Making Dona Flora/A Tall Tale

We read a Tall Tale about a very big woman named Dona Flora. So we decided to create our own Dona Flora.

It took big paper and imagination.

Pretty soon we had some good ideas going.

Even two boys working together could make a Dona Flora.

It took a whole lot of cutting.

It took a whole lot of coloring too.

Then each one started to look like a Dona Flora.

Good job here making a small person into a big person.

You have to hold still so your image can be traced on the paper.

Here is a beautiful Dona Flora.

Here is another great looking Dona Flora. "She woke up the village every morning when she patted her hands together to make tortillias."

Look at this gorgeous Dona Flora. "She plucked a star from the sky to light up her house."

Good job on this Dona Flora. "She was fighting with the wind and she smacked the sun and gave him a black eye."

Dona Flora you are so fun to make!

Dona Flora you wear very colorful clothes. "She scooped out handfuls of dirt to make her house and it made a canyon."

Of course she would have a beautiful purple skirt, "She liked to make tortillias for the village every morning and the left overs would be used as rafts."

Another beautiful Dona Flora. "She took her thumb and carved out a river for the village."

Thanks for a great time Dona Flora. We will always remember you!

Dona Flora/ Ms Morris' Class Shares with Us

We Wrote Letters to Columbus

After we studied about Christopher Columbus, we wrote letters to thank him.

We had fun creating an old looking document by painting our page with tea to stain the paper.

Next we wrote on the page things we were glad he brought back from the New World like chocolate, tomatoes, wheat and other plants.

Some students thanked him for being so brave and sailing across the ocean.

We honored Columbus for all he did to bring attention to the New World.

Thank you Columbus!

You didn't find the Indies, but you discovered lots of other things.

We are glad we got to learn more about Columbus. We also learned that he was the first to see the natives smoking tobacco. He brought the tobacco plant back to Europe. Then lots of people stared smoking, which wasn't such a good thing. Now we all know that smoking is bad for you.

Planting Our Fall Garden

In early October we planted some fall garden plants. First we prepared the soil with soil from our worm farm. Thank you worms for all your hard work.

We laid out a string to give us a straight row for planting.

Each student had to dig a nice hole, place their plant, add water and more worm dirt and then cover their plant

After we planted, the next day it rained and rained and our plants grew overnight! Now we are checking them everyday at school. We planted broccoli, brussel sprouts, red cabbage, green cabbage, spinach, swisss chard, and collard.