Please find the show and share Calendar (AM and PM). For those who were not able to do it today, June 4, Siena, Kate and Emily can do theirs on another day!
Monday, June 4, 2012
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Learning Stations (May 21 - 25) (May 28 - 31)
These learning stations are to be for two weeks due to a certain number of day offs (e.g., Victoria Day, PA Day, etc.)
Literacy Station
Using the poem, Pig in a Puddle, the children are learning the letter 'P'. With a worksheet, they colour their pig and practice writing the letter.
The children will determine their patterns for the caterpillar's body based on the pattern being asked on the work card (e.g., AAB or AB) and then they copy their pattern on the worksheet. Children learned to recognice and create their patterns.
The science station has the children labelling the parts of the butterfly. During a mini-lesson, I read to them a science fiction text about the parts of the butterfly and we identified and discussed the parts of the butterfly. Children increased their scientific vocabulary in the process (e.g., proboscis, thorax, compound eyes).
Literacy Station
Using the poem, Pig in a Puddle, the children are learning the letter 'P'. With a worksheet, they colour their pig and practice writing the letter.
Math Station
The children will determine their patterns for the caterpillar's body based on the pattern being asked on the work card (e.g., AAB or AB) and then they copy their pattern on the worksheet. Children learned to recognice and create their patterns.
Science Station
The science station has the children labelling the parts of the butterfly. During a mini-lesson, I read to them a science fiction text about the parts of the butterfly and we identified and discussed the parts of the butterfly. Children increased their scientific vocabulary in the process (e.g., proboscis, thorax, compound eyes).
Art Station
The art station is a continuation of the art station from last week. After doing their papier mache balls which are the different parts of the caterpillar's body, the children are painting the caterpillar's body in order to make their caterpillars. After that, we will connect the caterpillar's bodies together.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Learning Stations (May 7 - 11) (May 14 - 18)
The week focuses around the famous book of Eric Carle, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. It is a great book that focuses on art, math, science and language.
Art Station
Art Station
This is going to be a very challenging art station that will go on for two to three weeks - making a papier mache caterpillar. Each student is making a roll up ball that they have put pieces of paper on it with lots of glue. Then, it has to dry. It will be a good experiment for the kids to do papier mache.
Literacy Station
This station focuses on the story sequence of the book. I found this fantastic story sequence card sheet on the internet and saw the importance of printing the sheet t in colour. I love the fact that the children loved to cut and paste the story sequence cards on the story sequence worksheet. They loved the story!
Math Station
I constructed this worksheet graph from word document with a lot of pictures taken from the internet. The activity focuses on graphing, counting, number recognition and story recall to accomplish the task.
Science Station
The story focused on the life cycle of the caterpillar. The children were able to read the different stages of the caterpillar from egg to a beautiful butterfly from the book. And based on that, the children would cut and paste the different stages in the life of the butterfly on their worksheet.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Interactive Websites for Jack and Jill and Hickory Dickory Dock
The kids have been playing on the websites for the Mother Goose verses:
Jack and Jill Interactive Website:
http://www.literactive.com/Download/live.asp?swf=story_files/jack_and_jill_US.swf
Hickory Dickory Dock Website:
http://www.literactive.com/Download/live.asp?swf=story_files/Hickory_Dickory_Dock_US.swf
But now, I just found Humpty Dumpty (I have not been able to do this with the kids):
http://www.literactive.com/Download/live.asp?swf=story_files/humpty_dumpty_US.swf
Sorry, no interactive game for Little Miss Muffet :(.
Please add this as favorites to your browser. Thank you!
Jack and Jill Interactive Website:
http://www.literactive.com/Download/live.asp?swf=story_files/jack_and_jill_US.swf
Hickory Dickory Dock Website:
http://www.literactive.com/Download/live.asp?swf=story_files/Hickory_Dickory_Dock_US.swf
But now, I just found Humpty Dumpty (I have not been able to do this with the kids):
http://www.literactive.com/Download/live.asp?swf=story_files/humpty_dumpty_US.swf
Sorry, no interactive game for Little Miss Muffet :(.
Please add this as favorites to your browser. Thank you!
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Learning Stations (April 30 - May 4)
This week's rhyme is Little Miss Muffet.
Science Station
The focus will definitely be a favorite of most kids, the infamous spider. The children will watch a video about the life cycle of the spider (I found this great video entitled Insects and Spiders from a garage sale for free!) and afterwhich, they will label the different parts of the spider. The children will increase their vocabulary with new knowledge about the body parts of the spider.
Math Station
The children will pick up a spider card which will show a number on the spider's body. The child has to place the exact number of flies on the spider's web. If everyone agrees that the child has placed the correct number of flies 'ensnared' on the web, the child gets a chip. The children with the most number of chips wins the game. Three rounds of the game will be done to give everyone a chance to practice number recognition and counting.
Art Station
Using construction paper, string and googly eyes, the children will make their own spiders. I will eventually put all the spiders on the board to see how many spiders we can all make in a week!
Literacy Station
Story sequence of Little Miss Muffet will allow the children to practice story retell and recall. It will show the flow of the story. Each card must be placed correctly to show the rhyme events in sequence.
Science Station
The focus will definitely be a favorite of most kids, the infamous spider. The children will watch a video about the life cycle of the spider (I found this great video entitled Insects and Spiders from a garage sale for free!) and afterwhich, they will label the different parts of the spider. The children will increase their vocabulary with new knowledge about the body parts of the spider.
An anchor chart will provide the children spider facts as well.
Math Station
The children will pick up a spider card which will show a number on the spider's body. The child has to place the exact number of flies on the spider's web. If everyone agrees that the child has placed the correct number of flies 'ensnared' on the web, the child gets a chip. The children with the most number of chips wins the game. Three rounds of the game will be done to give everyone a chance to practice number recognition and counting.
Art Station
Using construction paper, string and googly eyes, the children will make their own spiders. I will eventually put all the spiders on the board to see how many spiders we can all make in a week!
Literacy Station
Story sequence of Little Miss Muffet will allow the children to practice story retell and recall. It will show the flow of the story. Each card must be placed correctly to show the rhyme events in sequence.
Learning Stations (April 23 - 27)
The nursery rhyme during this week was Hickory Dickory Dock.
Art Station
The children make their mice and paste it on the big clock!
Math Station
Since we are talking about the clock, what better activity than to teach the children to tell time by the hour? A clock game is the focus of the Math Station where the children will pick up a clock card and say what time it is (e.g., 10 o'clock). Then, he/she shows it to the group and if everyone in the team agrees, he/she wins a chip. After two rounds, the children work on their worksheets which will make them draw the short hand of the clock to show the time being asked for them to write on the worksheet.
Literacy Station
The children make their Itsy Bitsy Book of Hickory Dickory Dock!
Science Station
I read to them a non-fiction book entitled What Is A Rodent? It was a good thing that the mice page were two pages that summarize the facts. The children have a worksheet of a House Mouse which they will label the different parts of the mouse and I will scribe to them an interesting fact that they heard from the reading.
Art Station
The children make their mice and paste it on the big clock!
Here is a picture of all the mice made during the week!
Math Station
Since we are talking about the clock, what better activity than to teach the children to tell time by the hour? A clock game is the focus of the Math Station where the children will pick up a clock card and say what time it is (e.g., 10 o'clock). Then, he/she shows it to the group and if everyone in the team agrees, he/she wins a chip. After two rounds, the children work on their worksheets which will make them draw the short hand of the clock to show the time being asked for them to write on the worksheet.
Literacy Station
The children make their Itsy Bitsy Book of Hickory Dickory Dock!
Science Station
I read to them a non-fiction book entitled What Is A Rodent? It was a good thing that the mice page were two pages that summarize the facts. The children have a worksheet of a House Mouse which they will label the different parts of the mouse and I will scribe to them an interesting fact that they heard from the reading.
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