Week 1- Katy and the Big Snow

We had a great start to the new semester with the book Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton.  The story takes us to the make believe city of Geopolis.  The city is hit with snow and more snow!!  Katy, the tractor, saves the day with her snow shovel.  

We talked about character, setting and personification.  This is the second book we have read by this author.  She likes to use personification.  We sure enjoy it!

We had a fun discussion about community helpers and their jobs.  We learned a couple of our classmates want to be police officers.

We then went over traffic signs and what they mean.  These kids are so smart and so close to passing the driving test!

Lastly, we created our own city.  Everyone was responsible for a block of our city.  We created jails, police stations, parking lots, hospitals, swimming pools, and much more.

When we finished our city we were surprised with a huge storm of cotton balls (snow)!  Katy came to our rescue and we set about rebuilding our city after the snow clean up.

Next week, we will talk about maps and compasses, and maybe go on a little treasure hunt.

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