Grass Caterpillar

For science class and as an Occupational Therapy activity we made grass caterpillars. The students loved this activity but beware because it is messy! To start mix grass seed and soil in a large pot. Then pour the seed into about a 8-12 inches of women's pantyhose. It helps if you use a funnel. Tie a not at the top and then use rubber bands to make the pantyhose into 3-4 lumps. Students will see the grass growing in multiple steps. This is a great activity to show plant roots. We used a squirt bottle to water the grass. When the grass started to grow long we gave it a "haircut." We also used a data chart and drew pictures to chart our caterpillars progress.

Christmas door decoration

This was how my class decided to decorate our classroom door for the school door decoration contest before Christmas break. The theme was to incriminate Christmas characters. We decided to incriminate Santa for "knowing when your sleeping and knowing when your awake." On the inside we had Santa Clause peering into the house and from the outside we had Santa looking in through a window.....

Stem=Straw experiment

 

In science we are discussing how plant stems act as a straw and carry water to all other parts of the plant. I saw this experiment online and decided it would be a great way to demonstrate how the stem carries water.  I had the students make prediction charts and they had to predict what they thought would happen. After two days we checked the celery stem and they students assessed their predictions. The students were very excited during this experiment. Personally, I was not very happy with the results. You could see red around the edges of the celery leaves but it was not as vivid as I was picturing. Next year I plan on using carnations instead. 

Materials: 

Glass jar

Celery stalk

water

red food coloring

Dozer

Chicken Parm

 

So for dinner tonight we tried the new Fresh Take breaded chicken packets. There was a coupon in this weeks paper for 1$ off one packet. We decided to use it to make chicken parm. It turned out to be so yummy! Wes's words were, "I could eat this chicken everyday!"

The new and improved Living room!

Here are some pictures of the new living room/dining room. Since buying the house is December we got new Pergo laminate wood floors (thanks Mom and Dad!), painted the walls "Evening Stroll", bought new furniture, and found great "unique" throw pillows!