A Winter Weather Wonderland

The first snow storm of 2016 has hit Atlanta!!!! Although not much snow has come with this storm, it is ALWAYS very exciting when Atlanta gets any snow. The snow storm started out with a bang with school being released 2 hours early on Friday, and of course the kids LOVED that!!

Ansleigh enjoyed having mama and dada home early from work on Friday too. The snow started to come in Friday afternoon, and Ansleigh just loved it!!

On Saturday morning we bundled her up and went outside for about 2 minutes to snap a quick photo before the strong wind knocked her over. She just thought it was hysterical and kept laughing! 

 All this snow tied perfectly into our science unit: Weather. During this unit we learned about several different types of weather. We also studied the four seasons and discussed activities, clothing needed, and temperatures that happen in each season. We concluded our unit on weather by doing a project using the app Tellagami. For this project students were partnered up. Each set of partners had to select a season to report on. Once they agreed on a season they illustrated their season. Next they wrote down facts about their season. Here are some pictures of the writing and illustrating process:

Once they finished writing down their facts they had to decide who would say what. Then the fun began with Tellagam!  Using this free app students were able to create an avatar to resemble themselves. They then took a picture of their season to set as their background. Last, they were able to record their voices about their seasons. Finally, each group was able to share their finished project with the class. Check out our finished product on our Padlet site:

http://padlet.com/nolan3/43j61l02ap3y


Stay warm and enjoy the wonderful weather!! :)