Book Buddies

I thought I'd try something new this year: book buddies! We spend a little time in the K/1st classroom every Friday to read with them. It's been a great way for my guys to reach out to the younger kids, and we've been able to practice read-aloud skills as well. What a fun break in the middle of the day each week!

Days of Creation

The students have been studying the bible's account of creation and, in order to visualize and practice the days of creation, they made box collages. They have so much creativity!

Day 1 - light and dark

Day 2 - water and sky

Day 3 - land, oceans, and vegetation

Day 4 - sun, moon, stars, and planets

Day 5 - birds and fish

 Day 6 - land animals and man

Check out the fun song we've been singing to practice: http://www.havefunteaching.com/songs/science-songs/creation-song/

In the Beginning...

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. - Genesis 1:1-2

The kids have been exploring what it might be like to be scientists studying the earth's origins by looking at fossils. As Christians, we are fortunate to have God's word as a clear guide to how the earth began, and we can also reconcile this with scientific discoveries. The young scientists tried their hands at digging for chocolate "fossils" in cookies, and putting together bones to surmise what some extinct creatures may have looked liked based on their skeletons. They also noticed some of the similarities that fossils have to things that exist today. 

What a great God we serve who has left us a written account of how the earth began and  has revealed himself in his creation.