Landscaping Our School

We Planted Tulips by the Earth Rock...

And Hyacinth in the Tires.

And hope in the Spring, we see these flowers bloom!

It Seemed Time to Pull the Carrots

And Time to Relocate Some of Our Small Plants

We Cleaned Up the Soil in the Garden Beds

And Brought Out Water to Our Plants

We Even Trimmed the Bushes

Trying to Keep Our School As Pretty As Can Be!

Some of Our Body and Bones Study

 

In small groups, I presented this pint size skeleton as we, one at a time, discussed each body part before locating the placement of the name cards.

Next, we laid out a poster of the human body. We observed only some what could be seen under our skin and bones from this depiction. However, questions from the children quickly came about the organs and veins in the body. We didn't go into great detail yet so far, but this planted the seeds for later understanding of our bodies internally.

Demonstrating Our Knowledge on Paper

To compliment our study of the human body and skeleton, we created booklets demonstrating our ability to name (and for some, write) the parts of the skeleton. 

 

 Live Scientific Models

Since we've been putting names to our body parts, it seemed suitable to use live scientific models. The children seemed to really enjoy taking turns staying as still as they could for the labeling process. 

Measuring Our Height

 

Today was proof that children really do pay close attention to small details. One child noticed that there was a small numbers on the side of this poster and started counting out loud. It was then I realized the poster of this human body we were studying had a tape measurer we could use to get general measurements of our height. I had been wanting to measure our heights, so I am very glad for the child's keen observation.

We've Been Learning How to Say Our Body Parts in Spanish Too!

We've been learning the Spanish words for some body parts mostly through song. Singing "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes" in both English and Spanish is one of the children's favorites!

A Very Knowledgable and Helpful Visitor 

We are blessed to have former iMontessori Primary Teacher, Mrs. Mary, visit our classroom! Today she gave lessons and provided support during the work cycle, and at circle talked to us about the Earth's continents.

Mrs. Mary taught us a song to help us learn the continent names. We also played a hands-on learning game with the continent puzzle pieces that will help the children internalize location. I am confident that this circle time activity is going to bring incredible interest in geography. Thanks for the introduction, Mrs. Mary!

"Raise your hand if you are holding a continent!"

Halloween Festivities 2013

Reflecting back on our two days of Halloween celebration, the idea of togetherness comes to mind. On a beautiful weather day, we laughed and played outside as a one big happy family. Seeing one another in costumes reminded us yet again, that it doesn't matter what we look like on the outside, it is what is in the inside that matters most- caring and gentle hearts!

We Gathered for a Halloween Tale

Halloween is certainly not all about costumes and candy (although we like both), so Mrs. Mandy made sure to include some group reading in our holiday celebration. We hope that when the children look back at these days, they recall the story time as a special memory!

 

Themed Pot-Luck Lunch For All to Share

"What's going to work?" "Teamwork!"

We are very fortunate for the efforts of the parents and teachers in the creation of our Halloween lunch. Our collaboration is worthy of a page in a magazine! The children enjoyed the spooky food choices and many tried foods they had never had before!

Our Faces Were Our Canvas

We extended our Halloween festivities in order to include some that had missed the day due to illness. A parent donated face-paint, so we allowed the children to express themselves artistically on something other than paper. Our faces proved to be the perfect canvas for our continued celebration!