We had a great time the Friday before Spring Break having Cowboy Breakfast. This was a fun way to wrap up our Texas unit, ya’ll. Haha! The kids dressed up. Me…not so much. I am not really a boot skootin kinda girl. That is more my sister’s style. J They were so cute! I LOVE themed day and I really think it is an effective part of learning. After we finished our morning journals, we worked on a Texas symbols page. I wish I had taken a picture of it. Dang!
Then, we made breakfast. Each student cracked one egg. Don’t worry they washed their hands before and after this task. I whisked it all together and we scrambled some eggs. I had made biscuits that morning. I put whipping cream in a glass jar and called a table at a time to take turns shaking it…and guess what? It turned in to butter! They kids were amazed! When all the cooking was done, we ate our biscuits with our homemade butter and specially cracked eggs. I was surprised how many kids had never even held an egg before. They felt like little chefs. My favorite was “Mrs. Radke my mom is the best cook in the whole world and you cook just like her!” Ahhh..melt my heart. I told his mom later that day. She should know that she is a hero in the kitchen!!
Here are some pics of our fun adventure. It’s always an adventure…right?!!
I’ll post our latest center pics tomorrow. Stay tuned! Oh, and here is a pic of my favorite Mother Goose character. My class had a musical performance a week ago and they were to each dress like a Mother Goose character. They were ALL so cute. Isn't this just adorable? I love our music teacher. She is so great with them!
So, where you on Spring Break last week? Did you do anything special? Did you see The Lorax?
Ms. Kerri says
I still have 3 more weeks til spring break including this one. Our spring break is always the week after Easter. Last year it was the last week in April. With no snow days this year, it has been a long couple of months. Cowboy breakfast looks like it was loads of fun!
FirstGradeBlueSkies (Jennifer) says
Love the breakfast idea!
Jennifer
First Grade Blue SKies
Tanya Solano says
Oh my goodness, that Humpty Dumpty is waaaaaayyy cute! I'm stealing, wait I mean borrowing the idea! I'm with Ms. Kerri, three weeks away. But since we are a Catholic school we get a half day on Holy Thursday and Good Friday off so I can't really complain.
❤Tanya
Ms. Solano's Kindergarten
Kristin says
Spring Break starts this Friday and it's for two weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Your breakfast looks like so much fun!
A Teeny Tiny Teacher
Lori says
So much fun! Love the cooking!
Lori
Conversations in Literacy
Ms. Jessica says
That's adorable! I have to start doing more theme days! The last one I did was polar express (before Christmas break… eek!) and the kids wore their pajamas and ate hot chocolate. One kid said, "This is the best day ever!" How often do you do the theme days?
M says
Made Green Eggs & Spam with my K's on Dr. Seuss' b-day and yes, I had many kids who did not know how to crack a egg….seems so odd to me as my own kids always helped me in the kitchen.
Your cowboy theme is cute…perhap I will do nursery rhyme dress up.
As fr sprin break…ours is not until April 2!
Crystal says
Jessica, it depends on what we are learning. If it is up to me, as often as possible. We made green eggs and ham the week before too. 🙂
Terri says
Our cowboy day is the last week of January. National Cowboy Poetry Gathering is in Elko and we get all kinds of extra visitors. We had a Buck-a-roo breakfast that Friday morning. I cooked pancakes…but didn't think about making butter because we had done that for Thanksgiving. I think we should make butter again for the pancakes. Looks like fun.
Terri
Marielle Slappe says
I did watch The Lorax during Spring Break. I invited my parents and students to join me (Parents HAD to attend) since I don't have children of my own. Of course, only 3 students showed up BUT we had a great time! They couldn't believe I was out in the "real" world :). Thank you for sharing your ideas!
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