We were busy "bees" the first week of school!!

We are buzzing right through August! Here is a look at some beginning of the school year activities we did last week.
We made bees for our classroom door. I took pictures of each of the kids and had them cut and clue their face to the bee! They had some much fun creating the bees!

OUR FINISHED PRODUCT!

We did a writing activity. They made a creation out of playdough. They then wrote about what they created. They LOVED LOVED this! I did get this idea off of pinterest! I am planning on keeping their writing pieces this year and making a writing portfolio. Last year I just sent the writing home. We will see how it goes!

C G I at work!!

Today is the 2nd day of school for my district. Today I gave my kiddos a cognitive guided math question. They were told what manipulatives they could use to solve the problem. Then I had had them journal about when they found the answer. I did nothing else to help them. They did EVERYTHING on their own. I was SO impressed and happy. I went across the hall and gave those 2nd grade teachers a high after school. When they asked me if their answer was correct all I said to them was how many kids do you have in the 10 cars. They said 36. I then asked is that how many kids wanted to go on the roller costar. They said yes. So they answered the question themselves.!!! I loved this!!!

Do you do C G I in your classroom??  If you do, give me some suggestions of what I could do better and/or what it looks like in your classroom.