tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49619782213740176832024-03-09T18:45:27.147-08:00Sommer's Lion Pride******** Teaching Pre-K in the City of Angels *******Sommer’s Lion Pridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05315690171796805068noreply@blogger.comBlogger148125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961978221374017683.post-44507222132476603762022-07-29T15:00:00.000-07:002022-07-29T15:00:25.312-07:00Tags for Meet the Teacher! FREE<p><b>Chicka Chicka Boom Boom - Welcome to our room!</b></p><p>The new school year is about to begin for many teachers! 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It is a great book to use when teaching about tolerance and kindness!<br />
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This year I decided to have the kiddos create their own little Spookleys!<br />
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The students began by gluing the orange squares onto the big white square of construction paper. First time using white glue this year, and they did GREAT!!!<br />
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I had them draw their own eyes and mouth (I cut them out), and then they glued them onto the pumpkin. Then they finished Spookley with a rectangle of brown paper and a green leaf.<br />
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I absolutely love them! Each one is unique!Sommer’s Lion Pridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05315690171796805068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961978221374017683.post-1175575402522023502018-07-27T11:26:00.002-07:002022-07-08T13:59:02.641-07:00Alphabet PostersWell, after 9 years in Kindergarten, I was given the opportunity to move down to Pre-K (ETK in our district). I jumped at the chance and I am spending much of the summer preparing for my new classroom!
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First on my to-do list was a fun, colorful set of Alphabet Posters! Our school adopted Benchmark Advance last year (K-5th) and I wanted to keep with the program for consistency. I created these posters with similar graphics (frieze pictures). They have a simple black border and a kid-friendly font.<br />
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You can pick them up in my TpT Store <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Alphabet-Posters-Frieze-Pictures-Benchmark-Advance-3948938">{HERE}</a><br />
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Can't wait to hang them in my classroom!Sommer’s Lion Pridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05315690171796805068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961978221374017683.post-9032256224925464572017-10-01T20:16:00.006-07:002022-07-08T23:15:23.086-07:00Making Spaceman SticksEvery year I like to make a set of these spaceman sticks for my students. It is a great help when teaching your class how to make spaces between words! It is an essential writing tool in my classroom!<br />
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Simply print the spacemen onto labels (or you can use paper). Then cut the labels to the desired size - I like to cut off some of the white area. Put the stickers onto jumbo craft sticks and secure with a piece of clear packing tape. I also like to add each students name on the bottom of the stick with a permanent marker.<br />
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<br />Sommer’s Lion Pridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05315690171796805068noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961978221374017683.post-87193079961483640422017-09-18T17:47:00.000-07:002019-10-27T17:15:49.050-07:00Constitution Day!We had fun learning about the Constitution today! I found these ideas on Pinterest!<br />
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We began by making tricorn hats with "powdered" hair. I prepped the materials by cutting blue construction paper into the hat shape, and by cutting white construction paper into strips.<br />
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Then I got the "marker quills" ready! I simply taped a large feather to a few markers. I purchased the feathers at Michaels. I saw this idea from <a href="http://www.aplacecalledkindergarten.com/2014/09/constitution-day-2014.html">A Place Called Kindergarten</a>.</div>
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I wrote our classroom constitution on some chart paper after ripping the edges. After reading our constitution and talking a bit about the US Constitution, we all put on our hats and began signing, just like James Madison and George Washington!<br />
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And here is our finished classroom constitution! I modeled my version after one that I found at <a href="http://howywood.blogspot.com/2013/10/great-ideas.html">Howywood Kindergarten</a>.</div>
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This was so exciting for the kids! Who knew that learning about the Constitution could be such fun?!?!</div>
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After reading the book, we charted out the different vegetables that Hare got - the bottoms (beets, carrots, and radishes), the tops (broccoli, lettuce, and celery), and the middles (corn).</div>
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Today we spent the last part of the day exploring coconut seeds. I brought in a coconut, some bottled coconut water, and lots of tools to crack the coconut open and to cut up the coconut meat.</div>
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We began by passing around the coconut. We touched it and shook it. Then we drew a picture of what the outside of the coconut looked like.</div>
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Seashell Ten Frames (numbers 1-10 and 11-20)<br />
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Sommer’s Lion Pridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05315690171796805068noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961978221374017683.post-10899707960963442722016-10-31T18:35:00.001-07:002016-10-31T18:35:32.097-07:00Halloween Zombie TagsIt's Halloween!!! What did the zombies say to the teachers??? <br />
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While shopping in the Halloween section at Target, I found a huge bag of Sour Patch Zombie Kids! It got my creative juices flowing and I came up with these cute zombie tags to attach to the candy.</div>
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Sommer’s Lion Pridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05315690171796805068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961978221374017683.post-87691430671983375452016-10-25T20:11:00.000-07:002016-10-31T18:29:51.477-07:00Halloween Pasta GraphingDuring my latest trip to Cost Plus World Market, I found this fun Halloween pasta and immediately knew that it would be perfect for a graphing activity!<br />
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Sommer’s Lion Pridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05315690171796805068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961978221374017683.post-8676796046558935792016-10-16T14:02:00.000-07:002016-10-16T14:02:41.855-07:00Jack-o'-lantern Counting MathtivityThe fall weather is slow to come to Southern California, but I am still having a great time completing fall projects with my kindergarten students!<br />
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After drying overnight, I cut around the pumpkin and the sentence, and put them up on the bulletin board. My room is really starting to look like fall!</div>
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We just finished up our 22nd day of school and for many of those 22 days I have used Thinking Maps to help the students share their thinking.</div>
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I was trained in Thinking Maps years ago and I truly enjoy creating them with my kindergarten students! </div>
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I tend to start TM instruction in kindergarten with circle maps. They are great to use with any topic. Students are encouraged to tell me what they know about the topic. Here are some of the maps we have made.</div>
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We brainstormed the things we do in Kindergarten.</div>
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Sommer’s Lion Pridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05315690171796805068noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961978221374017683.post-45713649276424860412016-08-20T19:23:00.000-07:002016-08-20T19:24:13.798-07:00Ready for School Year 2016-2017Another school year has begun and I have spent nearly a week getting my room ready. Cleaning (75+ Clorox wipes and 5 Swiffer dusters later), unpacking, and covering bulletin boards. Printing, laminating, and taping. Leveling, stapling, and organizing. All to create a welcome and inviting room for my little Kindergarteners!<br />
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Area just above my desk. I posted the pics of POTUS and VPOTUS near the flag.</div>
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Writing area. Each table has a box with writing folders and pens for writer's workshop. I created the drawing years ago when teaching a unit on Imagination in 2nd grade.</div>
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Here is the library area. Stuffed animals (reading buddies) are in the large bin. I purchased some scoop rockers and made the <a href="http://www.sommerslionpride.com/2016/07/classroom-sit-upons-and-sweet-treat.html">sit-upon cushions</a>. Looking to add a small rug to this area.</div>
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Small group table with crate seats and <a href="http://www.sommerslionpride.com/2014/07/monday-made-it-fancy-magnetic.html">fancy magnetic white boards</a>.</div>
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Sommer’s Lion Pridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05315690171796805068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961978221374017683.post-85241262331055085002016-08-03T01:00:00.000-07:002016-08-05T22:14:18.001-07:00Classic Picture Books for KindergartenClassic picture books are the ones we never seem to get tired of, even if we read them everyday! They are timeless favorites. They are delightful and comforting. They feed our imaginations. They are powerful and memorable.<br />
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And so for the final week of the Summer Stash blog hop, we are bringing you our favorite classic books!<br />
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<b><u>Stone Soup</u></b> by Marcia Brown<br />
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This is one of my top stories, because I have fond memories of making stone soup when I was in elementary school!<br />
This book tells the French tale of soldiers who cleverly trick some peasants into making a delicious soup made of stones!</div>
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<b><u>Caps for Sale</u></b> by Esphyr Slobodkina<br />
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This is a favorite in my class! Of course I am super animated when I read this story, and the kids can't get enough. We love acting out the story, shaking our fists and stomping our feet at the monkeys!<br />
Day in and day out the peddler walks the streets selling his caps, which he keeps on top of his head. One day he sits under a tree to rest, and when he wakes up, he sees that monkeys have taken each one of his hats up in the tree. He eventually gets the caps back after tricking the monkeys.<br />
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<u><b>It Looked Like Spilt Milk</b></u> by Charles G. Shaw<br />
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You students will enjoy identifying the shapes in this book as you read.<br />
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<b><u>Where The Wild Things Are</u> </b>by Maurice Sendak<br />
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While Max is in a time-out in his room, he imagines a land where wild things live. He becomes the king, but soon realizes he wants to be back home.<br />
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<u><b>The Kissing Hand</b></u> by Audrey Penn<br />
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A great book for the first day of school!<br />
Chester Raccoon doesn't want to go to school. His mother shares a special secret with him, the Kissing Hand. It comforts him while he is at school, away from his mom.<br />
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Using books is a great way to teach children about history. Important people and events come to life in the pages of books. All of my choices illustrate the powerful difference that just one person can make in our world!</div>
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Wangari Muta Maathai was an environmental activist, known as "Mama Miti". She founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977, which empowered the people of Kenya to combat deforestation by planting trees. In 2004, she became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. </div>
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Luis Soriano is a Columbian school teacher who loves to read. He has a house full of books and decides that he want to spread his passion for reading to the children who live far away in the hills. He uses his two burros, Alfa and Beto, to help carry himself (and the books) to kids in the remote areas of Columbia.<br />
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<b><u>Martin's Big Words</u></b> by Doreen Rappaport<br />
This is a wonderful book to use when teaching about Martin Luther King, Jr.<br />
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This book tells the story of Dr. Jane Goodall, who spent years in the Tanzanian forests observing and studying chimpanzees. It also discusses the important work she continues to do protecting the land and animals of Africa.</div>
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It was 1860, and Abraham Lincoln was a presidential candidate. He received a letter from 11-year-old Grace Bedell suggesting that he would look better if he grew a beard. He does just that and during a train stop in Grace's hometown, she gets to meet him! This book includes copies of the actual letters that Grace and Mr. Lincoln wrote to each other.</div>
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<b style="text-decoration: underline;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">PETER</span></i></b><br />
<b style="text-decoration: underline;">Peter's Chair</b> by Ezra Jack Keats</div>
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Peter has a new baby sister and things around his house are changing. He becomes upset because his parents are painting his furniture pink! He packs up his favorite possessions and runs away (to the front sidewalk). He soon realizes that he is now a BIG brother, and he doesn't even fit in his old furniture, so he finally decides to help his dad paint his favorite chair pink.<br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">LLAMA LLAMA</span></i></b><br />
<b><u>Llama Llama and the Bully Goat</u></b> by Anna Dewdney<br />
We love ALL of the llama llama books in my classroom, but I especially like this one since we spend a lot of time talking about bullying.<br />
Llama Llama is getting teased at school by Gilroy Goat. He walks away and tells his teacher, who gives Gilroy a time-out. After taking time to think about his behavior, Gilroy is ready to be a friend to Llama Llama, and they play together the rest of the day.<br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">BEAR</span></i></b><br />
<b><u>Bear Snores On</u> </b>by Karma Wilson<br />
This book is an absolute favorite in my class! <br />
Bear is hibernating in his den when all of his friends begin to come in to take shelter from the cold stormy weather. They build a fire, pop some corn, and have a party, all while Bear continues to sleep. Finally some black pepper causes Bear to wake up and he joins the party with his friends.<br />
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<b><u>Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten</u></b> by Joseph Slate<br />
This book is very popular at the beginning of Kindergarten.<br />
As Miss Bindergarten transforms her room for the first day of Kindergarten, her students are getting ready in their own way. The students are all different animals, whose names begin with sequential letters of the alphabet. And it is written in a fun rhyming format.<br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: large;">FROG and TOAD</span></b></i><br />
<b>Frog and Toad Are Friends </b>by Arnold Lobel<br />
This book contains 5 stories of friendship. Frog and Toad greet the spring, tell stories, look for a lost button, take a swim in the stream, and wait for the mail.<br />
My student enjoy listening to the silly adventures of Frog and Toad.<br />
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It's week 2 of the Summer Reading Stash Blog Hop hosted by Katie from Minute Mommy!<br />
Today we are focusing on our favorite <b>seasonal</b> books!<br />
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<b><u>FALL</u></b> - <u>It's Pumpkin Time!</u> by Zoe Hall<br />
This is a book about a brother and sister who plant pumpkin seeds in their garden. The story shows them taking care of the growing plants - seed, sprout, flowering vine, small green pumpkin, and large orange pumpkin - and then carving jack-o-lanterns out of the pumpkins. The book is great to use when teaching about the life cycle of a pumpkin.<br />
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<u><b>WINTER</b></u> - <u>Too Many Tamales</u> by Gary Soto<br />
I love reading this to my students during Christmas time. This is a holiday story of a little girl who thinks that she lost her mother's diamond ring while making tamales. In order to find the missing ring, she enlists her cousins to help her eat all the tamales. The story reminds us to tell the truth even though we may get in trouble.<br />
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<u>The Mitten</u> by Jan Brett</div>
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This is a story set in a white winter wonderland. My students always enjoy watching the different animals squeeze into the mitten. And when the bear sneezes, they sneeze with him - and laugh and laugh!</div>
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Each year my students love acting out the story of <u>The Mitten</u>.<br />
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<u><b>SPRING</b></u> - <u>Waiting for Wings</u> by Lois Ehlert<br />
This book teaches the life cycle of butterflies in a rhyming pattern. The illustrations are simply gorgeous! Also includes a butterfly information page as well as tips on growing your own butterfly garden.<br />
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Join this little girl as she participates her favorite activities on a hot summer day in her urban neighborhood! She plays with her shadow, draws with sidewalk chalk, heads to the playground, eats popsicles, and finally cools off in a rain shower.<br />
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After reading the book, I like to ask my students what they do on a hot summer day. I record their answers in a circle map, and then the kids write and illustrate their favorite activity for a hot summer day!<br />
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I headed to Target and snagged a cute dinosaur tablecloth! You will also need some padding (I used a thin quilt batting) and ribbon.</div>
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They are easy to store in your classroom, and easy to clean.<br />
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These are going to be a great seating choice for my students!</div>
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For the past 4 years, I have been making a Texas sheet cake for the 4th of July potluck. And this year I did it again!</div>
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Today I am excited to join Katie - from Minute Mommy - in her Summer Reading Stash Blog Hop!<br />
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Each week fabulous bloggers (and my IG friends!) will be sharing favorite children's books relating to the weekly theme. And this week's theme is <b>Character / You Are Special</b>.</div>
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<b><u>KINDNESS</u></b> - My absolute favorite way to teach about kindness is by using <b>any</b> of the bucket filling books. I really like <u>Will You Fill My Bucket?</u> by Carol McCloud and Karen Wells, because it shows families and kids in many different countries around the world filling buckets!</div>
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Filling buckets helps teach kids to use actions and words to show how they care about someone. Students learn about respect, sincerity, and thoughtfulness. My Kinder kids can't get enough of bucket filling!</div>
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Another book that teaches about friendship is <u>Simon and Molly Plus Hester</u> by Lisa Jahn-Clough. Simon and Molly are the best of friends until Hester moves in. Molly begins to feel left out, but eventually they ALL become the best of friends!</div>
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<b style="text-decoration: underline;">COOPERATION / TEAMWORK</b> - I love reading <u>Swimmy</u> by Leo Lionni when I am teaching about cooperation and working together as a team. This story is about a little fish, who works together with his fishy friends to avoid the dangers in the ocean waters.</div>
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We use a large piece of butcher paper and then I strategically have students stamp their handprint using paint in the shape of a fish. The black handprint is Swimmy! I like to hang it on the wall all year long, so the kids can be reminded of the story and of the concept of teamwork!</div>
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<b><u>PERSEVERANCE</u></b> - My last book is called <u>The Wonderful Towers of Watts</u> by Patricia Zelver. It tells the story of Simon Rodia an Italian immigrant who, over the course of 33 years, created a magnificent structure from pottery, broken glass, and shells, which is now a <a href="http://www.wattstowers.org/">National Historic Landmark</a>.</div>
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My students relate well to this story and the message because they live near the towers!</div>
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I hope you enjoyed my top 5 books. My students love every one of them!<br />
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I'm linking up today with Tara from 4th Grade Frolics for her Monday Made It!</div>
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These fun lightboxes from Heidi Swapp and American Crafts are all the teacher rage right now! Instagram Peer Pressure got to me and I headed down to Michaels to pick one up!</div>
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Then I spent most of the night and the next day playing around and creating fun displays for the light box!!!</div>
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I love to teach my Kindergarten students about Bucket Filling, and I know that these fun diplays for my light box will be a great addition to my classroom.</div>
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Students will see the display all lit up and be reminded and encouraged to act with kindness and positivity!</div>
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Here are some of the fun designs that I created.</div>
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I made these fun labels that are perfect to add to a lemon hand soap pump. </div>
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I am giving these to all of my teacher friends, who are soooooo ready to start summer vacation!<br />
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**I included 4 different versions of the label - <b>summer</b>, <b>break</b>, <b>year</b>, and <b>day</b>. Pick the one that works best for your gift!**</div>
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Sommer’s Lion Pridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05315690171796805068noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961978221374017683.post-40526566687108392522016-05-03T19:13:00.000-07:002016-07-05T15:59:14.770-07:00Science Fair 2016It's time for the Science Fair at our school!<br />
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What to do? What to do?<br />
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Time to search Pinterest...</div>
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Time to rack my brain... or is it wrack my brain?</div>
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Time to ask the Google...</div>
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I finally decided on this project - creating trace fossils</div>
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Here is how we did it.</div>
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<b>#1 Observation</b></div>
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<b>Some areas of the world contain more fossils than others.</b></div>
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Is that due to the different types of soil found in the world?</div>
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<b>#2 Question</b></div>
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<b>What type of soil is the best for making a trace fossil?</b></div>
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We tested sand, sand mixed with moist topsoil, and moist topsoil.</div>
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#<b>3 Hypothesis</b></div>
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<b>We think that the type of soil will make a difference in the quality of the trace fossil.</b></div>
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Each student examined the different types of soil and them predicted which would make the best trace fossil.</div>
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<b>#4 Predictions</b></div>
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<b>#5 Experiment</b></div>
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We began by pressing a shell into each of the soils to create an imprint.</div>
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Then we poured plaster of paris into the imprint space.</div>
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After letting it dry overnight, we took each of the plaster of paris "fossils" out of the soil and brushed them off to remove as much soil as possible.</div>
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Then we compared each of the trace fossils to determine which one was the best - had the most ridges, had deeper ridges, had the best shape, etc.</div>
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We recorded our data by sketching scientific drawings of each of the plaster casts.<br />
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<b>#6 Conclusion</b></div>
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<b>We decided that the sand mixed with moist topsoil made the best fossil.</b></div>
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We also concluded that many of the areas of the world where fossils have been found must have a sand and moist topsoil mix.<br />
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The kids loved this projecct and it was a great addition to our dinosaur unit!<br />
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Want more science? You can see the experiment that we did last year <a href="http://whoswhoandnew.blogspot.com/2015/04/experimenting-with-apples.html">{HERE}</a></div>
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