Taste of Louisiana

What's so special about our state? For one thing, the food!

As a culmination of our study of Louisiana, the students experienced a Taste of Louisiana. They sampled food that are unique to our state, jambalaya and beignets, as well as homegrown strawberries. Then had a fais-do-do in the hallway and did some Cajun two-stepping to the tune of Zydeco music.

When we came back inside the classroom, my students surprised me.  After all the dancing and celebrating, the boys and girls picked up books from the bookshelf and began reading---- because they wanted to. They were especially proud of themselves because they could read entire Dr. Seuss books without any help. And since we currently have some new "class pets" (five caterpillars in a jar) the books on butterflies and insects were also popular.

Nous sommes amis!

In addition to the excitement of the fais-do-do, today the caterpillars made their way to the top of the jar and began to form their chrysalis. We've been observing them for a week or so and recording our observations. We eagerly await their metamorphosis!