We really enjoyed reading:
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert
Pooh's Pumpkin by Isabel Gaines
Time to Sleep by Denise Fleming
Apple Tree's Surprise,  an interactive story in our Into English program (Hampton-Brown Books)

We did a mostly-sensory poem, but we just had to include a verse about animals.
 

 

We did so many great activities, we hope everyone will check our website to see them.  There's even a video of us performing our poem. 

 
Here's a recipe for corn muffins that we make every year on Amazing Maize day.  That's at the end of our fall time -- when we celebrate Thanksgiving.

Each person makes two.  First, make the flour mixture.  Second, beat 2 eggs.

Flour mixture: 2/3 c. sifted flour
2T. sugar
1/2 t. baking powder
1/8 t. salt
Sift this together.
 
For each chef:
2T flour mixture     1T corn meal     Stir.
1T milk
1/2 T beaten egg
2t. oil
Stir to just moisten dry ingredients.
 
Pour into 2 small lined muffin tins.  (Or into cupcake paper, and put on cookie sheet.)
Bake at 400 degrees about 13 minutes.  (We use a convection oven, so it's a little faster.)
 
New York State Standards
These are for our whole project, not just what's in this showcase.  You can check our website to see more of our work.
ELA Standard 1: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for information and understanding.
ELA Standard 2: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for literary response and expression.
ELA Standard 3: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for literary response and expression.
ELA Standard 4:  Students will read, write, listen, and speak for social interaction.
MST Standard 1: Students will use scientific inquiry to pose questions, seek answers, and develop solutions.
MST Standard 2:  Students will access, generate, process, and transfer information using appropriate technologies.
MST Standard 3:  Students will understand the concepts of and become proficient with the skills of mathematics, communicate and reason mathematically, become problem solvers by using appropriate tools and strategies, through the integrated study of number sense and operations, algebra, geometry, measurement, and statistics and probability.
MST Standard 4: Students will understand and apply the scientific principles, concepts, and theories pertaining to the physical setting and the living environment.
MST Standards 6&7: Students will understand the relationiships and comomon themes that connect mathematics, science, and technology, and connect them to these and other areas of learning.
SS Students will develop an awareness of themselves as growing individuals, learn about values, ideas, customs, and traditions, develop social interaction skills, and begin to learn about their role as citizens by accepting rights and responsibilities in the classroom.
 
National Education Technology Standards for Students
 
1.  Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems.  Students are proficient in the use of technology.
2.  Students practice responsible use of technology systems, information, and software.  Students develop positive attitudes toward technology uses that support lifelong learning, collaboration, personal pursuits, and productivity.
3.  Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity. 
4.  Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences.  Sutdents use a variety of media and formats to communicate infromation and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.
5.  Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect informationfrom a variety of sources.