An Indoor Friday

First thing this morning we had big buddies. They taught us how the earth rotates on an axis that is tilted and causes the winter solstice where there is no daylight in the far north, and the summer solstice where there is no nighttime in the far north. Ask me to explain this idea to you.  Then we showed our buddies our Arctic folders and read a story. After big buddies we finished a story called Arctic Son. Then we worked on our Inuit history books. We were working on the first three pages about transportation, shelter, and clothing.

Today we had an indoor day instead of Fresh Air Friday because it was too cold to learn outside. Even though we didn't go outside we still got hot chocolate as a special treat. After our hot chocolate we had to rinse out our mugs so that they are ready for next time.

Because we couldn't go outside we had a special gym time today. We played dodgeball for the first time this year!  In Dodgeball you have to try to hit the other team with the ball and try not to get hit when they throw the ball. If you get hit you have to go to the side and do jumping jacks while you count by 2's. The grade 1's had to count to 20, the grade 2's had to count to 50.

At the end of the day the people who had their first three pages in their Inuit history books finished had a chance to play Mathletics and christmas games on the computers. Next week we will be working on learning about Inuit tools, food, and games.

Home Challenge: Please find one tool used by the Inuit. Learn about the materials it is made of and how it is used. 

Our helper on Monday is: Isla