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Well, it really doesn’t get much better than the 100th day in kindergarten. It’s kind of like Christmas, Valentine’s Day (coming Thursday!), and the Fourth of July wrapped into one. Well, it is in my class anyway. I used an entire bottle of glitter to Read More...
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Yesterday we kicked off our next PBL (Project Based Learning) Project – ‘Peace Week!’ We’re going to study the life of Dr. King and learn why his work was so important to our world and lives today. Once we learn about his work, we’ll take that knowledge Read More...
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Seriously, I don’t get a cut of profits from the sale of Run, Turkey, Run books. It’s just one of those rare books children are taken with – they beg to read it over and over. This year, my class has asked me to read it so much that they’ve actually almost Read More...
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All week we’ve been learning about Martin Luther King. Jr. We’ve read so many books, I am continually amazed at the number of age appropriate books out there about his life and work for kindergarten. What has happened that is different this year, is, Read More...
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As the holidays approach, we try to be an equal opportunity celebration zone. We’ve been reading and learning lots about Hanukah and Kwanza along with all our Santa and Christmas books. Today, we read a favorite – Latkes, Latkes Good to Eat by Naomi Howland. Read More...
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Yesterday was my birthday . I got many gifts and cards from friends, but, not surprisingly, it was the treasures from my sprouts that made my day. As they each arrived I got many ‘Happy Birthday’ shout outs and extra hugs. They really were excited for Read More...
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Oh the one hundredth day of school… I try to explain it to my non-teacher friends and they just don’t get it. It’s like Christmas, Valentines, and the Fourth of July all on one day. Maybe it’s something about kindergarten and the fact that it is their Read More...
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Yesterday, among all my sweet Valentine’s, I received three temporary tattoos. Never one to look a gift horse in the mouth, I decided to apply them all today. Hey, why not? I put them on my forearm before leaving for work and wore a nice sweater that Read More...
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Yesterday at bus time, after my fitful afternoon , Audra slipped a note into my hand. The intensity of Valentine’s Day is bubbling at the surface in what I like to refer to as ‘Pre-Valentine’s’ – a few days of holiday excitement in itself. I could tell Read More...
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Today, after reading two books and two Scholastic News articles to our class about Martin Luther King, I asked the class if anyone had questions. Audra raised her hand. “Why?” She wondered. “What do you mean?” I asked her. “Why did people treat the African-Americans Read More...
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Oh how I adore The Polar Express . We spent a full week reading and learning about Hanukah. I think my sprouts know much more about the festival of lights than they did before. That being said, I haven’t found a book about Hanukah that is quite as magical Read More...
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Yesterday, during our workshop day (I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I became a teacher to avoid sitting in meetings all day long…), one of my old teammates from second grade was sitting in front of me. Yes, I usually sit towards the back. I Read More...
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Today, as part of our Thanksgiving study, we did a sight-word book on Native Americans. The words we were focusing on were ‘we’ and ‘have’, but one of the pages said, ‘We have papooses’ with a little picture of a cute Native American baby. Nobody knew Read More...
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OK, I almost never review children's books, but I found one that many may not have heard of, and the amount of sheer joy (something we can all use an extra dose of) it is bringing to my classroom needs to be shared. Run, Turkey, Run! by Diane Mayr with Read More...
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This week kicked off our study of the Pilgrims and Native Americans. I truly adore Thanksgiving… mainly the reflection of gratefulness, but also learning how the Native people welcomed the Pilgrims and taught them how to live and survive in this strange Read More...
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