A Special Visitor

Excitement was ringing in the air today in first grade. The Easter Bunny came last night and left Easter baskets on the students' desks and even wrote on our chalkboard. The students had so much fun digging through their baskets and discovering all what the Easter Bunny left them. Here are pictures of how our room looked this morning and a close up of those baskets. 

After settling down from the excitement of the Easter baskets, we began our day in Religion class. Our focus today was Good Friday where we watched the movie The Proud Tree. In this movie students watch how a boastful and selfish tree ends up becoming the tree which Jesus died on. Students learned the importance of always being thankful. We then painted stain glass crosses. I will show pictures next week once the paint is dry. 

We then read The Easter Egg by Jan Brett. After reading we discussed the characters, setting, and plot. As an extra bonus, students decorated Easter eggs. I loved how everyone used their creativity when doing this project. 

Our day didn't focus all around Easter. We did take a break to have gym class where we played kickball. We also learned how to count dollar bills and write money amounts using a dollar sign. 

I wish everyone a blessed and Happy Easter! I hope you enjoy your break. See you on Tuesday!