Tag: kindergarten
member name: elizabeth e.
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June 03, 2008 07:24 AM EDT --
Oh, Spring, it comes every year in kindergarten. And like the irises now blooming in my garden, my children open up and express their own individuality, by self selecting a piece of literature that . . .
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September 30, 2008 08:37 PM EDT --
Yesterday afternoon when I was leaving school, I noticed that the cranberry bog behind our school was being flooded from the lake nearby. That could only mean one thing...on the morrow, cranberry . . .
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June 16, 2009 01:53 PM EDT --
Young bodies are full of kinetic energy. They need to jump, leap, run, skip and slide into new beginnings. Over the years, I have used a sandhill near the school for just this very purpose. . . .
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January 30, 2008 12:35 AM EST --
I don't know about you, but I have fond memories of new snowfall. Most of the time during the actual storm, as a child, we are not allowed access to the outdoors. But once the blizzard is over, . . .
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June 01, 2008 06:46 AM EDT --
A couple of weeks ago, Lena and I were sitting outside on my porch and she mentioned that she had a collection of instruments that she thought might be fun to bring into class. The kids might really . . .
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September 14, 2008 09:25 AM EDT --
By it's very nature, a kindergarten classroom is full of worthwhile activity. During Free Activity, I encourage the children to make individual choices. I love watching as the children . . .
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September 28, 2008 08:02 AM EDT --
In class we read the book, Red Day, Green Day by Edith Kunhardt. It is an effective variation on the idea of a color concept book. In the book, Mrs. Halsey, the kindergarten teacher, conducts . . .
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May 28, 2008 07:27 AM EDT --
Last week we started Unit 6, our last unit in our literacy curriculum. Over the next several weeks we will be exploring habitats around the world. Today in the morning class, I took the children . . .
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May 17, 2009 10:24 AM EDT --
I am often taken back with the reaction of visitors from other schools who come into my classroom and observe the writing behaviors of my kindergarten children. "They are actually writing and . . .
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June 09, 2009 07:31 PM EDT --
School is winding down...only seven more days till summer vacation. Last week we finished our last unit in reading and took the unit test. Yesterday we finished our Math book. Assessments . . .
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June 13, 2009 08:42 AM EDT --
Out in the woods, down at the bogs
A wildlife habitat in our backyard.
Exploring, Inquiring, hands on science
Bodies in motion, minds engaged.
Our last . . .
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December 01, 2007 06:08 AM EST --
In the past, I have introduced journal writing on one of the first days of kindergarten. The children are given bound books with their pictures on the front. In the beginning, their journal . . .
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January 30, 2008 08:28 PM EST --
I teach two sessions of kindergarden each day. It is always amazing to me to see the differences between the two groups and how they approach an experience. In the afternoon when I brought . . .
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February 06, 2008 07:37 AM EST --
It's that time of the year again in a kindergarten classroom. Time to bring out all the materials I have gathered over the past year: hearts, sequins, jewels, doilies in red and white, . . .
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February 17, 2008 08:22 AM EST --
Thursday was Valentine's Day in our kindergarten class. With anticipation the children came to circle with their homemade Valentine Boxes to share love notes and conversations. The images . . .
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March 31, 2008 10:21 PM EDT --
As I explained in my article "Jump into Spring", Lynne M. is the mother of one of my kindergarten students in the A.M. class. She takes incredible portraits and I wanted to share some . . .
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April 14, 2008 09:12 PM EDT --
As you all know, I have taught kindergarten for the past twenty-seven years. Hanging out with wee ones over these years, I have learned many things. First, you can't take yourself too seriously...they . . .
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May 16, 2008 08:19 PM EDT --
As many of you know on Gather, each day I teach two sessions of kindergarten. Recently, we received a grant from the state and next year, all day kindergarten will be intoduced in my town. . . .
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May 18, 2008 07:50 AM EDT --
Recipe for Love
Capture the colors of a rainbow
Mix in soil, sweat, and smiles
Stir in a cup of sunlight . . .
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September 12, 2008 06:46 AM EDT --
As part of the grant from the state of Massachusetts for an all day kindergarten program, four "Smart boards" were purchased for the kindergarten classrooms. These four smart boards will . . .
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