I made it through the fist week!!!

Ok folks... The first week is officially done. I have to say that my students this year are wonderful and they are picking things up so quickly. 

This week was mostly about learning routines, though I was able to add a few art projects throughout the week. 

Here are two self portraits that the kiddos did. I do this project at the beginning and end of the school year to show their growth. They are so cute. 

I also had them make owls for our class tree to go with our classroom theme. This lesson was about how to use glue sticks and to my surprise they all did really well. They each have their own personality too. 

Earlier this week we learned how to use watercolors. I love this project. I tell the kiddos that the paper is "magic" and it knows there name. So when they paint on it their name will appear. They believe it every time. 

Today we made apples. It was a lesson on how to use paint.  This is a pic of all 30 of them drying. On Monday we will add a steam and leaves. 

Overall, this was an amazing week. I have introduced all the rules of the class as well as the centers. I'm looking forward to next week when we get to start on the curriculum. We are learning our names and colors next week. It is going to be fun.