Taming the Goblin explained out they put together a unique water structure for wet and wild warm weather fun.
Wendy VandenBrande linked up last week with colorful bottle top bugs that would be cute for a game of outdoor hide and seek.
living worlds apart has a suggestion that would be great for special summer learning - Culture Kits.
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I always find research for these state studies interesting. I find out all sorts of things, for instance Indiana is another of the states President Lincoln lived in. Prior to starting researching I hadn't realized how much people moved around back then. I had thought it was a recent trend, but apparently it's just in the DNA of our country.
What's in the lapbook:
Indie 500- I've found that giving kids a chance to build with Legos and learn at the same time is a guaranteed buy in from them. The same was true this time as they built race cars and raced them.
A Place Called Freedom- This is a great story about the founding of Freedom, Indiana. After reading we took the time to plan out what our perfect city would look like on paper. If you have extra time, this would be a great time to pull out blocks and building supplies to design your town.
Raggedy Ann and Andy- I always wanted one, they're so cute. We did a lot of talking about what our perfect doll would look like and then made some fun paper dolls.
Non-lapbook projects
Floating House- Prior to reading this book, I hadn't really thought about the different ways people might have traveled West, and after reading this we talked about it a little, but then we made boats to take home.
MISSISSIPPI
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Projects in the lapbook
Stetson hats- There are two different ways to go with this topic. One would be to design your own hat for a specific purpose. I decided to go with the science behind felting. The kids all got a chance to turn some wool roving into felt, and discover it's not as easy as it looks.
Freedom School- During the Civil Rights movement many people came down South to teach the African Americans who hadn't been given equal schooling. This is a great example of the bravery of everyone involved in that movement, and what a rich heritage we have because of the many cultures coming into our country.
Mike Fink- Tall tales are funny things, back in the 1800s an over the top braggart who is a bully was popular. Now we read about him and think he's a bully and don't like him. He does make for great discussion, though, and after reading it I challenged them to draw their own rendition of what he fought.
How Steam Engines work- When I think of Mississippi I think of steamboats. But, how to make that into an activity for young kids? Well, obviously you need to look at the science behind it. Especially when you find a great video narrated by a seven year old.
Next Monday we will be celebrating our second little Kindergarten graduate. Aside from the fact I absolutely can't believe my "baby girl" is headed to first grade, I am in charge of the goodies for after the program. Therefore, I was inspired to do a little online searching to see what other clever teachers and mommas are doing to celebrate this early childhood milestone!
Under the Alphabet Tree put together a very special celebration for her class of Kindergarten grads. You will love the many colorful certificates available for download in their post.
Candice and Ezra shared pictures from their preschool graduation ceremony. The children have adorable caps made of paper and curling ribbon. They also enjoyed some yummy looking cupcakes.
Little Giraffes Teaching Ideas has a post explaining the agenda for a kindergarten graduation ceremony including songs with motions and chocolate cap snacks for the after party.
Anita Poems shares one special poem for graduations at each stage in education: Preschool, Kindergarten, Middle School, High School, and College.
Teach With Me has a sample 2012 Grad bookmark suggestion you might want to use as a party favor.
Hummingbird Educational Resources explain the activities they use for the end of the school year, including several sweet ideas for a graduation program. I especially like the idea of the Dear Parent's letter (found when you scroll down a bit in the post). They also changed the lyrics to some familiar nursery rhymes to make them thematic.
Simple Girl put together an adorable Kindergarten Graduation party for her Kinder daughter with cute decorations and favors.
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We are finishing our review for colors and I chose this song to sing with my niece
Red and yellow and pink and green,
purple and orange and blue
I can sing the rainbow, sing a rainbow, too.
After watching the video and singing it in English for a while I invited her to sing the song in Spanish.
Rojo y amarillo y rosa y verde
violeta y naranja y azul
yo puedo cantar el arco iris, cantar el arco iris, también.
Then we went on a color hunt at home singing the Spanish version of the song.
Beforehand I printed and laminated these cards for sorting the small objects she found.
Pics are from the English version of the cards, but below you will find the Spanish version of the cards.
We practice the sound of the English and Spanish word for each color. She wanted to sing the song again and to finish the activity she draw and color a wonderful rainbow.
just in case you want to download the English version
School Time Snippets enhanced their salamander theme by making the salt dough version.
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