Wednesday, May 19, 2010

U is for...


Our last letter of the week for this year was U. We drew illustrations of different words that begin with U in our computer centers.

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Thursday, May 13, 2010

The Very Hungry Caterpillar


We are working on a month-long project to write and illustrate an adaptation of the popular story, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle. This is an example of our cover page with the caterpillar!

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Thursday, April 22, 2010

W is for...


This week's letter was W. Students drew different W words in computer center.

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Thursday, April 8, 2010

A is for...


A is for Africa! The letter for this week was A. Here are students' drawings of different words that begin with the letter A.

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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Earth Day


We illustrated our poem for the month of April, called Earth Day. Earth Day is actually on April 22nd, but we try and take care of the Earth everyday of the year! Here are the words to our April poem:

Earth Day

I'm proud to wear my Earth Day badge.
I give the Earth a hand.
I pick up litter, care for trees,
Recycle what I can.
I am an Earth Day helper,
Each and every day.
I take care of our Mother Earth,
In oh, so many ways.

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X is for...



We had a hard time thinking of different words that begin with X, so we decided it would be ok to draw any word that has an X inside of it.

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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Name Poems


This week, we talked about Acrostic Poems. We used our names to make an acrostic poem, and found stamps that begin with the same letter as our name.

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O is for...


This week's letter was O. Students drew pictures of different O words in Kidpix during computer center.

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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

St. Patrick's Day


To celebrate St. Patrick's Day, we learned a short song that goes like this:

St. Patrick's Day is here!
St. Patrick's Day is here!
Let's give a clap,
And dance a jig,
St. Patrick's Day is here!

We illustrated our songs in computer lab using Kidpix. We made rainbows, pots of gold, and added shamrocks to decorate our pictures.

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I is for...


I is for iris! Students drew pictures of different words that begin with the letter I in this week's computer center.

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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Rainy Day


The poem for March is called Rainy Day. We used Kidpix to make our pictures of a child holding an umbrella. We have been learning a lot about weather this month. Here are the words to our poem:

Rainy Day

Plip! Plop! Raindrop!
I'll stay inside today.
Plip! Plop! Raindrop!
I'll call a friend to play.
Plip! Plop! Raindrop!
I know my friend will say.
Plip! Plop! Raindrop!
We'll have fun today!

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Z is for...


This week's letter of the week was Z. We had to learn a bunch of new Z words, such as a zeppelin, zebrafish, and a zinnia. Students illustrated their favorite Z word using Kidpix.

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Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Rhymes

To celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday this week, we've been reading many of Dr. Seuss' famous stories including, The Cat in the Hat, Fox in Socks, and Green Eggs and Ham. For computer center this week, students had to match up two pictures that rhyme with each other. We used Kidspiration to drag and drop pictures so that pairs would be rhyming words. Here is one finished example of today's lesson:


All students completed the project correctly and matched up the rhyming pairs of pictures! Great job everyone!

D is for...


Students drew words that begin with the letter D in computer center using Kidpix.

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Friday, February 26, 2010

Q is for...


Students illustrated words that start with Q in our computer centers this week.

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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

K is for...


Students illustrated different K words in computer center using Kidpix.

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Tree of Love


Students illustrated our February poem of the month called, "Dear Valentine," using Kidpix. They used heart stamps to make the tree and then decorated their own background. Here is the poem:

Dear Valentine

Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Candy is sweet,
And so are you!
I planted a seed,
And look what grew!
A tree of love,
That is just for you!

Click here to see our Trees of Love!

Thursday, February 4, 2010

100th Day


On Monday, February 1st, it was the 100th Day of School. We did many activities in class to celebrate this special day, including beading a 100 bead necklace and stamping pictures to 100. In computer lab this week, we also practiced skip counting by 10's to count to 100. Students chose different stamps in Kidpix to make this project.

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L is for...

Students drew illustrations of different words that begin with the letter L in computer center.

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Seasons

Last week, we talked about the four seasons and how our clothes change for each season. Students made a Kidspiration picture by dragging different clothes onto the children in the template. They were asked to think about proper clothing for the children, including what would be on someone's head, hand, feet, and body.

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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

F is for...


This week's letter of the week was F. Students drew their vocabulary word pictures in computer center.

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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Subtraction Sentences


This week we used Kidpix small kids stamps to make our own subtraction sentences. We practiced "crossing out" stamps and telling subtraction stories.

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G is for...

The letter of the week was G. Students illustrated their G pictures using Kidpix during computer center.

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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Addition Sentences


This week, our computer lab session was to complete a math extension activity. We practiced writing and illustrating different addition sentences using Kidpix stamps. Students chose their own stamp designs and also chose how many stamps to put of each. Then they used number and symbol stamps to write the addition sentence. They completed three different sentences. Great job!

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P is for...


The letter of the week was P. Students illustrated their "P" word pictures in Kidpix during computer center.

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Thursday, January 7, 2010

The Snowman


Our January poem of the month is called, The Snowman. We illustrated our poems in computer lab using Kidpix. Here is the poem:

The Snowman

One cold and quiet winter day
I made a snowman fat.
His eyes were coal, his hat was Dad's,
My sister thought of that!
I got a carrot for his nose,
A broom for him to hold,
I wrapped my scarf around his neck,
To keep him from the cold!

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C is for...



Click here to see our C pictures that we drew in computer center this week!