendation^[32]
• Time to Pee! (2003)
• Time to Say "Please"! (2005)
• You Can Never Find a Rickshaw When It Monsoons (2006)
• Elephant & Piggie series
  • Today I Will Fly! (2007)
  • My Friend is Sad (2007)
  • I Am Invited to a Party! (2007)
  • There Is a Bird on Your Head! (2007) — Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal (2008)^[24]
  • I Love My New Toy! (2008)
  • I Will Surprise My Friend! (2008)
  • Are You Ready to Play Outside? (2008) — Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal (2009)^[24]
  • Watch Me Throw the Ball! (2009)
  • Elephants Cannot Dance! (2009)
  • Pigs Make Me Sneeze! (2009)
  • I Am Going! (2010)
  • Can I Play Too? (2010)
  • We Are in a Book! (2010) — Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor (2011)^[24]
  • I Broke My Trunk! (2011) — Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor (2012)^[24]
  • Should I Share My Ice Cream? (2011)
  • Happy Pig Day! (2011)
  • Listen to My Trumpet! (2012)
  • Let's Go for a Drive! (2012) — Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor (2013)^[24]
  • A Big Guy Took My Ball! (2013) — Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor (2014)^[24]
  • I'm a Frog! (2013)
  • My New Friend Is So Fun! (2014)
  • Waiting Is Not Easy! (2014) — Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor (2015)^[24]
  • I Will Take a Nap! (2015)
  • I Really Like Slop! (2015)
  • The Thank You Book (2016)
  • We Are Growing! (2016)
  • The Cookie Fiasco (2016)
  • The Good for Nothing Button (2017)
  • It's Shoe Time! (2017)
  • The Itchy Book! (2018)
  • Harold & Hog Pretend for Real! (2019)
  • What About Worms?! (2020)
  • I'm On It! (2021)
  • It's A Sign! (2022)
• Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed (2009)
• Big Frog Can't Fit In: A Pop-Out Book (2009)
• Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs (2012) — Irma Black Honor (2013)^[33]
• That is NOT a Good Idea! (2013) — Irma Black Medal (2014)^[33]
• Don't Pigeonhole Me! (2013)
• Hooray for Amanda and Her Alligator! (2011)
• Cat the Cat series
  • Cat the Cat, Who Is That? (2010)
  • Let's Say Hi to Friends Who Fly (2010)
  • What's Your Sound, Hound the Hound? (2010)
  • Time to Sleep, Sheep the Sheep! (2010)
• City Dog, Country Frog (2010) — Charlotte Zolotow Honor^[32]
• The Story of Diva and Flea (2015), illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi
• Nanette's Baguette (2016)
• Sam, the Most Scaredy-Cat Kid in the Whole World (2017)
• Welcome (2017)
• A Busy Creature's Day Eating (2018)
• Unlimited Squirrels series
  • I Lost My Tooth! (2018)
  • Who is the Mystery Reader? (2019)
  • I Want to Sleep Under the Stars! (2020)
  • The EVERYTHING Book! (2022)
• Because (2019), illustrated by Amber Ren

Real Life Math Applications: So Much to Measure!

 How big is a foot?

As we measured with our own feet, we discovered that we need a standardized unit of measurement.

Using standardized feet, we then measured the length of a variety of dinosaurs and were quite surprised. It took a lot of collaboration. 

Temperature is also something to be measured. We looked for the coldest and hottest places at school and, in the process, learned about scale. We had a wonderful day of freezing temperatures that day.

We then "played" with a variety of scales to measure  and compare weight. 

We also measured capacity. Again, it was another experience in working together.  Notice our "math thinking" in our lab reports. 

We learned the story of King Gallon - a perfect tie-in to our recent study of the Middle Ages and factors of multiplication! One gallon = 4 quarts = 8 pints = 16 cups = 128 ounces.

We finished our study of measurement with a game of   "Race to a Gallon" and "Race to Zero", similar to the place value games we played at the beginning of the year. 

At Seabury, we start with the concept and go all out to get a solid understanding. Who knew that math and measurement could be so fun!?