Recycle, Reduce, Reuse

I was raised in a conservative household, so recycling, reducing and reusing is something that I have done my entire life.  I like to have the windows open and fans going most of the time.  Since I live in the Hill Country, there is usually always a nice breeze blowing.  If I do have the air conditioner running, I always put the temperature up while I am not there, so that the air isn't running when no one is home to enjoy it.  I also reuse my grocery bags.  I use them in my smaller trash cans around the house, as well as using them in my truck for trash bags.  I also keep many water bottles around my house to reuse, instead of buying bottles of water that just end up getting thrown away.

 REDUCE

RECYCLE

REUSE

Science at Leon Springs Elementary

The 3rd Grade classes at Leon Springs Elementary School uses the Harcourt Science book.

Unfortunately, Northside Independent School District has combined their curriculum to teach Science & Social Studies together. So far, only Social Studies has been covered in the classroom. They will begin learning about Science this week.

This is one of the classroom microscopes.

A Simple Machines poster is a helpful resource used in the classroom.

This is a little "bug barn" that the students can place bugs in to observe. The students are encouraged to look for bugs before school, during recess, & after school. If they find something at home, they can bring it to class in a jar with a lid that has holes punctured in it.

The Harcourt Science book includes a section in the beginning of the textbook that explains the safety rules that must be followed in the classroom.  This week, they will be introduced to the students.

Here is another picture from the textbook that explains how to use Science Process Skills.

This is my 3rd Grade classroom at Leon Springs Elementary School.

This is a little Science packet that hangs on a bulletin board, for the students to use whenever they like.

Here is another, more elaborate, Simple Machines poster that hangs on the wall of the classroom.

Science At Home and In My Neighborhood

I live on 100 acres in the Hill Country, so finding science at home was as easy as walking outside.  This is a picture of the trees, grasses, and shrubbery right off my back porch.

As you can see, I have plants both inside (in the window) and outside of my house.

Another one of the many plants that can be found at my house.

This is a picture of part of the garden.  Here, tomatoes, jalapenos, peppers, cucumbers, zuchinni, squash, and a few other things are grown.




This is a picture of one male, two females, and a baby blackbuck.  There are about 100+ blackbuck and 30+ oryx that live here.




There are also many, many whitetail deer, as well as occasional axis deer that roam from ranch to ranch.




This is Jackie, the donkey on the ranch.  Normally there are 4-6 horses on the ranch, but they are down in South Texas right now.




There are over 30 barn cats in my backyard, and about 25 kittens.  (So... if anyone wants a kitten, let me know!)  This kitten is only 3 weeks old.




And... this is my Wyndall Brown.  He is now 7 weeks old, but I have had him since he was 3 weeks old.  Obviously he is my baby!!





This is Wyndall Brown when he was 3 weeks old.

This is a picture of doves on the electrical or telephone lines.  There are many types of birds that can be found in the Hill Country.

Here is a close up of the doves.

Project Wild

Kristin's Krazy Kritters & the adventures we had at Project Wild!!!

One of the groups had us draw a commercial that uses an animal.  Our group chose the Aflak! duck.

Kristin's Krazy Kritters group presenting our lesson.

Our Group... Kristin's Krazy Kritters!!! (well, most of us anyway)

Planning our lesson!!  Hurry, hurry... don't have too much time!!

Our Scavenger Hunt for food with seeds... I had cherries, grapes, crackers & an orange.

I won the Blackout Bingo!  Look at my poster for my future classroom!!