Gracyn and I planned a fun day today. We first completed the first step in making a 3D globe to hang from the ceiling for Earth Day. We discussed why Earth Day is important in our last class. We read about conserving natural resources and recycling. Gracyn made a globe by paper mache-ing a balloon. It will harden overnight and she will paint it and use Mod Podge to finish. When the globe was put aside to dry, we took a trip to the library. Our goal was to find books about communities and community helpers. We found these, and more (of course). We also found a book about bees (There is a story in this week's "Time for Kids") and another about families. We can look at these together when Gracyn goes to New York. We also checked out "Make Way for Ducklings" since we did an activity based on the book last week and it tells the story of a community helper. We have been discussing New York and the "skyline".