Camp Ehlinger

Camp Ehlinger is now in session!  Each year I LOVE to end the year with a couple days of Camping with Books, a thematic unit developed and shared with me by Cheryl Saoud!  It's great because I can tear down my classroom, throw up a tent and put out some camping themed centers and call it a day!  On day 1 we learn about bee's and their impact on our daily life including the pollination of some of our favorite crops.  Day 2 focuses on ladybugs, their life cycle and comparing it to other life cycles we learned about earlier this year.  While my students are working in centers I have a chance to clean my classroom for the summer.  Our centers this year include:

-Book Assembly (a camp journal on day 1 and a lady bug life cycle book on day 2)
-Crossword and coloring
-Reading tent
-Computers (http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/all/)
-Math fishing games *day 1-Domino Fishing http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Domino-Fishing
                    *day 2-Fact Family Fishing http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fact-Family-Fishing
-Craft (day 1-binoculars, using toilet paper rolls and day 2-popsicle stick framed pictures)

Reading in the tent!

Inspecting sticks, pine cones, and leaves with a hand lens!

Sporting some insect masks :)