Water Cycle Experiment!

Hello friends! Right now in 1st and 2nd grades we are learning about water and the water cycle! In 2nd, we decided to do a fun experiment using plastic bags! Here are the steps for our experiment:

You will need: A zip-lock bag, a permanent marker, a small amount of water, some tape, and a window that gets sunlight

First: Draw a picture on your bag to represent the water cycle! We used pictures for reference, after learning the phases of the water cycle

Next: Pour a small amount of water into the bottom of your bag, and close it tight!

Finally: Tape the bag up on the window and observe what happens to the water over time. The sun heats the water and causes a small water cycle in your bag! 

With this experiment we see all of the steps of the water cycle: collection, evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. How fun! 

We taped ours up on the window and have observed how the water changes throughout the week.

Here's one of our favorite songs we sang about water! What is your favorite thing to do with water?!

Update: Our experiment was a success! Students loved getting to see the mini-water cycles in their bags and talk about them with me and Ms. Maria!

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to school, and Happy New Year!! I hope everyone had a great holiday and is ready to learn a lot of English in 2017! This first week back at school, I explained some American New Years traditions to my classes. Some of them are very different, and might seem funny to my students from Sevilla! Below is the presentation I did to introduce the American New Years traditions to my classes!

Over the break, I also got to run into Destinee, the Auxiliar de Conversación from the 2015-2016 school year!! Here is a photo of us visiting Aracena with friends!

I hope everyone is excited to be back at school, learning and having fun! I look forward to all the fun ahead with my students in 2017!