Friday, February 25, 2011

Creative Projects to Be Green



Sometimes I go to the library story time or science time. Here in science time we read a book about recycling and not having too much stuff. We made a project afterward out of old cardboard and newspaper. It was a cool idea to use stuff we already had! I made a boat!

-Zachary

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Astronomy

January 17-21

Art
  • Painting with stamp paint the solar system
  • Making a Mobile of the solar system (Hobby Lobby craft kit, comes with cool poster!)


Music
  • How Many Planets- They Might Be Giants
  • What is a Shooting Star- They Might Be Giants
  • Why does the Sun Shine-They Might Be Giants

Science Experiment
Planets Going Around a Drill- Teaches about how the earth goes around the sun.


Movies
  • Squibs by Ignite Learning, In Space: Earth, Moon, Sun and Beyond (very captivating for the kids although it was a lot of information for him and didn't sit past 30 minutes. At the SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY
  • You Tube: Space Shuttle Launch
  • Solar System Slide Show (home made from Google Images)


Imagination

  • Put on astronaut costume and drove his home made spaceship. Joystick and old computer keyboard while watching the space shuttle launch.


Baking
  • Cut out stars in jello (idea for next time)

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Staying HealthyS

January 17-21

Books
  • Bernstein Bears Too Much Junk Food
  • Text Book
Art
  • Cutting out food from magazines and making a balanced meal.
Music
  • Vegetable Rock (Songsfotteaching.com)
  • Popcorn- Greg and Steve
  • Dem Bones
Activities
  • Print out food pyramid and laminate. Use during meals.
  • Played soccer in backyard.

Winter/Winter Animals

January 10-14

We did not do a lot this week but we did do a few things. We will be trying to do one big theme week every month and then do a few small theme based activities the other weeks.

1. Books
  • The Winter Visitors

2. Art

3. Movie
  • Disney Nature Migration- found at our library


Sunday, January 23, 2011

Fishing to Read



Here's a new game we made to help learn and sound out the simple words. We start with a few that all end in the same letters (at, bat, rat, etc) and then add more! It's easy to make and is a fun way to learn.

We take turns fishing and if we identify all of the letters and sounds they make we get to keep the fish. As they learn you add rules, like identify sounds and put them together.

How to Make:
1. Draw a fish and cut out.
2. Stack several pieces of construction paper together and paper clip.
3. Trace fish onto top piece
4. Cut out tracing on all sheets at once
5. Write words on fish
6. Place a paper clip on each fish
7. Make a fishing pole with magnets on the end. (We got our little one at the dollar tree)
8. Go fishing!

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Advent/Christmas





4 Weeks of Advent
Hope Peace Joy Love


Books
  • Merry Christmas Curious George
  • Minerva Louise on Christmas Eve
  • Kipper's Snowy Day
  • The Winter Visitors
  • Hanukkah!
Crafts
  • Salt Dough Ornaments for class and friends
  • Coloring Christmas pages
  • Decorating a picture of a Christmas tree (didn't get to do this one)
Music
  • Disney Family Favorites (Christmas)
  • Wee Sing Christmas
  • Piano Sing-a-long
  • Oh Come Oh Come Emmanuel
Cooking/Baking
  • Christmas Cookies for the neighbors
Activities
  • Decorating the House
  • Polar Express Parade at Gramsie's School
  • Lighting the advent candles each morning to begin prayers
  • Opening a door on the advent calendar
  • Placing one stick a day into Jesus' bed to prepare for Christmas

Making ornaments

Sneaking into the presents (and pulling on the tree).

Wrapping ornaments for class

Santa comes after the Polar Express Parade!

Standing by with his Polar Express Ticket

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Nature Appreciation/ Camping

November 1-5

Books


When We Go Camping


Amelia Bedilia Goes Camping


Maisy Goes Camping



Toasting Marshmellows


Fred and Ted Go Camping


Crafts
  • Coloring a forest and camping equipment
Music
  • How I Love to go Camping-Larry Groce on the Disney 4 Album
Activities
  • Setting up sleeping bags, a tent, chairs, pretend food and animals inside.
  • Observing nature in the front and backyard with a magnifying glass.
  • Camping for dinner in the backyard. We set up a tent, grilled hobo dinners, and ate outside.

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