tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43644258623793060482024-02-06T20:03:31.251-08:00Kindergarten Room 5Lisa J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11629933584578723775noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364425862379306048.post-959489698876343232012-05-24T21:22:00.001-07:002012-05-24T21:24:06.244-07:00Inspired by Saxton Freymann<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Lady -E.L.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dolphin -S.Y.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cool Guy -S.Y.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beet Girl -E.L.</td></tr>
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<br />Lisa J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11629933584578723775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364425862379306048.post-66202353794915426542012-05-24T21:08:00.002-07:002012-05-24T21:30:13.926-07:00Kindergarten is Growing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My oh my what a week it has been!! All of the ladybugs have all gone through metamorphosis and are now adult ladybugs who are happily eating aphids in our terrarium until we release them. All of the caterpillars entered their pupa stage at about the same time and we now have eight butterflies who are drying their wings and getting ready to fly. Once the remaining two butterflies emerge we will plan a time to release them into the garden.<br />
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While we were observing our ladybugs and caterpillars go through metamorphosis the children solved simple math problems (below) to help them track and better understand the process. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ladybug Math</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">S.Y. found this guy in our tree so he has joined our terrarium.</td></tr>
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In addition to all of the insect and bug excitement we have continued our study on plants. Through out the past few weeks we have been reading a series of non-fiction books about the different parts of a plant and the role they play in the life-cycle of each plant. To prepare for our field trip to <a href="http://www.suziesfarm.com/" target="_blank">Suzie's Farm</a> we read Tops and Bottoms and learned about all of the different parts of the plants that we eat. Did you know that broccoli, artichoke and cauliflower are all flowers?<br />
Our trip to the farm was absolutely amazing. Our tour guide, Amria, was fabulous and I will let my photos and videos do the talking.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Harvesting the kale</td></tr>
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The signs were amazing!<br />
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<br />Lisa J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11629933584578723775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364425862379306048.post-68873720817361996392012-05-13T18:54:00.002-07:002012-05-24T19:47:50.720-07:00Happy Mother's Day... And More<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I hope all the mothers out there have been enjoying their mother's day celebrations. Thank you all for sharing your children with me! We have had a great week! Our caterpillar and ladybug larva have almost doubled in size and we are patiently waiting for them to enter their pupa stage. We have begun documenting their growth in our bug books (below).<br />
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As we continue to track the life-cycle of our ladybugs and caterpillars we also began our plant study. This week we learned all about seeds and took some time to 'dissect' Lima Bean seeds. During our dissection the children were able to identify the seed coat, root and leaves. We also planted our seeds an hope to track their growth in our Plant Books (the flip of our Bug Books).<br />
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Below are some of the fun seed activities we worked on through out the week.<br />
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The children have been bringing in the most amazing Saxton Freymann inspired animals/people! I wish I could take some credit for their creativity, but I can't! We will, however, be taking full advantage of their interest so stay tuned! For now I will leave you with some of the cute characters that entered our classroom this week.<br />
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<br />Lisa J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11629933584578723775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364425862379306048.post-37916624971121922582012-05-06T20:40:00.001-07:002012-05-07T14:30:40.120-07:00On Monday the very hungry caterpillar...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This past week we began our Eric Carle study with a reading and activities surrounding <i>The Very Hungry Caterpillar</i>. During our first reading of the story, we had an open discussion regarding the pattern within the story. Once the children picked up on the pattern of his text they were able to accurately predict (one of the things I love about his stories) what the next page would say. Did you know that <i>The Very Hungry Caterpillar</i> was one of the first books that Eric Carle both authored and illustrated? Through out the week we graphed the fruits that the caterpillar ate each day, added up all of the items that were eaten and made our own <i>The Very Hungry ________ </i>books.<br />
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Through out the week the children also worked to complete their <i>My Week in Kindergarten</i> books. Each day the children spent part of their <i>Writers Workshop</i> time writing about what they did the day prior. The children were held accountable for using proper spelling for each week day and during math time we focused on days of the week. Once completed the children will have the opportunity to share their books with their peers.<br />
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The children learned a new game called <i>Make A Ten, Break A Ten</i>. A game that uses a number generator (die) to work towards making 10. During the game the class worked on using their addition and subtraction skills to write an equation the equaled ten. Some children got lucky with a simple addition equation (2+4+5+1=10) while others (see above*) were not quite as lucky. Eventually the children will work towards being able to play this game independently. We have been practicing skip-counting by 2s, 5s, 10s and a mystery number with our 100s chart.<br />
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In Global Buddies this week Jen was out sick so we decided to have a Puzzle Party! <br />
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On Tuesday our Ladybug and Caterpillar larvae arrived. The are quite a bit smaller than they have been in the past, but hopefully we will still be able to observe them metamorphize into caterpillars and ladybugs!<br />
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This week was filled with <i>a lot</i> of dancing. Below are videos* and photos of the children dancing to <i>May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii</i>, at the Sock Hop, with the Mariachi band and more!! It has been a great week!<br />
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<br />Lisa J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11629933584578723775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364425862379306048.post-38351164258156850932012-04-19T21:10:00.001-07:002012-04-19T21:13:29.155-07:00Back to Blogging!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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My oh my, what a busy few weeks it has been! Thank you to everyone who came and enjoyed the projects your children created surrounding our Avenida de la Playa study. Bit by bit they are slowly disappearing into cubbies, book baggies and binders as the room transforms into our next until of study.<br />
On Monday I spoke with the children about our last eight weeks (they do not know it is only eight weeks and I enjoy living in denial) together. Our main focus through out the reminder of the year will be on plants and animals. The children are in control of how we learn about these topics and which group of animals we will study. During the first few days of the week I introduced the children to a different author/illustrator that has created a genre of books that are based on animals (Jan Brett), plants (Saxton Freyman) or both (Eric Carle). During our little author/illustrator preview I spoke with the children about all of the possible activities we could do as well as how each author/illustrator was special. We will make a decision tomorrow and I cannot wait to find out who the children will choose. Who knows, we may learn about all three!<br />
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Our first Preview was with Saxton Freyman who uses fruits and vegetables to create his illustrations. Below I transcribed what the children liked most about him.<br />
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<i>I liked how the animals were made of vegetables.</i> –A.K</div>
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<i>I liked all about him.</i> -P.R.</div>
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<i>I like the octopus and how they are made of banana peels.</i>
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<i>He used fruit and vegetables as his pictures</i>. –M.C.</div>
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<i>I like that he used fruit and vegetables as animals. </i>–R.L.</div>
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<i>I liked that the seahorse was made of Chioggia beets.</i> –J.B.</div>
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<i>I liked the fruit that he made.</i> –S.P.</div>
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<i>I liked the animals names</i>. –N.H.</div>
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<i>I liked that the turtle is made out of pineapple.</i> –E.L.</div>
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<i>I liked that he had fruits in his books.</i> –J.C.</div>
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<i>I like that his dolphins are made out of bananas</i>. –M.B.</div>
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<i>I like that he put animals in the book.</i> –K.F.</div>
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<i>I like that he used fruits as his animals.</i> –S.Y.</div>
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Our next author/illustrator preview was Jan Brett. We read her story <i>The Mitten</i> and learned about the animal habitats and her "sneak-a-peek" pages. The children counted the amount of animals that fit into the mitten, tried to fit as many animals as the could into their own mitten and used the sneak-a-peek pages to write about where the various winter animals lived. Below is a video of E.L. trying to fit her animals into her mitten.</div>
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The final author/illustrator we previewed was my favorite of all time... Eric Carle! If I had been lucky enough to grow up with a grandpa, I picture him to be just like Eric Carle. During our reading of <i>House for Hermit Crab</i>, we discussed the friendships that were created between Hermit Crab and his friends. During job time we played a variety of roll the dice games and wrote about what we liked learning about Eric Carle.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Children rolled a die to determine how man of each friend Hermit Crab would add to his house. At the end they added up the total number of friends he had. </td></tr>
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As you all know, tomorrow we will be celebrating Earth Day. To prepare and become aware we have been reading books about the Earth, recycling and planting trees. The children have almost mastered the concept that reducing, reusing and recycling are all <i>different</i> ways to support our environment. During our reading of <i>Michael Recycle</i> there was a portion in the story where one of the characters collected Kumquats. The children all wanted to know what a Kumquat was so we took a break from our story and walked to the kumquat tree on campus and many of the children found out that they <i>did</i> know what a kumquat was, they just never knew its name!</div>
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During Global Buddies we counted up all of the shoes that were collected during our <i>One Day Without Shoes</i> day. Tomorrow at community meeting we will be sharing with you how many pairs were collected. In case you won't be there tomorrow and are dying to know, their estimates (aside from J.B.s) are pretty close.</div>
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Because I was absolutely terrible about positing before the break I am going to leave you with a few oldies, but goodies :)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beginnings of our Avenida mural.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The children have been writing (and receiving) letters every Monday and Friday.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A recess creation</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charles Schultz spotted at Fire Station #9</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making our mural</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Working together to wrap up our boxes/buildings</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few of the businesses on Avenida de la Playa</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Decisions decisions..</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No shoes allowed!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">M.B., S.Y. and J.B. with their <i>Connecting Communities</i> buddies after bundling all of the donated shoes.</td></tr>
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<br />Lisa J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11629933584578723775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364425862379306048.post-25866540468084620552012-03-22T11:06:00.001-07:002012-03-22T11:07:57.618-07:00Teacher’s trip to Tanzania connects students globally | La Jolla Light | La Jolla LightBelow is an article on my latest trip to Tanzania that was written in the La Jolla Light! <br />
<a href="http://lajollalight.com/2012/03/20/teacher%e2%80%99s-trip-to-tanzania-connects-students-globally/#.T2tqK6DCQMw.blogger">Teacher’s trip to Tanzania connects students globally | La Jolla Light | La Jolla Light</a>Lisa J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11629933584578723775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364425862379306048.post-80182925240492661452012-03-20T19:31:00.001-07:002012-03-20T19:31:45.872-07:00Avenida and MoreAvenida de la Playa: <br />
It has been a whirlwind of weeks and the children have been busy learning all about Avenida de la Playa, La Jolla and times past. Today group C went on their last field trip to La Jolla Kayak where they were treated to a surfing lesson, a tour of the store, a question and answer session on the grass and a chance to practice paddling with a kayak paddle. Last week the children had a chance to visit Barbarella restaurant, meet Barbara make pizzas with and interview chef Justin. The friends that visited Surf Diva were able to meet sisters Izzy and Coco to learn more about why they opened up a surf store for girls. Avenida kept us busy!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">K.F making pizza with chef Justin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Having flour on your face is part of being a chef!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How many people can fit in a kayak? ELEVEN!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our interview with Chris</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carrie and her son, walking home.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While searching for environmental print, this has been a favorite!</td></tr>
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Transportation:<br />
For the past few weeks we have been learning about how children around the world travel to school, and the different means of transportation for the sky, land and water. When I asked them to tell me how they traveled to school they eagerly chimed in with how many cars their family had and when they used them etc. This sparked an interesting conversation about San Diego's future parking problem. Originally I had intended on having the children create futuristic transportation vehicles (I was thinking of <i>Back to the Future</i>) but based upon our discussion our writing job became how they would like to solve the future parking problem in San Diego. After responding with their first idea (samples below) we then met the following day and I gave each of them a challenge question. Depending on each child's response, I asked them to solve my "what if" question. For instance, if a child said "I would connect 3 cars into one so it would only need one parking space." their <i>What if..</i> question was "What if the big car didn't fit into the parking space and there wasn't enough land to make the parking spaces bigger?" The children loved their challenge and I enjoyed seeing them beginning to think deeply about their solution. Of course, the icing on the cake was that I told them I would present their solutions to "The City of San Diego" and they are thrilled!! Thankfully I've built a few relationships with La Jolla Light, The La Jolla Patch and NBC San Diego :) We are going to continue working on our solutions and are very excited to share the process with you!<br />
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</tbody></table>Lisa J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11629933584578723775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364425862379306048.post-62204855101262389912012-03-08T21:08:00.004-08:002012-03-08T21:08:47.425-08:00Avenida de la PlayaLet me start by saying that is it SO good to be back! We hit the ground running after the break and we are already 3 field trips in to our Avenida study! This week our community focus was on <i>Jobs in the Community</i> and people that contribute to the community (Community Contributors). This topic was a perfect fit for our visits with the Fire Fighters & Police Officers on Thursday. On Tuesday the children were able to visit the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club community and see how many people contribute to make the club such a wonderful place to visit. <br />
In preparation for each trip, the children read books, view pictures and share their own background knowledge surrounding the upcoming Avenida tour. Prior to each tour our class gathers as a group to discuss questions they have regarding the upcoming tour. Each child that goes on a tour is responsible for asking their own question as well as one or two questions for a friend. When the children return we share photos from the trip on the monitor while the children who went on the tour explain what they learned and answer any questions the class may have. <br />
This week the children were amazing!! The children politely asked their questions to the adults providing the tours, shared their news and stories in a respectful way to their classmates and even completed the thank you notes for the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club! It was a good week!<br />
Below are a few photo's of your darling children in various places within our little La Jolla Shores Community.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">J.B found meeting Juan to be quite entertaining!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm not sure how she can concentrate on her writing with that scoop of ice cream sitting there!</td></tr>
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<br />Lisa J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11629933584578723775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364425862379306048.post-19751673519711549502012-03-04T20:48:00.001-08:002012-03-04T20:48:15.390-08:00Tanzania Blog UpdatePlease see my postings from Tanzania on the right. Just click on "Tanzania and TCS" below <u>Notes from Lisa D.</u> to see and read about my trip to Tanzania.Lisa J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11629933584578723775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364425862379306048.post-31227496984637866612012-02-09T22:01:00.000-08:002012-02-09T22:26:22.169-08:00Spoiler Alert!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It has been so hard deciding what to post and what to save until next Thursday night! The children are now experts in the art of Charles Schulz and are even beginning to pick up on some of the (appropriate) language he uses in his strips. The most popular this week were "You Sly Dog." and "Oh, Good Grief!"<br />
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The children got to buy and sell their Charles Schulz art pieces in our Room 5 Art Gallery. On Monday, each child filled their wallet with 5 pennies, 3 nickels, 3 dimes and 2 quarters (and were given the challenge to figure out the total value of the coins). They then discussed how much each piece of art should cost. After much discussion they decided they wanted to be able to buy at least 5 pieces of art, so after more discussion and manipulations of dimes we determined that each art piece would be sold for $0.20. It was fun to see which children were interested in buying, selling or keeping their art work. My favorite were the children who sold their art piece for 1 day at the full price!<br />
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Our Global Buddies got to meet with us today to bundle up all of the supplies we have collected for Tanzania! We are still sharpening pencils (our pencil sharpener overheated twice!) but so far we have over 500 colored pencils and close to 1,000 regular pencils! During the week the children wrote (and illustrated) letters to the children at the Mbahe school. My favorite question was from S.Y who asked "Is there anything else you need?" so sweet!<br />
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During morning meeting the children decided that they really wanted to put on a play with their canvases. The idea seemed quite odd to me, but they were all so excited about the idea that I had to see where it would go. Below is a sneak a peek of one of the skits V.V., P.R. and M.C. put on using their canvases. We have decided to make Charles Schulz puppets tomorrow because the children want to bring their canvases out onto the playground with them! <br />
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I am going to leave you all with a little moment that melted my heart... Your children sure do love you.<br />
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One of my students from last year, Elle, was inspired after we read Greg Mortenson's <i>Into The Wind</i> in class and raised some money for his <i>Pennies for Peace </i>organization. Over the break she ran her own lemonade stand and proudly brought in all of her change with a note asking me to count her money and send it to Greg and the children in Pakistan.<br />
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On Wednesday I talked with the class about what Elle had done and presented the bucket of change to the class with the question of "How can we count her change?" I was met with blank stares, and had to think quickly! This was not what I was expecting to happen! I then dumped out all of the change onto the rug and asked the class if any of them knew anything about any of the coins. S.Y was the first to speak up when she said "I know that four of these (pointing to a quarter) make a dollar." No one disagreed with her, so then I asked the class how we could figure out which were the big ones, and which weren't. After giving them each a quarter to look at and discuss with their buddy they decided that their coin (still not named a quarter yet) could be used as the compare coin and that they would put all of the big coins into the bucket, while leaving the non-big coins on the rug. As the children were sorting the coins S.P. was showing her friends how she would hold her coin up against the other coins and if it was a match she would put it in the bucket. M.B. was showing her friends how she would stack all of the coins between her fingers to see if they were the right size. One child accidentally tossed his compare coin into the bucket and began adding nickles to the pot. A few children looked at me to do something and told him that the coins he was adding were NOT the right ones, but I let it continue until all of the quarters (and a few nickles) were in the bucket. When the sorting was completed I held up the bucket of coins and asked the class if they thought it was filled with only quarters "Nooooo!" they quickly responded. So we dumped out the bucket and the children shared their sorting techniques and we sorted once again.<br />
After the quarters were sorted the children discussed how they would count the coins. A.K. suggested that we make stacks of 4 and then count up all of the stacks, the class agreed so that is exactly what we did. At the end P.R., M.B. and K.F all had 3 quarters and weren't sure what to do. Another discussion began and M.B decided to give P.R and K.F each a quarter and she was left with one. Then all we had to do was count the stacks (21) and the extra coin. At this point P.R. said "There is one quarter left, so it we have $21.25." My response was something like "Did anyone hear P.R?" Finally we were able to name the coin (a quarter) and give it an amount (25 cents).<br />
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We then repeated a similar procedure when someone (my mind is failing me at the moment, but I am sure your children will know) said that they knew there are 100 pennies in one dollar. We then sorted and had to figure out a way to count them. We tried counting them one-by-one but that quickly failed, A.K. suggested making stacks of pennies, but the class couldn't agree on how many coins would be in each stack. Finally E.L suggested that we use "The chart with 100 boxes on it." So out came the 100s chart. R.L. suggested that if we put one penny in each square (starting with the 1s box) then we wouldn't even need to count! So that is exactly what we did. 98 pennies later we had the chart almost filled. The class really wanted to reach 100 so I scrounged around in my desk and found 2 copper pennies and we had $1.00.<br />
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The third counting session was very similar, to the first and second session and the children were getting the hang of working together to share ideas. When we got to the nickles, no one knew how much they were worth. V.V. suggested that if I read the words on the coin, maybe it would tell us. Thankfully it did and we learned that a nickle was worth 5 cents. P.R. quickly did the math in his head and shared with the class that 20 nickles made $1.00! The class really wanted to use the 100s chart again so we filled up the chart to 20, put those coins in a pile and repeated the process until all of the coins were used ($1.90).<br />
Our final counting session was with dimes. The class wanted it to be "fair" so that everyone started with the same amount of coins to count. After much discussion they asked that I pass out the coins one by one until they were gone, then take away the coins that made their friends have more (their words, not mine). Each child ended up with 5 coins (perfect!) and I had 7. More discussions were had regarding how to make stacks of 10 until finally they all agreed to share their coins with their buddy to make a 10 (someone said 5 and 5 make 10). Needless to say, we had $7.20 in dimes.<br />
The entire coin counting session took up four Math Job times and was <i>very</i> slow moving. At the end I was able to ask the class about any of the coins and they were all able to tell me <i>at least</i> 1-2 things about each coin. I was, and still am, very impressed by how the children respectfully taught one another, and were comfortable in asking questions sharing their thoughts and working together. It was a huge learning experience for me and the class.<br />
Here are a few photo's of some of the other ways we learned about our coins.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Counting how many drops of water will fit on each coin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rolling the coins through play dough to discover the texture of the edges</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rubbing their coins to make an imprint</td></tr>
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<br />Lisa J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11629933584578723775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364425862379306048.post-62157066826541088772012-01-20T20:05:00.000-08:002012-01-20T20:05:11.073-08:00Oh The Things We Learn...As I sit here to blog on a Friday night, my mind is drawing a blank as to what it was we learned about this week. I suppose that it why I usually blog on Thursdays! Let's see how this goes...<br />
Math:<br />
In math this week we began exploring the 100s chart (as we gear up for learning about Charles Schulz' age when he passed away). The children spent one meeting time pointing out all of the patterns they recognized within the chart and discussing why all of the numerals (yup, you can ask them to tell you the difference between a numeral and number) were written in the order they were. One of our main focuses this week and last (and likely next) has been on both place value and number reversals. <br />
The children also worked both collaboratively and independently to solve word problems about Charles Schultz. I was not the best photographer this week so here is and example of one of the word problems they worked on.<br />
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<br />They also merged their artistic abilities with their math skills with a brand new game called <i>Grab and Draw</i>. The game was inspired by an <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahglidden/243527705/lightbox/" target="_blank">illustration</a> Charles Schulz created when he was a student. The children loved this game and the results were pretty impressive!<br />
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This week the children also chose the character they would like to draw on their canvas. They spent a lot of time practicing in their sketch book and we should be ready to start working on our canvases next week! We also began making our own Peanuts coloring book with our illustrations! Here is a peek at one of them.</div>
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We have been writing A LOT about Charles Schultz this week. From creating our own comic strips to writing our <i>Did'ya Know?!</i> statements, the children have been busy! To help frame each until of study, I will often use a KWL (Know, Want to Know, Learn) chart to see what the class is most interested in. It provides me with a lot of insight and helps guide the lessons. This year for the "Learn" portion of the study, we are filling out <i>Did'ya Know</i> speech bubbles to share what we have learned. My favorite was this one.. "<i>Did You Know...</i> That Peppermint Patty sometimes calls Charlie Brown 'You Sly Dog'." Who knew?!</div>
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We have begun a new read aloud... Pippi Longstocking. We have enjoyed discussing some of the big words that are used in the story, and how we could figure out what they may mean. We also have been discussing her character and the choices she makes and how she handles the situations she is in. </div>
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During independent reading time the children have been reading their book baggy books both independently and with me. They are now able to read quietly for almost 20 minutes, allowing me lots of one-on-one time. </div>
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Global Buddies:<br />
We are gearing up for my trip to Tanzania in February and trying to involve the whole school. On Thursday the children decorated flyers that will be distributed (by them) to the whole school next Thursday. After corresponding with the principal of the school in Tanzania I was told that they would like sharpened colored pencils and pencils, block erasers and hand held pencil sharpeners. When I shared this news with our Global Buddies they were quite disappointed that they couldn't send water, clothes and food. This opened up a great discussion about the amount of stuff I was able to bring, the weight of various items and which items can be shared among many people.<br />
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Another great week has come and gone :( See you next week!<br />
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<br />Lisa J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11629933584578723775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364425862379306048.post-80890028691399508462012-01-12T17:05:00.000-08:002012-01-12T17:11:33.956-08:00Happy New Year!<div style="text-align: justify;">
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It has been a busy start to our new year in Room 5. I hope
you all had restful and relaxing winter breaks and are as happy to be back at
TCS as I am! Over the past few weeks we have had a mixture of days dedicated to
transitioning back, assessments and Great Artists. The children have done an
amazing job with all of the transitions and I am looking forward to focusing on
Great Artists for the next few weeks! <br />
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During word study the children learned about the <i>th</i> and <i>sh</i> digraphs. To help remember these sounds the children learned that when the letter h (who is very happy, helpful and has a lot to say) comes up to the letter t (who is always teasing and is not the nicest of letters) the letter t puts his tounge on his too<i>th</i> and makes the <i>th</i> sound. Later, the letter h approaches the letter s (who is very studious and silent) and it startles her so she puts her finger to her lips and says <i>shhhh</i>. </div>
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In Reader's Workshop the children have been working on reading independently for 10-15 minutes each day. During our assessment days I was able to formally assess everyone and determine their current reading level and which reading strategies they are using, and those they can continue to strengthen. They all have new books in their book baggies and I am looking forward to supporting their development. </div>
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We began our Great Artist study by filling out the beginnings of our KWL chart. The children were asked to tell me what they knew about Charles Schulz as well as what they wondered about him. Their responses are now on display on the white board in our classroom. Knowing what the children wonder about our artist will help to guide our study, while making it more meaningful and engaging for your children. </div>
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In the fall, the class came up with a free choice art activity called <i>Copy Draw</i> where one child will draw something and give directions to another friend who is copying their picture. I found this activity to be very TCS and have stolen the idea for our independent artist time. Above are examples of the children playing <i>Copy Draw</i> with Charles Schulz. </div>
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On Tuesday, the children used the monitor to follow a <a href="http://www.drawinghowtodraw.com/stepbystepdrawinglessons/2010/03/how-to-draw-snoopy-from-peanuts-charlie-brown-with-drawing-steps/" target="_blank"><i>How To Draw Snoopy</i></a> tutorial. After following the step by step instructions the children discussed whether or not this method of instruction was helpful to them. Most of the class preferred their Copy Draw technique while others enjoyed the step by step instructions. Above are two examples from the How To Draw Snoopy Dancing tutorial.<br />
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During Writer's Workshop the children are familiarizing themselves with the idea of comics and comic strips. To introduce the Peanuts comic strip to the class I have been removing the text and allowing the children to create their own story lines. The children have enjoyed creating stories that follow the sequence of the drawings, while having to make sense as well. I have enjoyed reading what they come up with!<br />
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Every week the children write both a Weekend Prediction and a Weekend Report. During this time, the children are encouraged to write independently while applying the skills they have been working on during word study time. Last week they were introduced to the Magic 5 of Writing. After each Weekend Report and Weekend Prediction, the children will check their writing to see if the have done each of the items on their Magic 5 checklist. At this point in the year, the children are only required to check and see, but as the year continues they will be held more and more accountable for each of the 5 responsibilities. <br />
The children have been busy creating and exploring the world and works of Charles Schulz. I am really looking forward to this study and cannot wait to see how everything develops and turns out. Below is a sneak a peek at your little artists in action.<br />
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<br />Lisa J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11629933584578723775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364425862379306048.post-37103334297421635442011-12-08T19:28:00.001-08:002011-12-08T21:50:54.547-08:0013 Little Experts<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="711" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/33381866?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="400"></iframe><br />
Every morning we begin our day with our morning greeting and news. This
is my most favorite part of the day because the personalities of your
children come shining through. One of the highlights of my week is our
morning meetings the day after a Charger's game. I hope you enjoy the
news of our little Charger's fan as much as I do!<br />
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Another week has come and gone as the children continue to learn about <i>The Three Little Pigs</i>. This week the children continued to work on their <i>Three Little ______ </i>stories. On Monday and Tuesday, the children used a graphic organizer to convey what happened to each character and their home when the Big Bad _____ came. Today, we began writing our stories and the children were able to choose whether or not they wanted to begin by writing their stories through pictures, words or both. Through out the next week we will continue to work on the stories together in hopes of sharing them with you next Friday.<br />
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During morning reader's workshop we read <i>The TRUE story of the Three Little Pigs</i> and the children worked as a class to compare the two versions of the tale. I recorded their feedback and have it hanging on our classroom door if you would like to see what they noticed. They then filled out their own venn diagrams and wrote about whose perspective they believe the most. During our discussion we talked about how some things happen on the playground that seem to be intentional at first ("Someone threw sand at me!") but once we hear what happened from the other perspective ("I was digging a hole and didn't know you were behind me.") we realize that the story may be a little different than we had originally thought.<br />
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In Math this week we played two new math games. The first game was called +3. The children rolled a die and found the corresponding number on their chart. Upon finding the corresponding number, the children then added 3 to the number and wrote down the answer in the space provided. The game ended once the child had a row of 5 or a column of 6. <br />
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The second and third games we played were called <i>Roll A Scene</i> and <i>Roll A Story</i>. In both games the children rolled a pair of dice and added number represented. They then had to find that number on their recording sheet and figure out which portion of the story/scene they got to draw. The game got really fun when the children were trying to figure out what combinations they needed to get the final number. I don't think they realized how many math equations they were solving in their quest to complete their story/scene.<br />
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In Science this week we had a lot of fun surrounding huffing and puffing. In one of our Huff and Puff experiments the children had to huff and puff a marble, lego, tissue and an object of their choice across the table. Prior to performing the experiment the children predicted which would be the easiest and why. <br />
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Well well well! Our Three Little Pig study is in full swing and going in a <u>completely</u> different direction then I thought it would!! My plan was to be making houses of bricks and sticks, while creating cute little pig and wolf puppets. That <b>did not</b> happen this week.<br />
We began our study by reading one of the original versions of <i>The Three Little Pigs</i> written by Paul Galdone (Where the pigs actually get eaten!!! And then the Wolf does too!!). We followed up that reading with the reading of a very similar original-ish version written by James Marshall. Upon reading the second version of the classic tale, the children began pointing out differences right away. Comments like "No! The apple tree is in the Merry Meadow, not the Merry Garden!" or "The Pig jumped into a milk churn! Not a butter churn!" were constantly stopping the reading and allowing us to have rich discussions about the similarities and differences between the two tales. On Wednesday we spent so much time reading (and talking) that we only had 10 minutes of job time left! By the third reading of the original version I was (finally) prepared, and we began charting the similarities and differences between each of the three stories. Together as a class we revisited each story and recorded what happened in each story and learned that no story is exactly the same! To see what we discovered, please visit our room and look at the HUGE pink chart hanging (temporarily) on our white board. Today we read the Disney version of the story (and I was able to find the online video version to share!) which saved the pigs and the wolf!<br />
Aside from all of our discoveries we have been....<br />
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Writer's Workshop:<br />
The children are working to create their own version's of <i>The Three Little Pigs</i>. The children will work to create their own versions of the story, while sticking to the same plot and sequence of events. M.B brought in a version called <i>The Three Little Aliens and the Big Bad Robot</i>, which was a perfect way to begin our project. So far, here are the topics your children have decided on.<br />
<i>The Big Bad Gummy & the Three Little Gummies</i> ~S.P<br />
<i>The Big Bad T-Rex & the Three Little Triceratops ~J.B</i><br />
<i>The Big Bad Doughnut and the Three Little Aliens ~S.Y</i><br />
<i>The Big Bad Red Domo and the Three Little Domos ~M.C</i><br />
<i>The Big Bad Fish and the Three Little Pigs ~N.H</i><br />
<i>The Big Bad Hat and the Three Little Faces ~V.V</i><br />
<i>The Big Bad Doughnut and the Three Little Kitties ~M.B</i><br />
<i>The Big Bad Gummy and the Three Little Saturn's ~J.C </i><br />
<i>The Big Bad Crab and the Three Little Pigs ~K.F</i><br />
<i>The Big Bad Doughnut and the Three Little Aliens ~R.L</i><br />
<i>The Big Bad Moon and the Three Little Plutos ~P.R</i><br />
<i>The Big Bad Doughnut and the Three Little Hearts ~A.K</i><br />
<i>The Big Bad Pumpkin and the Three Little Bears ~E.L</i><br />
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This week the children began reading independently as a whole class, and <i>loved</i> it! On Tuesday we met as a class and came up with all of the things, and ways, we could read and put them together in a big colorful list that is now hanging in our rest and read area. The children then spread out throughout the room to read books from their book baggies, looked at picture books, tried to read chapter books and shared books from our classroom library and read aloud shelf. During this time, I rotate through out the class and read "Just Right" books one-on-one with 3-4 children each day. My favorite quote came from A.K on Wednesday morning when she asked "When is Readers Workshop? I can't wait to sound out the words in my book!" So far so good!<br />
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During Math job time, we worked on measuring with a ruler through a variety of activities. The children worked to make sturdy homes that had to be exactly 12 inches high and were made up of at least 10 objects. Prior to starting, the children went around the room looking in baskets and on shelves to decide on the object they would use, then recorded which object they chose and why they chose it. We then met as a group and the children had the option to either work independently on their building, or work with the other children that had chosen the same object. After 10 minutes of building time, their structures were complete and it was time for the Big Bad Wolf (me) to try and blow them down. The class were great builders, but I was able to blow over two structures :)<br />
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We also used our measuring skills to measure pig tails (and idea I got from <a href="http://tcsljroom3.wordpress.com/">Ellen Monfredi</a>). The children first estimated how long the pig tail would be then stretched it out and measured it with a ruler.<br />
It has been a great week and I have <i><b>no</b></i> idea what the class has in store for me next week (but I do have ideas of my own).<br />
~Lisa D. <br />
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I am not sure if this has been our best week ever, or if we have finally made it through the getting-to-know-you phase of the year. Regardless, we had a wonderful week together. It's about 8:00pm and I have a lot to say, so here we go!</div>
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We continued our study of <i>Jack and the Beanstalk</i> and the children succeeded in convincing me to assist them in transforming the loft into a castle in the clouds, complete with a dragon's cave. Here are a few photo's of the process.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">We have been focusing on predicting, observing and learning about plants during our science lessons this week. All with a mini-magical twist. Last week the children made and planted their magic beans and predicted what (and when) they would grow into. Although a few of the beans are beginning to poke through the surface, none have yet shown their roots or stalk/stem. We were treated to a real live beanstalk on Tuesday when K.F's family found that a beanstalk magically appeared in their garden! The children worked to make and decorate a support structure for it and we are excited to see it grow. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">The class continued to work together to solve compare problems (The giant's hand is __ blocks long. My hand is __ blocks long. How much longer is the giant's hand than mine?)</span> </span>Separate, Result Unknown problems (Jack's Beanstalk was __ feet tall. He chopped down __ feet. How many feet tall is Jack's Beanstalk now?) and Join, Change Unknown problems (Jack's Beanstalk was __ feet tall. Jack climbed up __ feet and had to rest. How many more feet does he need to climb to get to the top?). Below are a few video's of the children working together to solve some of these problems.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">During Reader's Workshop the children read <i>Jenny and the Cornstalk</i> and used a Venn diagram to compare the two stories (Jack vs. Jenny). The children also used words and pictures to describe Jenny's characteristics. We also checked to see whether or not <i>Jenny and the Cornstalk</i> had the elements necessary to be a fairy tale, and they did!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">During Writer's Workshop the children learned about the Oh-Ah-Oliver sound and created a very very very long word list of words that have the Oh-Ah-Oliver sound. My favorite was a picture of Oliver the Olive. The children are continuing to practice writing their lowercase letters and bumping the lines. As more and more lowercase letters are introduced they will be held accountable for using these letters in their writer's workshop writing jobs. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Overall it has been a very busy, and really fun week. They children are so excited about the transformation of our loft area and this has been one of our main focuses this week. One morning the class got so involved in the process that the boys were taping black beards onto their chins while some of the girls were making crowns, rings, necklaces and earrings to wear. We have quite a creative and imaginative group! Here are some fun photos.</span></span></span></span></div>
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During our short week together the children and I turned our fairy tale focus towards <i>Jack and the Beanstalk</i>. The children and I read two versions of the classic fairy tale and discussed the choices Jack made throughout the tale. We began to record Jack's good and bad choices on a chart, but quickly had to add a "Not Sure" column because depending on each child's perspective, Jack's choices could have been both good and bad! We also began trying to identify the elements of a fairy tale. During our study we will be comparing one fairy tale to another and recording the various elements of each tale on the white board in our room. On Tuesday we read a version of Jack and the Beanstalk that no one had ever even heard of before! In <i>The Beanstalk Incident</i>, the story of Jack and his Beanstalk is told through the perspective of the Giant. After reading the story the children used a Venn Diagram to compare the similarities and differences between the character traits of both Jack and the Giant. This, of course, raised some very rich discussions on whether or not Jack was nice or mean; bad or good; loyal or dishonest etc. </div>
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The children's math stories this week were focused on compare and subtraction problems. They estimated how many beans could fit in their hand vs. the giants; stacked cubes to make a beanstalk and recorded how high they could stack and played <i>Race To The Top</i>, a game I should have called <i>Race to the Bottom</i> because none of the characters ever race to the top! In <i>Race To The Top</i> the children worked individually or with a partner to race their characters to the top. Using a die, the children rolled, recorded and graphed the amount of spaces each character could move up the vine.</div>
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The children made their own magic beans, planted them and predicted what would grow. Next week we will have fun predicting what will grow if we plant a jelly bean and other random objects. After Spanish the children worked together as a whole group to create their very own magic beanstalk. Once the green glitter creation was complete there was a special request for a castle in the clouds! <br />
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This week we began our...... Fairy Tale unit of study!! We read <a href="http://www.scls.lib.wi.us/sun/images/FairytaleNews.jpg"><i>The Fairy Tale News</i></a> and the children wrote down all of the fairy tales they knew (or had the energy to draw). The following day we read <a href="http://images.buyitsellit.com/2332094.jpg"><i>The Frog Prince Continued</i></a> and the children wrote down all of the fairy tale characters they knew, as well as what they thought a fairy tale was. Below are the responses from the class when I asked them the question "What is a fairy tale?"<br />
P.R.: "A fairy tale ends with <i>Happily Ever After</i> and starts with <i>Once Upon a Time."</i><br />
J.C.: A fairy tale is "a not real story that is made up."<br />
S.Y.: A fairy tale is "<i>Cinderella</i> because Cinderella is beautiful."<br />
J.B.: "<i>Gingerbread Man</i> is a fairy tale because he is made out of gingerbread and he is talking and running; and cookies cannot do that in real life."<br />
N.H.: "<i>The 3 Little Pigs</i> is a fairy tale because pigs can't talk in real life. They just say 'oink, oink, oink.'"<br />
M.B.: "<i>The 3 Little Pigs</i> is a fairy tale because my mom told me. They (fairy tales) always start with <i>Once Upon A Time</i>."<br />
A.K.: "A fairy tale is a story that is really good, with something bad that happens, then people help each other."<br />
E.L.: "A fairy tale is a story that is pretend."<br />
K.F.: "A fairy tale is a story about animals that play together."<br />
R.L.: "A fairy tale is something that starts with <i>Once Upon A Time</i> and ends with <i>Happily Ever After."</i><br />
S.P.: "<i>Humpty Dumpty</i> is a fairy tale because it is kind of like a Disney character and Disney characters are like fairy tales."<br />
M.C.: "A fairy tale is something that a lot of the time has princesses and princes."<br />
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Based upon their responses, it looks like one of the questions we will be trying to answer through out our study is "What is a fairy tale?" We will likely create our own definition and then determine whether or not some of the stories we read are actually fairy tales! <br />
Next week we are going to focus on <i>Jack and The Beanstalk</i> while reading different versions of the classic tale as well as the story through the eyes of the giant.<br />
Here are some of the monsters I captured through out the past few days. My apologies for losing the post-it note that had the names of which child made which monster. Maybe your child can identify their own?<br />
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Amidst finishing assessments, writing reports and escaping for the weekend our poor little blog was <i>almost</i> forgotten! Alas, I was able to sneak in a few shots of the happenings in our class. Here is a very brief update on what we have been doing!<br />
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Earthquake Practice:<br />
Here are a few videos of your children preparing for an earthquake. They wanted to make sure they were ready for an earthquake in all situations (hence the 3 locations) as you can tell, we had a lot of fun and are very ready!<br />
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Math:<br />
The children are continuing to work on their number writing/recognition and counting skills with games such as <i>Triple Roll & Record</i> (rolling a die 3 times, writing the numeral associated with the dot pattern they rolled and adding up the dots/numerals) and <i>Domino Addition</i> (choosing a domino from the basket, recording the dots, or numerical value, and adding up both sides). We have also been working on finding a variety of groupings that equal 10 through the game <i>Tiny Tumbling Town</i> (breaking 10 into 2 groups, depending on which side of the mountain the tiny tumbler tumbles down) and<i> Building Towers of Ten </i>(rolling a die and finding out how many more are needed to build a tower of 10).<br />
Through the use of Cognitively Guided Instruction (C.G.I) the children have been working on simple addition word problems (join where the result is unknown; part-part-whole where the whole is unknown) and simple subtraction problems (separating two groups where the result is unknown). This past week I introduced more complex word problems to the class that challenges their mathematical understanding of what is being asked. An example of such a problem is below:<br />
<i>Room 5 has a collection of __ pumpkins, ___ of them are orange and the rest are white. How many pumkins are white? </i><br />
This problem cannot be directly modeled because it is set up as a part-part-whole problem where the part is unknown. It was a great problem for everyone and challenged everyone's abilities. <i> </i> <br />
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Literacy:<br />
The children spent this week focusing on the u /u/ up sound and reading <i>Zug the Bug</i> and <i>Billy the Bug and his Big Glass Jug</i> although the stories are often based on word families, our jobs have been focused on the individual sounds. The children have been sorting pictures based on short vowel sounds, labeling pictures with simple and complex words as well as adding to our short vowel word list.<br />
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Integrated Learning:<br />
Next week we will focus briefly on the lightly requested leaf study and wrap up our study of fall, pumpkins and apples. After conferences we will be beginning our fairy tale unit! I cannot wait to find out which stories the children want to learn about!<br />
Photos and Such:<br />
Here are a few snap shots of your cute children.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Can you take a picture of us with our pens on the paper?" M.C and S.P in Spanish</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We are all so happy to have Brian back! I think he is happy too! We got to play with all of his stuff!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They were quite excited to show me their Iguanas!</td></tr>
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<br />Lisa J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11629933584578723775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364425862379306048.post-4422148214245395682011-10-13T20:26:00.000-07:002011-10-13T20:26:24.014-07:00The First 6 Weeks of School.... Are Done!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yet another amazing week (with record breaking temperatures!) has come and gone. Many of our jobs this week focused around Halloween and pumpkin themed stories and of course <i>Big Pumpkin</i>. We made a great text-text connection between <i>One Witch</i> and <i>Big Pumpkin</i> when we discovered that they were both illustrated by S.D. Schindler! Here is a quick recap of our week together.<br />
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Math:<br />
During math I continued working one-on-one with your children while I assessed them on their mathematical knowledge and number sense. The estimation jar this week was filled with plastic rats (next week will be spiders!) and the children tried so hard to make a reasonable estimation without opening the jar. We will open it tomorrow and the children will use cubes, pictures, counting on, counting up or other strategies to determine how close or far they were from the actual amount.<br />
We integrated math with literacy while reading <i>One Witch</i> a counting story about a witch who is making a stew. The children illustrated their own <i>One Witch</i> books (they are very similar to the <i>Ano's Counting Books</i> that the children worked on in September) and calculated how many characters were invited to the party (55!).<br />
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Reader's Workshop:<br />
We read <i>The Legend of Spookly the Square Pumpkin</i> a cute little story about being different and being accepted. After reading the story, children drew their individual Spookly pumpkins and wrote about its shape, color and how it was feeling. They also made their own Spookly pumpkins which are on display in our classroom.<br />
We had a shared reading of the big book version of <i>Yuk Soup</i>. Prior to the reading I covered up all of the main words and the children and I discussed different methods of "reading" a word beyond sounding it out. The class used the pictures, the pattern of the text and sometimes the first letter of the word to determine what it was. I think they were all a little surprised to be able to read a book without even seeing all of the words! As a follow up to the reading the children are making their own <i>Yuk Soup </i>book that you can see after our performance of <i>Big Pumpkin</i>.<br />
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Global Buddies:<br />
We joined our Global Buddies in their classroom this week and researched <a href="http://www.heifer.org/">Heifer International</a>. The stories we have read (<i>Give A Goat</i> and <i>Beatrice's Goat</i>)
were both based upon a gift from Heifer International. During our time
together the children began trying to find out where the animals were
sent, how much they cost and what animals were available. Next week the
groups will share their findings and we will use our world map to
categorize our findings.<br />
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Birthday Celebrations:<br />
This week we had our first Kindergarten birthday celebration for V.V's birthday. To celebrate birthdays in our class, each child is invited to sit in the middle of the rug while their friends gather around them on the perimeter of the rug. Each child is asked to share something they love or find special about their birthday friend. After each child has shared, the birthday friend shares what is special about him/herself. After the appreciation feast we then enjoy a special birthday snack. This week we were treated to mini banana muffins and grapes, a perfect birthday treat! <br />
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<br />Lisa J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11629933584578723775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364425862379306048.post-78046566718141170412011-10-08T13:47:00.000-07:002011-10-08T13:47:15.209-07:00Apples and Sailors!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Reader's Workshop:<br />
During Reader's Workshop we read <i>The Little Red House With A Star Inside</i>. It was the first time we had read a story without pictures and a few of the children were <u>not</u> excited about that idea! The story is about a little boy who goes on an adventure to find a little red house with no doors, and no windows with a star inside then report back to his mother about his adventure. Midway through the story I had the children draw their predictions of what they thought this house might look like. All of the houses were drawn little, red and containing a little star inside. After all of the predictions were completed, I finished reading the story. The little boys journey took him to an apple orchard where he found a big red apple. As he looked at it he thought "Well this could be a little red house, with no doors and no windows, and the stem is a perfect chimney, but where is the star inside?" When he brought it to his mother she cut it open and revealed...<br />
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I wish you all could have seen the look on your children's faces as they thought I had magically put a star inside this apple! Maybe they will think you are as magical as I was!<br />
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Music With Lauren:<br />
I was able to pick the class up early from Music this week and join them for <i>The Carnival of Animals</i> Lauren has been introducing them to the different musical instruments and helping them hear the story through the music. Lauren will also be helping us get ready for <i>Big Pumpkin</i>!<br />
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During science we used our sense of taste to decide whether or not we like green apples or red apples more. The children each tasted a slice of apple and wrote descriptive words to describe what each apple tasted like then decided which they liked the best. We will be graphing the results next week. </div>
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The children that didn't have a chance to share their observations last week began our meeting time with their share. After sharing and discussing the similarities and differences between like in America and life in Kenya, we read the story <i>Give A Goat</i>. A story about a 5th Grade class who read the story <i>Beatrice's Goat</i> and raised enough money to buy a flock or chickens, a Goat and some honey bees! Next week our Global Buddies will be on a field trip so we will meet with them the following week.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5U_WqoiF7kuf26OXDRe_TLrM4pfc1iUIIdUrr3t8xnD6JhNGHmvWyZhRoI2iTR3x73b0sEoF9WBBIa-yvvoVld63sOeJwGMTxuwvrsc_ERVIpClkYA3JvH6QxT3vp8nKqXKMBFNMGkQ/s1600/IMG_0306.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5U_WqoiF7kuf26OXDRe_TLrM4pfc1iUIIdUrr3t8xnD6JhNGHmvWyZhRoI2iTR3x73b0sEoF9WBBIa-yvvoVld63sOeJwGMTxuwvrsc_ERVIpClkYA3JvH6QxT3vp8nKqXKMBFNMGkQ/s640/IMG_0306.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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Friday we had our very special visitors arrive (which is why the blog
is a bit delayed)!! After their wonderful introduction at community
meeting Sailor Dave joined our class for the morning and answered
questions about living on a submarine and traveling around the world.
After a long Q&A session (almost 30 minutes!) he read <i>The Giving Tree</i>
to the class before they headed off to P.E. It was quite a treat to
have Dave with us all morning. He is a father of a kindergartener and he could not stop telling me how
polite and smart our class was, of course I was not surprised!<br />
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Thank you all so much for your contributions to our suitcase of school supplies! On Saturday I packed all of the items up and shipped 38 pounds of school supplies and the letters! The man at the UPS store was so touched by what your children were doing that he gave us the box for free and gave me a 10% discount! The box should arrive in Texas this Thursday and Ida will be leaving to Africa with it on the 11th! I'll keep you all posted on an update from Kenya. In the meantime I hope you enjoy the photos below.<br />
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It was another busy week in Kindergarten!<br />
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Word Study! <br />
This week we began our short vowel study with the letter <i>a</i>. The story that goes along with the short vowel <i>a</i> sound involves opening your mouth wide to take a bite and saying the <i>a</i> sound. The children have loved saying <i>"a</i> apple A!" After introducing the sound we read the -at and -an word family books and began charting any words we knew that had the <i>a</i> sound. Initially we had about 2-3 words per day and today the children added so many that we needed a new chart! Follow up activities included Tic-Tac-Tan and Tic-Tac-Tat where they flipped an alphabet card and had to see if it made a word. The children also received their own copies of the word family books to keep in their book baggies.<br />
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Science!<br />
The results of our apple vs. pumpkin study are in! We are studying....... BOTH! The majority wanted to study both and the few that only wanted to study one were happy to know that their topic would not be forgotten. There have also been a few requests for a leaf study so we may throw that into the mix as well! <br />
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Math!<br />
The children began exploring the + symbol and what it means (a hospital, a sideways x, and, plus etc). We also began using the cognitively guided approach (CGI) towards solving word problems. Children in Room 5 are using their fingers, cubes, pictures, counting on and mental math to solve their problems so the discussions have been quite productive! One of our integrated math jobs was Apple Spill. The children start with 10-20 "seeds" in a jar that they spill onto the apple. They then add up the seeds on each side and create a math equation. The children also began using addition in their grab and count jobs. Next week I will begin the math assessments of your children so many of the jobs that were introduced and practiced this week will be their independent jobs next week.<br />
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Social<br />
Our focus this week was on choices we are making on the playground. We have been having a lot of discussions regarding safe play and responsible choices. It can be scary for a kindergarten friend to approach a stranger on recess duty and ask them for help so we discussed options of what to do and I made sure that the children met the teachers on duty before the start of each recess. The week has gone very smoothly, but if your child is still having a tough time please let me know. <br />
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Global Buddies & Our Kenya Connection<br />
In Global Buddies we were able to finish up our comparisons of life in Africa with life in America. The children's work is on display near the windows if you would like to stop by and have your child talk with you about what they noticed. One child noticed that a similarity is that children in both countries have chores, even though ours are a lot easier.<br />
I shared the photos and stories of my trip to Africa with the children. Throughout the slideshow we would stop and ask/answer questions about what the children were noticing and think about how it compares to what we are used to. After looking at the photos we discussed the difference between a want and a need. It was a tricky concept for the children to master, but by the time they met with their 4th grade buddies today they had it down. Thank you all so much for your kind donations! I will be mailing the suitcase and letters tomorrow and cannot wait to see photos of their delivery!<br />
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<br />Lisa J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11629933584578723775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364425862379306048.post-41179339301571888332011-09-22T20:24:00.000-07:002011-09-22T20:24:16.678-07:00Our Very First Blog Post!Welcome to the wonderful world of blogging Room 5 families! I have absolutely enjoyed the last 12 days with your children, and have realized that I need to get MUCH better at capturing all of our little stolen moments together! Though I would love for the blog to capture all of the moments we have together, it will end up serving as more of a <span style="font-style: italic;">Best of Blog</span>. Here is a brief run down of what we have done together and where we are headed.<br />
Social Curriculum:<br />
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During our second week together the children used a method of <i>Sharing the Pen</i> to create our Rights and Responsibilities. As we progress through the next few weeks of school we may add or change certain aspects of them and when we are happy with the final product. Once our Rights & Responsibilities are complete, will all sign them and refer to them as necessary. <i>Sharing the Pen</i> is a way of writing with each other and seeing how to write with "Book Spelling." Children will contribute to the message with either a letter sound they know, or with a complete word. My role is to add in the sneaky e, or the vowel buddy that is often not heard.<br />
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Integrated Curriculum:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">J.B. showing us that he knows apples can be red, while pumpkins can be yellow or orange.</td></tr>
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The children have enjoyed listening to stories about apples and pumpkins, while spending their job time observing, measuring, drawing, painting (and cleaning) apples and pumpkins. This has given me an opportunity to see what they know about each fruit, as well as how they work independently. On Thursday the children were able to tell me if they wanted to learn more about apples, pumpkins or both. Depending on the outcome (which will be graphed next week) we will know what our fall study will focus on. Below are a few photos the fun we had with our pumpkin.<br />
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Last week we had our first meeting with our fourth grade Global Buddies. We will be meeting with them once a week on Thursday's to learn more about children around the world. During our first meeting we read the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Beatrices-Goat-Page-McBrier/dp/0689824602"><i>Beatrice's Goat</i></a> a story about a child growing up in Uganda who desperately wanted to go to school, but could not afford to do so. After being gifted a goat, Beatrice was eventually able to go to school. Based on a follow up conversation we had after reading the book, we were able to watch <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7376165n&tag=mncol;lst;1">video's of Beatrice </a>as a child, and where she is now. After learning a little more about Beatrice's story, the classes watched a <a href="http://ljperspectives.blogspot.com/">slideshow of my photo's</a> from the Humble Hearts orphanage in Africa and began comparing like in America, with life in Africa. Next week each group will share with each other what they noticed. My favorite quote from our meeting was when a fourth grader said to himself "Wow, suddenly I don't feel so poor anymore."<br />
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During our math lessons I introduced a few math games such as <i>Grab Count & Record, Roll & Record,</i> and<i> Hissss</i>. We read <i>Anno's Counting Book</i> and made versions of our own, and we put together our September calendar and began learning about today, tomorrow and yesterday. My favorite noticing during our calendar lesson was when M.C said "Why does Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Today and Yesterday all end in d-a-y, but tomorrow doesn't?" Yup, I was stumped by a kindergarten cutie.<br />
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This week your children were introduced to <i>The Magic Scarf</i> because they are SO good at working independently. This has allowed me to work one on one with each of your children to assess their literacy levels. While I was working independently with your child the class was busy playing <i>Roll & Record</i>, <i>Grab & Count</i>, sharing with me what they know and what to know about pumpkins and apples, as well as getting messy and having fun! Next week I will begin their Math assessments and we will get the learning ball rolling!<br />
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Some of the children have loved building and organizing their basket choices during peaceful time and drop-off or pick-up. Here are some of the photos they requested that I capture for them. Enjoy (and let them know you saw them).<br />
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Lisa J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11629933584578723775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364425862379306048.post-3359650210143226072011-05-27T13:35:00.000-07:002011-05-27T13:59:17.376-07:009 Days :(<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekkyzHLwmhSeCbnX54jnuWwowwJ27x4i5winVITRfiBRbYNycWYrGfPYlTcVIVOOCesxjGJe6lciXLtKQ6EIGNsolY4okLI5Ns_No8BwmtgJKDWTYzCWThP7uNVZWC1MjpzSwxP39WNk/s1600/IMG_0195.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekkyzHLwmhSeCbnX54jnuWwowwJ27x4i5winVITRfiBRbYNycWYrGfPYlTcVIVOOCesxjGJe6lciXLtKQ6EIGNsolY4okLI5Ns_No8BwmtgJKDWTYzCWThP7uNVZWC1MjpzSwxP39WNk/s400/IMG_0195.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611500774108902978" border="0" /></a>This week we discovered that our Lima Bean plants really DO grow!! Each child has been recording the day their seed sprouted roots or grew a stem. Now some children's plants even have leaves! I wish I had a photo to share, but stop by our windows and check them out.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2NHd7S5uOpFO3jdh_NPYzaZKqWLn0V3PYq8S7ZbfdHLYJxSVrnyAu63o1NzkZuelK8QShaDRo8R3NAQJGUxCrX6sLXD0i9Pnj-xoM5SPc5wXcj4s7bV7VTI3cFxVWKRK4jn9Ivz2GBAA/s1600/IMG_0192.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2NHd7S5uOpFO3jdh_NPYzaZKqWLn0V3PYq8S7ZbfdHLYJxSVrnyAu63o1NzkZuelK8QShaDRo8R3NAQJGUxCrX6sLXD0i9Pnj-xoM5SPc5wXcj4s7bV7VTI3cFxVWKRK4jn9Ivz2GBAA/s320/IMG_0192.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611499828743658914" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ29A3NTJSlHbeXwbD7AOJqi9YbeiOXmXTvF52mckgoy7vypL6dYM-Y69AO-tn8a9IvnhB74rqOHnf6f6prLI91qB7-3CM__mhnpjFVxD3pO4x2HTHFU3bheexp2rty9KJO9l7JBgyNZ4/s1600/IMG_0194.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ29A3NTJSlHbeXwbD7AOJqi9YbeiOXmXTvF52mckgoy7vypL6dYM-Y69AO-tn8a9IvnhB74rqOHnf6f6prLI91qB7-3CM__mhnpjFVxD3pO4x2HTHFU3bheexp2rty9KJO9l7JBgyNZ4/s320/IMG_0194.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611500130780864290" border="0" /></a><br />We also spent some time learning about the different parts of seeds, location of seeds and sorting seeds. On Wednesday we made predictions regarding the color and location of pomegranate, strawberry, banana, kiwi, blueberry, kumquat and tomato seeds. After the predictions were made, we opened the fruit under the document camera and zoomed in on the seeds so the children could see them on the monitor.<br />In Math with Kara, the children began exploring repeated addition and multiplication. They LOVED multiplying numbers by zero!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTW7zY_tGtkWCGT_VrYWLDmmah8LPxbQjOdBjJcU5Je8Ql9GC8I8ee_1-dNXhOFnCv1ihdTpdpthwmcPB3MhpO0_rBQXpER05XvHgDHgIcy7wtAwWAu7L7un0p6R0NzRUxSrtrpmGozds/s1600/IMG_0198.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTW7zY_tGtkWCGT_VrYWLDmmah8LPxbQjOdBjJcU5Je8Ql9GC8I8ee_1-dNXhOFnCv1ihdTpdpthwmcPB3MhpO0_rBQXpER05XvHgDHgIcy7wtAwWAu7L7un0p6R0NzRUxSrtrpmGozds/s400/IMG_0198.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611501033818432722" border="0" /></a>This Friday was our Fun Run! Thank you Ans and Kate for providing us with yummy oranges! Can you spot your child in the video below?<br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/24329974?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" frameborder="0" height="300" width="400"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/24329974">Ready.... Set..... Fun Run!</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2385810">Lisa J</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><br />Enjoy the long weekend and I hope to see you at the Author's celebration on Tuesday.Lisa J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11629933584578723775noreply@blogger.com0