Modes of Transportation and Space Shuttles

We had another jam packed week in kindergarten.  Here are just a few things we have been working on: Writing non-fiction books about maps, adding paper mache to our modes of transportation, painting our modes of transportation, tie-dying shirts for field day, studying space shuttles, beginning to create a space shuttle, watching 5 plays, and much more.  

This is just a short list of what our week consisted of! 

Below you can see students working with paper mache to give their modes of transportation a "skin."

Then the students painted over the "skin" of their mode of transportation.

We also began studying space shuttles.  The students saw a model/future exhibit at the air force museum and wanted to learn more about them.  They decided they wanted to make a large version of their own shuttle after reading several books and watching a couple short video clips about space shuttles.  One student then suggested that we make groups for specific parts of the shuttle then explore before they began.  I couldn't have put it in better words myself!  The students chose between the groups:  body, wings, and engines.  Below you can see the "Project Engineer" showing pictures of that specific part of the shuttle to their fellow "Engineers".

These are our "body" Engineers."

Below you will find our shuttle "engine engineers".

Finally, you have our "wing engineers."

Then we documented information we learned about the specific part of the space shuttle. 

Below you will see that the students have chosen the body of the shuttle to be made from two large cardboard boxes.  They insisted that the body be white just like all other shuttles. 

Also this week, the students tie dyed shirts for field day.  Below you can see the students removing the rubber bands from their dyed shirts. 

Another awesome thing the students did this week involved watching Mrs. Gores friends put on a play.  There were 5 individual plays.  They did an amazing job!

I hope everyone has had an amazing long weekend.  These next two weeks will be very busy with a lot of events!  I look forward to seeing everyone. 

Mrs. Julie Atkin

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