Hi everyone! I’ve made a video to help explain everything that will be sent home in the next couple of days as well as the general plan moving forward.
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March 2 – 6
On Monday, we celebrated Dr Seuss Day by reading “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.” We also had a lot of fun with rhyming throughout the day, just like Dr Seuss did every time he wrote! When we went outside, we added more sticks to the sides of our fort to reinforce the …
February 24 – 28
This week, we started learning about dinosaurs! On Monday, I was not at school, but the students read “Dinosaur, Dinosaur” with Mr. Matt, Mrs. Sue, and Ms. Paula. On Tuesday, we had fun in the forest classroom. We discovered some areas in our outdoor classroom that we had never explored before, including a vine that …
February 3-5
This week, we read folk tales and fables from around the world. On Monday, we read “Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella.” This story combines Cinderella stories from countries all over the world to make one, beautifully illustrated story. It was interesting to see how the basic story stayed the same, but the details …
January 27-31
On Monday, we talked about the Chinese New Year which had been celebrated over the weekend. I pointed out China on a map and we talked about the ways that the Chinese New Year is celebrated and compared it to the ways that we celebrate New Year’s Eve at the end of December. We also …
January 21-24
This week, we focused on the story of The Three Billy Goats Gruff. On Tuesday, we read an original version of the story. On the playground, children had fun acting the story out on our little bridge-shaped climbing structure. Some children also made artwork inspired by the story! A drawing of the mean, ugly troll …
January 13-17
This week, we focused on the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. On Monday, we read an original version of the story. Students also got a chance to read and play with Mr. Lindemann (our principal) while Ms. Rice was out at a meeting. Tuesday was a forest classroom day! We learned about habitats …
January 6-10
This week, we started our Fairy Tales unit by reading different versions of The Three Little Pigs! On Monday, we read an original version of the story. We also learned new Morning Meeting songs with sign language! I recently purchased the Heggerty Phonemic Awareness curriculum which is a research-based curriculum that helps preschool-aged children develop …
December 16-20 and January 2-3
I hope everyone had a fun and relaxing Winter Break! Mine was so relaxing that I forgot to post about the week before break! So here’s a quick summary: Throughout the week, children had fun creating bead snowflakes, making pine cone bird feeders, and learning about the Winter Solstice, Hanukkah, Kwanza, and Christmas. On Thursday, …
December 9 – 13
This week, we started talking about winter holidays! On Monday, we read “The Runaway Latkes,” a story that touches on some Hanukkah traditions and has the same patterns as the Gingerbread Man stories. We also found an ice ball and a snow ball outside, and brought them in to do a science experiment! Our question …
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