Seventh & Eighth Grade Pumpkin Patch
Since July the seventh and eighth graders have been busy growing pumpkins for our primary students. They are also given a students name to write and illustrate a fall book just for them. During our pumpkin patch visit they learned the life cycle of a pumpkin, had a picnic and storytime, and sang a fall song. We are so proud of our seventh and eighth graders for all their hard work. The children had a blast!
Matching Game
Matching is an essential skill, helping to improve a number of cognitive abilities like visual memory, short term memory, and pattern recognition.
Goldilocks and The Three Bears
OUR INVESTIGATION OF CLOTHES
This week we started our investigation of clothing. We discussed how there are many features that make them unique. Using a magnifying glass each child explored the fabrics color, texture, and pattern.
After reading and discussing the book Goldilocks and the Three Bears, we discussed how clothes are different sizes. Using three raincoats, we placed them in descending order. We also measured the length of the jackets using blocks, chains, and a tape measure.
One of our focus questions was, “When do things happen at school?” We used our visual schedule to see what happens during the day and even took some time to plan activities together. Routines are very important at this age and their inquiring minds enjoy discussing what we are doing next. One of the activities on our schedule is story time. The story for the day was Peeny Butter Fudge. In this book When Mama leaves the kids with Nana, she also leaves a schedule and menu for the day on the fridge. But, when the door closes, all sorts of fun breaks loose. Then, Mom comes home, sees the house is a big mess and is temporarily annoyed until she sees that they've made peanut butter fudge.
We had our schedule planned for the day and who do you think showed up? Our very own Nana!
Nana knows how to take an ordinary day and make it extra special! She brought the recipe and all the ingredients to make peanut butter fudge. We read the recipe and discussed how important it was to follow the directions. If we missed a step, our fudge wouldn’t taste good. Knowledge of print and its uses includes understanding that print carries a message and that print is organized and read in particular ways. Each child was given a step from the recipe and couldn’t wait to help.