Barking about Field Trips

I just took my sweet second graders to the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, NJ to culminate our research on sea creatures.  We had an amazing field trip! The students have spent the past two weeks gathering information from PebbleGo! and Enchanted Learning, as well as from books in our school library.  The students had to gather facts about the sea creature's appearance, habitat, diet, enemies and self-defense, as well as other remarkable facts.  The kids really got into the research, and became experts on their sea creature.  It was so rewarding seeing the excitement on their faces when they were able to see their sea creature in real life!  They were able to actually touch the stingrays and sharks.  All in all, it was an incredible day; one they'll always remember.  Where do you take your students?

More Tips in Creating a Dog-Themed Classroom

I found some really adorable doggy borders, name plates, bulletin board sets, stickers and more on Carson-Dellosa's website.  I loved the turquoise and black color scheme, and thought it would look great in my second grade classroom.  

 

Then I went over to Jo-Ann's Fabrics and found some fun chevron fabrics that went with my color scheme.

I made some black and white pompoms to hang in the reading corner.  I am so happy with the way it looks.  I will have more pictures coming soon.