This week in the Grotto, we discussed the focus question, "Where do people exercise? What types of exercise do they do there?" We looked at many different pictures of exercise equipment, and mimed how we would use them if we were in a gym. We also talked about our muscles, and tried to notice how our muscles felt as we did different exercises (like noticing our arm muscles when trying a push-up). We definitely 'felt the burn' a few times this week working out our bodies! It was a lot of fun to practice our balance, flexibility, and strength throughout the week.

We read a LOT this week, as we were trying to finish our Book Safari for the month! The picture of our completed safari is below. We read stories as a whole class, read with our book buddies, and picked our favorites throughout the month. The students really enjoyed listening to song versions of classic Dr. Seuss books, revisiting the Pigeon and Elephant and Piggie books, and much more! I highly encourage you to keep on reading at home, and maybe even try to make your own Book Safari board!

In our Small Groups, we practiced using safe search websites to research topics that the students were interested in, practiced more tallying on whiteboards, and played a few different games during large group - Doggie, Doggie, Where's Your Bone? was a fun, simple guessing game that filled the room with giggles, and Alphabet Hold Up was a fun challenge for the kids to listen carefully for the right letter! 

Next week is Spring Break! The students have earned it, with how hard they have been working the last few weeks. Enjoy your break, and we look forward to continuing our learning on April 6th!