Rice Babies!
This was probably the most exciting thing we did!  We each made a rice baby that represented how much we weighed at birth.  The children made the babies look as much like themselves as possible.  They really had a good time and learned a lot about babies!
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 We filled out birth certificates with our babies information! 		 big baby.jpg (74407 bytes)
We were babies 
of all sizes!		 bassinette.jpg (67825 bytes)
Babies need a lot of sleep!
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Some babies looked JUST like us!		 ty'jerriya baby.jpg (65887 bytes)
We learned how to hold a baby!
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Babies love kisses...		 babies need love.jpg (58683 bytes)
...and hugs!		 getting dressed.jpg (62614 bytes)
We have to keep them dressed warm!
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And make sure you support their heads!		 love the baby.jpg (57311 bytes)
 Isn't she precious? 		sweet babies.jpg (51797 bytes)
Just like 2 peas in a pod!
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Mrs. Maria 
couldn't resist!		 mrs. julie baby.jpg (93201 bytes)
And neither could 
Mrs. Julie!
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What proud parents!		 proud parents 2.jpg (73773 bytes)
More proud parents!
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A face only a mother could love!		 proud parents 4.jpg (73420 bytes)
Goochie Goochie Goo!
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We had a baby swap!		 baby swap 1.jpg (65320 bytes)
 Is yours heavier... 		baby swap 2.jpg (63643 bytes)
 ...or lighter?
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We measured our babies...		 measure girls.jpg (59082 bytes)
...and compared their lengths!

We played a lullaby and put the babies to sleep in their nurseries! 		boy nursery.jpg (80288 bytes) girl nursery.jpg (78908 bytes)
Me Boxes!
We each made a "Me Box" that contained 5 things to share about ourselves!  We learned a lot about each other, our families, our interests, and more!
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emily me box.jpg (58067 bytes) holly me box.jpg (94820 bytes) me box blane.jpg (85798 bytes)
me box jonathon.jpg (92663 bytes) me box justin.jpg (90591 bytes) me box katelynn.jpg (115858 bytes)
me box tremondre.jpg (79488 bytes) me box marcus.jpg (61520 bytes) me box michael.jpg (91075 bytes)
me box maranda.jpg (94283 bytes) me box ethan.jpg (97131 bytes) me box evelyn.jpg (118500 bytes)
me box erica.jpg (77135 bytes)  
Learning About Me!
We participated in a variety of activities to learn about ourselves and each other!
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We colored and graphed our eye color!		 eye color graph.jpg (78040 bytes)
 Mrs. Cook had the only green eyes!
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We made name puzzles!		 myname puzzle.jpg (80158 bytes) put it together.jpg (54490 bytes)
We cut them up...!
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...and put them back together!		 name puzzles.jpg (64007 bytes)
Then we traded  and let a buddy try!		 me book.jpg (61833 bytes)
We made "Me Books" that told all about us!!
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We made a class book of our favorite colors!		 my fav color graph.jpg (42666 bytes)
Then we made a Favorite Color Graph!
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We talked about our fingerprints...		 my fingerprint 2.jpg (58289 bytes)
...and how each one is different!		 no feeling.jpg (50662 bytes)
It's hard to pick things up with no fingerprints!
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 Each of us is "Thumbody Special!" 		smelly spray.jpg (80344 bytes)
We talked about our 5 senses!  Smells like strawberries!		 birthday graph.jpg (90182 bytes)
We made a Birthday Graph!