We continued our discussion of Dr. King and his message by reading The Crayon Box That Talked. We discussed how boring the world would be if it was all one color. We talked about what makes us all unique. Students decorated giant paper crayons that are on a bulletin board in the hall (I'll post a photo tomorrow). Students worked with their table partners to sort a large bowl of plastic pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. Students brainstormed words that begin with the letter p and those who contributed a word wrote it on a list. I'm very impressed with their ability to sound out words or to use their resources (look around the room) to help them spell words. Ms. Butler, one of our counselors, came in to teach a lesson on bullying. Students were taught to "Talk, Walk, Squawk:" Tell the bully to stop. If that doesn't work, walk away. If that doesn't work, tell an adult. In science, we read two books about animals in winter. We learned that bears hibernate. Students made bear dens, decorated them with snow (made from shaving cream, glue, and white paint), and made a clay bear to put inside. They had fun doing this!