tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44636085085680585832024-03-14T03:29:44.933-07:00Mrs. Bumgardner's 1st Grade ClassKelly Bumgardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09647769455850473541noreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463608508568058583.post-84501544675954330012012-01-21T07:44:00.001-08:002012-01-21T07:44:54.897-08:00Winter Writing Projects<p align="center">Since returning from Christmas break we have done LOTS of writing activities. The first one focused on recalling details from several versions of the popular Ukrainian folktale <em>The Mitten.</em></p> <p align="center">Each day we read a slightly different version of the story and wrote about the characters, setting, problem and resolution. This helped us compare how the stories were the same and how they were different. We also worked on writing complete sentences by telling about an event that happened at the beginning, in the middle and at the end of each story.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-MW9L4uIt4UQ/Txrda7UbkLI/AAAAAAAAIoA/Wwb1D6QVHHo/s1600-h/clip_image009%25255B9%25255D.png"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="clip_image009" border="0" alt="clip_image009" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-kci3yzSiYDQ/TxrdbzY7KsI/AAAAAAAAIoI/pYo2KGUuDrw/clip_image009_thumb%25255B4%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="549" height="582"></a></p> <p align="center">I had been hoping for a little snow to inspire the next few writing projects . . . but instead we just had to recall some of our past experiences. Luckily we live in Kansas and we’ve all had the chance to go outside and play in the snow. This being said, we read <em><u>The Snowy Day</u> by Ezra Jack Keats</em> earlier this week and made a cute little art project that was inspired by the main character. Then we all wrote about our own snowy day adventures.<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-RlWj6MI5v58/TxrVyhVrk-I/AAAAAAAABTU/9dUzStR4EzE/s1600-h/clip_image005%25255B5%25255D.png"><img title="clip_image005" border="0" alt="clip_image005" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-2QbqVYO4m8I/TxrVzbWi3uI/AAAAAAAABTc/DZXBT_feBjU/clip_image005_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="621" height="364"></a></p> <p align="center">This week we also did our very first technical writing activity. We all made a “How To” book on Thursday. Students seem to do their best writing when they can relate to the subject and can draw on their own experiences. So, building a snowman was the perfect topic. We began by reading <em><u>The Biggest, Best Snowman</u> by Margery Cuyler.</em> In the story the main character, Little Nell, learned that even though she is little she can do BIG things . . . like build a snowman.</p> <p align="center">Next we worked together as a class to create a word bank on the Promethean board. This is often helpful for beginning writers. We left it up so they could refer to it as needed. <img border="0" alt="[clip_image004%255B7%255D.png]" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-mc_1cbaDSes/TxrVz7MRIRI/AAAAAAAABTk/sJpkjTzFXGk/s1600/clip_image004%25255B7%25255D.png" width="534" height="291"></p> <p align="center"> Then students got to work in their books sequencing the four pictures and writing. I encouraged all of them to add details and descriptive words to make their writing more interesting to the reader.<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-5M0nvrzduqw/Txrdc_YG3wI/AAAAAAAAIoQ/7GYYgMhg1j4/s1600-h/clip_image007%25255B5%25255D.png"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="clip_image007" border="0" alt="clip_image007" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-IFWuetRwKV4/TxrddS0lJxI/AAAAAAAAIoY/tbW59qs_PuE/clip_image007_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="579" height="280"></a></p> <p align="center">As students finished they got to decorate the front of their books with this cute little snowman art project. I’ve kept the books at school to share with you at conferences. It’s been so exciting to see how much improvement everyone is making with their writing skills. <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-zAa97cLOuIo/TxrV2a488pI/AAAAAAAABUE/6UNbB4GRync/s1600-h/clip_image002%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image002" border="0" alt="clip_image002" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-28hgsOowHFQ/TxrV2nq0g3I/AAAAAAAABUM/fRhz8P7nVfA/clip_image002_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="276" height="407"></a> Kelly Bumgardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09647769455850473541noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463608508568058583.post-28974233391953298852012-01-06T17:22:00.001-08:002012-01-06T19:59:17.652-08:00Ringing in the New Year<p align="center">It was so great to see so many smiling faces on Wednesday when everyone returned to school. After a nice {long} break the kids seemed happy to see all their friends and tell each other about their Christmas gifts.</p> <p align="center">This month our Maize Way character trait is<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-GgVCH407dGk/TweeYTsIZwI/AAAAAAAAInc/2g0RpIA0v_8/s1600-h/Picture1%25255B4%25255D.png"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Picture1" border="0" alt="Picture1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-aM4tRDWe3cY/TweeY2Pj2CI/AAAAAAAAInk/iGLDqFrWljs/Picture1_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="558" height="100"></a></p> <p align="center">We rang in the new year by learning what it means to have self-discipline and the importance of making goals or resolutions. To help with this we read <u>Squirrels New Year’s Resolution</u> by Pat Miller. This story taught us that a resolution is “a promise you make to yourself to be better or help others”. As a class we brainstormed a BIG list of resolutions . . . then everyone got to choose one or two of their own and write about them. Then we made these cute little phone art projects to <em>Ring in the New Year</em> and our resolutions are stapled under the numbers.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-dtz8l4le-b0/TweeZkk59iI/AAAAAAAAIns/pnytt8tS33I/s1600-h/clip_image005%25255B5%25255D.png"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="clip_image005" border="0" alt="clip_image005" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-a82p5LGFuvo/Tweeabt6xNI/AAAAAAAAIn0/aEx2mx4HNHg/clip_image005_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="564" height="381"></a></p> <p align="center">{craftivity inspired by <a href="http://acupcakefortheteacher.blogspot.com/"><font color="#ff80c0">A Cupcake for the Teacher</font></a>}</p> Kelly Bumgardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09647769455850473541noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463608508568058583.post-64769955598736942122011-11-19T06:10:00.001-08:002011-11-19T06:10:05.393-08:00Our Native American Unit<p align="center">This past week we have been learning about Native American culture in 1st grade. We have read several legends and done some fun art and writing activities to go along with them. <p align="center">We read <u>Arrow to the Sun</u> which is a Pueblo tale about a Native American boy who is trying to find his father. He has to face his fears by going through four kivas (the kiva of lightning, snakes, bees and lions) before he and his father are reunited. After we finished reading the story we made a class book. Everyone wrote about something they are afraid of.</p> <p align="center"> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-x9gCvGCg8dI/Tse4I53arpI/AAAAAAAAIb4/m5fiPDgi96I/s1600-h/DSCN0095%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0095" border="0" alt="DSCN0095" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-OuNfCOVuEkw/Tse4JbH9C2I/AAAAAAAAIcA/H10zSSDzxoA/DSCN0095_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="260"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-5-YbmGe0oWQ/Tse4J-x-QhI/AAAAAAAAIcI/L9KfxWpIDQA/s1600-h/DSCN0096%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0096" border="0" alt="DSCN0096" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-DhnCa-7m9is/Tse4KTUvzPI/AAAAAAAAIcQ/1XrVjuexzf0/DSCN0096_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="324" height="258"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Ucq-Dq7CaEQ/Tse4K5nHD0I/AAAAAAAAIcY/hkL9Luz2K6w/s1600-h/DSCN0097%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0097" border="0" alt="DSCN0097" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Y-JxJJALNxA/Tse4LKqFdyI/AAAAAAAAIcg/0p-E4_S0KgI/DSCN0097_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="522" height="413"></a></p> <p align="center">We read <u>Whale In the Sky</u> which is a tale from the Northwest American Indians about totem poles. Then we made our own totem poles by putting animals in ABC order and writing a tale of our own in our journal to go along with the totem pole we built. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-QjMdHhPvwjE/Tse4Lm_cX1I/AAAAAAAAIco/TTeVdzmewYw/s1600-h/DSCN0126%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0126" border="0" alt="DSCN0126" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-D8lPUv0EQUI/Tse4L2NmRlI/AAAAAAAAIcw/EDSkjMTKJH4/DSCN0126_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="274" height="386"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_ztpbSqHO5o/Tse4MZLQirI/AAAAAAAAIc4/A8-8-CUtWfw/s1600-h/DSCN0127%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0127" border="0" alt="DSCN0127" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-NF-b93lXOzo/Tse4MnyvkvI/AAAAAAAAIdA/fiOlUxbVkuc/DSCN0127_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="286" height="386"></a></p> <p align="center">We read <u>The Legend of Bluebonnet</u> which is about a Native American girl who sacrifices her most prized possession to end her tribe’s suffering. A few of us even shed a few tears while we were reading the story. Then we made a class book by writing about what our most prized possession is and why.</p> <p align="center"> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-VINHq001TAo/Tse4NJyJVZI/AAAAAAAAIdI/JVTA9EISEno/s1600-h/DSCN0119%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0119" border="0" alt="DSCN0119" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-rvbdaq_L3kg/Tse4Nko-vwI/AAAAAAAAIdQ/c07rG0XNSrE/DSCN0119_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="234" height="315"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Ps8r23tZwA8/Tse4N2glU3I/AAAAAAAAIdY/Wd8KYwuu60s/s1600-h/image%25255B9%25255D.png"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-EeqF-l6GGMY/Tse4Os67mqI/AAAAAAAAIdg/O7XNyh6gbaY/image_thumb%25255B5%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="376" height="313"></a></p> <p align="center">Here are a few of our writing samples from the class book . . .<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-WjdDt4RhEVQ/Tse4PLFrVKI/AAAAAAAAIdo/nVom4O56-TQ/s1600-h/DSCN0120%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0120" border="0" alt="DSCN0120" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-YDqC0xRQMF4/Tse4PZhvbaI/AAAAAAAAIdw/Ot5AS0N7lC4/DSCN0120_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="478" height="388"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1O258ZUdqBQ/Tse4P3NInqI/AAAAAAAAId4/6QVvBEbwyQA/s1600-h/DSCN0121%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0121" border="0" alt="DSCN0121" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-DUktKvlvax4/Tse4QAOnNYI/AAAAAAAAIeA/6AckuYWOpD0/DSCN0121_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="475" height="385"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-BvoxGSYFCIE/Tse4QpTLpUI/AAAAAAAAIeI/T1YjzCg4cr0/s1600-h/DSCN0122%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0122" border="0" alt="DSCN0122" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-VDdJSQ8aQQA/Tse4Q_wm2aI/AAAAAAAAIeQ/HStHBInvEUQ/DSCN0122_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="467" height="389"></a></p> <p align="center">We read <u>The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush</u> which is about an Indian boy named Little Gopher who is smaller than all of the other children in his tribe and not able to ride horses, run and shoot bows and arrows with them. He finds out that he has a special talent when a Dream-Vision comes to him and we spends most of his life trying to paint a picture as pure as the night sky. After we read the story we decorated a bag to resemble Native American pottery and filled it with paintbrushes. <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-cEQEZYcSBUM/Tse4Rd-fhUI/AAAAAAAAIeY/ESZQWvn59HU/s1600-h/DSCN0104%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0104" border="0" alt="DSCN0104" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ErujSpCivMI/Tse4RhcFIQI/AAAAAAAAIeg/wM5g1sVCRCU/DSCN0104_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="266" height="367"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-k4mch_vU_is/Tse4SHe3jUI/AAAAAAAAIek/Daw5r1kX0EA/s1600-h/DSCN0117%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0117" border="0" alt="DSCN0117" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Fue5MJ8ok0Y/Tse4SlQukYI/AAAAAAAAIew/sBgaU5mBBdU/DSCN0117_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="265" height="366"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-0ubIOztAALo/Tse4TLmbP0I/AAAAAAAAIe4/Ia4Tqnop9Bw/s1600-h/DSCN0118%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0118" border="0" alt="DSCN0118" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-asxNeSnlT7c/Tse4TjE0JmI/AAAAAAAAIfA/YvJdygnUmb0/DSCN0118_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="535" height="423"></a> <p align="center">On Friday we worked hard <u>ALL</u> afternoon finishing up our unit by making our own book about Native Americans. All around the room were centers that had an art project and a sentence to write. We rotated around the room and somehow finished in record time . . . I think we are all still trying to earn those feathers for our headbands.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-lbNcOH-sJxc/Tse4UDndO5I/AAAAAAAAIfI/mqILgE60LJc/s1600-h/DSCN0142%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0142" border="0" alt="DSCN0142" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ZTunGsXlhxQ/Tse4UWPBwVI/AAAAAAAAIfQ/YyICuYe41Ik/DSCN0142_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="260"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--10M24vdKo4/Tse4U6tLBFI/AAAAAAAAIfY/cm_ZWs0iWtM/s1600-h/DSCN0143%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0143" border="0" alt="DSCN0143" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-BHqDiCJzb3Q/Tse4VFJwE3I/AAAAAAAAIfg/VfZRIQJXBUg/DSCN0143_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="260"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-DC70LVtcg8A/Tse4Vi0Mt5I/AAAAAAAAIfo/lVX9rr3DTeA/s1600-h/DSCN0146%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0150" border="0" alt="DSCN0150" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6D3wlPTh0yU/Tse4a59iYVI/AAAAAAAAIhQ/8a-G-HUy3S0/DSCN0150_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="302" height="241"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ADb9lA9tfI0/Tse4bcAVFxI/AAAAAAAAIhY/WMYPBUzonqM/s1600-h/DSCN0152%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0152" border="0" alt="DSCN0152" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-q9QNeqGMvUo/Tse4bmmRSZI/AAAAAAAAIhg/z7HOF4a5VmU/DSCN0152_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="294" height="242"></a></p> <p align="center">Here’s a {sneak} peek at what our finished product looked like . . .</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-BtJpub_aA_Y/Tse4cEJqWcI/AAAAAAAAIho/-FtRfwga804/s1600-h/DSCN0156%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0160" border="0" alt="DSCN0160" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-yCskuN3aagQ/Tse4hAK0m7I/AAAAAAAAIi4/F-EQ0ymY8mE/DSCN0160_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="260"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-k3SrQUPladU/Tse4hfuOodI/AAAAAAAAIjA/xWclo0VTNR4/s1600-h/DSCN0161%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0161" border="0" alt="DSCN0161" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-XSHrMjty8vo/Tse4hwaKVaI/AAAAAAAAIjI/NoQfds9S7Xw/DSCN0161_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="260"></a></p> <p align="center">We finished up right at the end of the day by making Native American boy & girl art project to go on the cover.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Er2P9nDzPDE/Tse4iemcm-I/AAAAAAAAIjQ/TGR0nxNk538/s1600-h/DSCN0164%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0164" border="0" alt="DSCN0164" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-RMJb-5UGPDQ/Tse4iqNjQpI/AAAAAAAAIjY/VWIbV8JSXRk/DSCN0164_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="454" height="371"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-z8sHrTVhjEY/Tse4jLY-D9I/AAAAAAAAIjg/40wy-_zDjwA/s1600-h/DSCN0165%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0165" border="0" alt="DSCN0165" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-v2mqicE3NHk/Tse4jvE1wbI/AAAAAAAAIjk/G36hoXqyYn8/DSCN0165_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="451" height="358"></a></p> <p align="center"><font color="#000000">We also did some <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Thanksgiving-Math-Literacy-Centers"><font color="#f79646">Thanksgiving {Pilgrim & Indian} Centers</font></a> this week . . .</font></p> <p align="center">We put Thanksgiving words and symbols in ABC order. Then we had to write a complete sentence using the each word. We are REALLY working hard on neat handwriting and using capital letters and punctuation marks correctly.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-EXe8vDAYVbQ/Tse4kDde3uI/AAAAAAAAIjs/41h3PDJuBqg/s1600-h/DSCN0050%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0050" border="0" alt="DSCN0050" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Squl8U4rO3w/Tse4kfT3IdI/AAAAAAAAIj0/rNQPXT15rJY/DSCN0050_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="426" height="338"></a></p> <p align="center">We found each Indian’s missing feathers by solving the addition and subtraction facts.<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-egY31fPEJzs/Tse4lMmodzI/AAAAAAAAIkA/E2fPT6ChvhQ/s1600-h/DSCN0051%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0051" border="0" alt="DSCN0051" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0KwoSICo7YM/Tse4lYclD7I/AAAAAAAAIkI/v1leDIcWqnI/DSCN0051_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="200"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-W6EOeT0IGtY/Tse4lxcvMoI/AAAAAAAAIkQ/Jpv5gNcanlk/s1600-h/DSCN0071%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0071" border="0" alt="DSCN0071" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MqX4vvh299E/Tse4mcsmPgI/AAAAAAAAIkY/PuxwdBEI7Eo/DSCN0071_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="200"></a></p> <p align="center">We put sets of Native American symbols in order to count by 2’s to 50 and 5’s and 10’s to 100.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-a_WyNl143Dc/Tse4mt3dpxI/AAAAAAAAIkg/zUURLjf3D3U/s1600-h/DSCN0054%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0054" border="0" alt="DSCN0054" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--hkN7Q6L-tE/Tse4nKDyH6I/AAAAAAAAIkk/iZ_YSmqW7ZE/DSCN0054_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="430" height="341"></a></p> <p align="center">We unscrambled words to create complete sentences about Native Americans and the first Thanksgiving. Over the past few weeks this activity has gotten much harder for us because there are no longer clues about which word goes at the beginning of the sentence and what kind of punctuation mark goes at the end of the sentence. We are having to work with our partners to figure this out.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-fmnoaWFKzp0/Tse4nkb0uTI/AAAAAAAAIkw/sTox-Zvc2L0/s1600-h/DSCN0057%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0057" border="0" alt="DSCN0057" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-EBs1eIHSaB0/Tse4oAJaGoI/AAAAAAAAIk4/eJ6pkymnDa0/DSCN0057_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="285" height="250"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-MQd4GSU_MwU/Tse4oeNQ-FI/AAAAAAAAIlA/VIMPz1Oxc2s/s1600-h/DSCN0072%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0072" border="0" alt="DSCN0072" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-FtDQCWOlToI/Tse4o5IXdCI/AAAAAAAAIlI/3n3pC2k9Ocg/DSCN0072_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="304" height="250"></a>\</p> <p align="center">We practiced decoding short vowel words with blends and had to decide if they were real words or nonsense words. We have learned that it is a real word if we can use it in a meaningful sentence.<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9Vg2QZxf6G8/Tse4pcdoMfI/AAAAAAAAIlM/wAwnHofTT38/s1600-h/DSCN0113%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0113" border="0" alt="DSCN0113" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-7nG66J-7wxA/Tse4p_CnmEI/AAAAAAAAIlU/tx60fXOdhAU/DSCN0113_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="288" height="230"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-a9wAy7cDBi4/Tse4qKDPX9I/AAAAAAAAIlg/cP35C7sSflI/s1600-h/DSCN0116%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0116" border="0" alt="DSCN0116" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-siqMGbmqZC8/Tse4quzm1ZI/AAAAAAAAIlo/7ssa-lLRszQ/DSCN0116_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="285" height="228"></a></p> <p align="center">We practiced working with related facts by writing two addition and two subtraction sentences to go with each set of numbers.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-_6nQu0hRTns/Tse4rHB65LI/AAAAAAAAIlw/u1obVcubEAc/s1600-h/DSCN0111%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0111" border="0" alt="DSCN0111" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--B0gg_ZSQpY/Tse4rrvcEeI/AAAAAAAAIl4/lshu9Fn8qkY/DSCN0111_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="452" height="358"></a></p> <p align="center">We wrote some silly sentences about Ten Little Indians by choosing action words and describing words to tell about what each Indian kid did.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-rKpwYU9MsEI/Tse4sIttWSI/AAAAAAAAImA/M22IRUOvjw0/s1600-h/DSCN0108%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0108" border="0" alt="DSCN0108" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-39hW1WA1QJE/Tse4srZxo7I/AAAAAAAAImI/9RNXsJaJsaM/DSCN0108_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="356" height="291"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1LcAS-OedTk/Tse4s_wgsVI/AAAAAAAAImM/RdE3HmiqapY/s1600-h/DSCN0110%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0110" border="0" alt="DSCN0110" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-T-livvNQh5c/Tse4tRA7HcI/AAAAAAAAImY/Ku4sUOJaP-Q/DSCN0110_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="216" height="290"></a></p> <p align="center">We also got to listen to some great Thanksgiving themed books at the listening center.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-o2qefPkcc2g/Tse4t_o-OGI/AAAAAAAAImg/uODf5UB98yA/s1600-h/DSCN0052%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0052" border="0" alt="DSCN0052" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-bY6NY_UcAKs/Tse4uD9VvjI/AAAAAAAAImo/sdbgrq-MsR0/DSCN0052_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="213" height="301"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-WwSZJJ9AU0A/Tse4uk6b0CI/AAAAAAAAImw/3XW6qh420mU/s1600-h/DSCN0070%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCN0070" border="0" alt="DSCN0070" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ty6GLch5QjU/Tse4vFAeJkI/AAAAAAAAIm4/9C0id8ZCUQs/DSCN0070_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="366" height="299"></a></p> Kelly Bumgardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09647769455850473541noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463608508568058583.post-45860848593818410822011-11-13T09:17:00.001-08:002011-11-13T09:17:40.514-08:00Ice Cream FUN<p align="center">Last week the main story in our reading book was called <u>Miss Jill’s Ice Cream Shop</u>. On Friday I decided to surprise the kids with a day filled with ice cream themed fun. We began by reading a big book about how ice cream is made.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-QtSV22r6mZE/Tr_7jOBCM0I/AAAAAAAAIYM/CMrUV34P70c/s1600-h/clip_image002%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="clip_image002" border="0" alt="clip_image002" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_Bt3oRiv_7A/Tr_7jRl7mMI/AAAAAAAAIYU/Mp28Fepe2D8/clip_image002_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="294" height="398"></a></p> <p align="center">Then we did an activity that focused on facts/opinion about ice cream. Students worked with a partner to read a sentence and decide if it was a fact or opinion. This was the first time we have done anything like this so it was a bit tricky for a few of us!!! <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NfvmW6hOlzA/Tr_7jk21UyI/AAAAAAAAIYc/YUsHsJ2Gbh0/s1600-h/clip_image004%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="clip_image004" border="0" alt="clip_image004" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-KQAea9KcYsA/Tr_7kDqAbPI/AAAAAAAAIYk/b4yQ-Zsoemo/clip_image004_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="437" height="348"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Jq6o_OQCqas/Tr_7kThxpJI/AAAAAAAAIYs/eswNATMY_Ic/s1600-h/clip_image006%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="clip_image006" border="0" alt="clip_image006" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-4ivjNLJcFHQ/Tr_7ky51sPI/AAAAAAAAIY0/gJqCdia6B4g/clip_image006_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="229" height="310"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ZldpVYR0eZE/Tr_7lPa5gNI/AAAAAAAAIY8/XK8fb_njEmE/s1600-h/clip_image002%25255B6%25255D%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="clip_image002[6]" border="0" alt="clip_image002[6]" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-pwTV4Ic4aJs/Tr_7laA2PeI/AAAAAAAAIZE/Ein_vd1DTEM/clip_image002%25255B6%25255D_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="230" height="309"></a></p> <p align="center"> When we were done we wrote our own fact and opinion about ice cream.<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-SqaukoK0cQY/Tr_7l4WgqzI/AAAAAAAAIZM/UNRf6VTgaqU/s1600-h/clip_image004%25255B9%25255D%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="clip_image004[9]" border="0" alt="clip_image004[9]" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-LdN1F4TaI8s/Tr_7mEeKTKI/AAAAAAAAIZU/g7bCeGtFbys/clip_image004%25255B9%25255D_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="408"></a></p> <p align="center">We also did a few problem solving activities. This one involved using three flavors of ice cream (chocolate, vanilla and strawberry) to find out how many combinations there were for making a double dip cone. There was also one that involved making a triple dip cone but I didn’t get any pictures of it!!!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-LhYpMwVRN_c/Tr_7mc2Ev0I/AAAAAAAAIZc/t4y0wl77aaE/s1600-h/clip_image004%25255B11%25255D%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="clip_image004[11]" border="0" alt="clip_image004[11]" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xx9x5WzfJyQ/Tr_7mzlenmI/AAAAAAAAIZk/PqsrfoiUqxA/clip_image004%25255B11%25255D_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="281" height="388"></a></p> <p align="center">To end the day we made ice cream. Everyone brought a pair of gloves from home and we worked together with our friends to make a bag of ice cream. </p> <p align="center">After adding all the ingredients, we put our baggie inside a large bag of ice and salt and shook it.</p> <p align="center"> Talk about some noisy fun!!!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-fmAOF4yUT0c/Tr_7nPKz-TI/AAAAAAAAIZs/eCDn0xY9E3w/s1600-h/clip_image002%25255B12%25255D%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="clip_image002[12]" border="0" alt="clip_image002[12]" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-H3qope_Btb8/Tr_7nevgLPI/AAAAAAAAIZ0/rfeRQyQ5cW8/clip_image002%25255B12%25255D_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="307" height="244"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-UztIrmPRtqM/Tr_7n5h_PHI/AAAAAAAAIZ8/yx9zrtJ6cfw/s1600-h/clip_image004%25255B13%25255D%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="clip_image004[13]" border="0" alt="clip_image004[13]" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-XqGXob6_GuE/Tr_7oVpeU5I/AAAAAAAAIaE/SQ-FCncMOqU/clip_image004%25255B13%25255D_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="305" height="243"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-RYZoxIWSFL0/Tr_7oocb2oI/AAAAAAAAIaM/Aq6GZqn4tM0/s1600-h/clip_image006%25255B6%25255D%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="clip_image006[6]" border="0" alt="clip_image006[6]" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-TPFCniDyVFo/Tr_7pNRF5_I/AAAAAAAAIaU/keUdDnhqnAE/clip_image006%25255B6%25255D_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="266" height="359"></a></p> <p align="center"> Then we enjoyed our ice cream . . . yum, yum!!!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-FgRY2HC8wbI/Tr_7pUirC5I/AAAAAAAAIac/x1l_OQVDziU/s1600-h/clip_image002%25255B14%25255D%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="clip_image006[8]" border="0" alt="clip_image006[8]" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-5ifgib1zR8w/Tr_7rOgsKDI/AAAAAAAAIbE/a1JosPZBGRo/clip_image006%25255B8%25255D_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="201" height="260"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-fCxOQAMofgs/Tr_7rrqx_VI/AAAAAAAAIbM/HcnW16iMHsc/s1600-h/clip_image008%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="clip_image008" border="0" alt="clip_image008" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-CgeJADchsEE/Tr_7r0HOHNI/AAAAAAAAIbU/7-C9FGv9Kx8/clip_image008_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="260"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-MJRBjlw_VKw/Tr_7sVPoofI/AAAAAAAAIbc/lIydvx8Lv7k/s1600-h/clip_image010%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="clip_image010" border="0" alt="clip_image010" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-3v-DiKXLBSc/Tr_7syNcKkI/AAAAAAAAIbk/danHwK3P5L0/clip_image010_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="199" height="260"></a></p> Kelly Bumgardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09647769455850473541noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463608508568058583.post-63551460488675114222011-11-13T08:53:00.001-08:002011-11-13T08:53:32.356-08:00Scarecrow FUN<p align="center">We welcomed in the month of November with some <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Scarecrow-Fun-Math-Literacy-Centers"><font color="#ff8040">Scarecrow FUN</font></a>. All week long we did Scarecrow themed activities during center time to reinforce many of the skills we are working on.</p> <p align="center">Here’s just a few of the fun things we did . . .</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-SIzgcpv1fMI/Tr_16h4B2kI/AAAAAAAAIXM/Bxk9DQUmKVo/s1600-h/clip_image007%25255B5%25255D.png"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="clip_image007" border="0" alt="clip_image007" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-XyJevxpNdAQ/Tr_17VeV7uI/AAAAAAAAIXU/7A4Wxnmu0mM/clip_image007_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="588" height="397"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-fAKNp5E9I80/Tr_19G7kFfI/AAAAAAAAIXc/vxKTugQD6UQ/s1600-h/clip_image008%25255B8%25255D.png"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="clip_image008" border="0" alt="clip_image008" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-adoPB_0AXl0/Tr_193nG89I/AAAAAAAAIXk/0QVt7H87q7I/clip_image008_thumb%25255B5%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="587" height="501"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-u3hqxu3B-1M/Tr_1_QVEmWI/AAAAAAAAIXs/ClyTGQ2BoT4/s1600-h/clip_image009%25255B7%25255D.png"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="clip_image009" border="0" alt="clip_image009" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_dZHaOmBm0Q/Tr_2ABZI62I/AAAAAAAAIX0/NeRgDfWcg0M/clip_image009_thumb%25255B4%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="581" height="477"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-J_pydMc5mtk/Tr_2BYcus9I/AAAAAAAAIX8/Kb9IU9u__BE/s1600-h/clip_image011%25255B6%25255D.png"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="clip_image011" border="0" alt="clip_image011" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-O35ahRenkxY/Tr_2C8pqUMI/AAAAAAAAIYE/HWwg4qmjd7o/clip_image011_thumb%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="576" height="465"></a></p> Kelly Bumgardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09647769455850473541noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463608508568058583.post-73243018672783337032011-11-13T08:08:00.001-08:002011-11-13T08:08:58.124-08:00Our Halloween Party<p align="center">This weekend I’m playing catch-up!!! After several busy weeks at home and with other responsibilities I am finally getting around to updating our class blog with pictures from all of the fun things that we’ve been doing.</p> <p>Thanks to the planning of our fabulous room mom we had a GREAT Halloween party. All of the kids were so excited to put their costumes on at the end of the day for our celebration. We are so lucky to get to celebrate Halloween in our district. I know there are lots of schools out there that don’t allow their kiddos to dress up!!!</p> <p align="center">Here’s a little peek at all my cuties and goblins . . .<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-yiHTz1P9wAA/Tr_rfTDF_OI/AAAAAAAAIWM/XUwinVaeoTI/s1600-h/clip_image012%25255B6%25255D.png"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="clip_image012" border="0" alt="clip_image012" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-UyX3Vot_utg/Tr_rgY6pBoI/AAAAAAAAIWU/Oek3nbez3bI/clip_image012_thumb%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="541" height="479"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-YHTaRZgCcBg/Tr_rhhhKhlI/AAAAAAAAIWc/iOCSsY6NbIg/s1600-h/clip_image017%25255B6%25255D.png"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="clip_image017" border="0" alt="clip_image017" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-331JzcGe9js/Tr_riiiYBKI/AAAAAAAAIWk/9UlUxi159qM/clip_image017_thumb%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="629" height="428"></a>I even dressed up for the occasion . . . along with Miss Keckler and Mrs. Schmelzer.<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-vOZVbxiP2aE/Tr_rjpOQZMI/AAAAAAAAIWs/z1eI1Yft8xA/s1600-h/clip_image005%25255B7%25255D.png"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="clip_image005" border="0" alt="clip_image005" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-2c9MfUg9GPo/Tr_rkatyngI/AAAAAAAAIW0/uAjFWgSn3AE/clip_image005_thumb%25255B4%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="566" height="487"></a></p> <p align="center">We had so many special people join us for the festivities . . . <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-GIijWvCvETo/Tr_rlKumq3I/AAAAAAAAIW8/HKrLjsBgYys/s1600-h/clip_image019%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="clip_image019" border="0" alt="clip_image019" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-z2l42Jqqp-U/Tr_rlvPs9uI/AAAAAAAAIXE/zCpvu52Jbxw/clip_image019_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="562" height="463"></a></p> Kelly Bumgardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09647769455850473541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463608508568058583.post-23555509239430015002011-10-18T18:33:00.001-07:002011-10-18T18:33:07.991-07:00Fire Safety FUN<p align="center">Last week was National Fire Prevention Week so we stayed busy learning all about fire safety. We read lots of books that taught us many important fire safety rules. One of our favorites was called <u>Stop,Drop & Roll</u> by Margery Cuyler. We also talked about what to do if our clothing caught on fire and the importance of having an escape plan and a family meeting place in case there really was a fire at our house. <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-p4rQWKYRVTc/Tp4osH19RyI/AAAAAAAAITA/9CAggKcGxjQ/s1600-h/clip_image005%25255B7%25255D.png"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="clip_image005" border="0" alt="clip_image005" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-YWB-otsgAAw/Tp4os_H6GqI/AAAAAAAAITI/OW0v9o6W3PM/clip_image005_thumb%25255B4%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="520" height="463"></a> <p align="center">All of our centers were fire themed , too!!! Here’s a little peek at some of the fun things we did to review lots of the skills we have been working on in reading and math. <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-PBj3viM6okc/Tp4ouh5nb9I/AAAAAAAAITQ/oheTfJyHALA/s1600-h/clip_image006%25255B7%25255D.png"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="clip_image006" border="0" alt="clip_image006" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-h0qE4aabkUI/Tp4ovgD3RgI/AAAAAAAAITY/CxggkIuMKvM/clip_image006_thumb%25255B4%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="538" height="442"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xDOUXh8xjfc/Tp4oxsg0GHI/AAAAAAAAITg/n77MZ_2x810/s1600-h/clip_image009%25255B7%25255D.png"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="clip_image009" border="0" alt="clip_image009" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-WijNMUYSSaY/Tp4oyTVTonI/AAAAAAAAITo/OxScJjuU_90/clip_image009_thumb%25255B4%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="542" height="415"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-RIJ_q1C5fkc/Tp4oztelQkI/AAAAAAAAITw/vs5tF03nqSY/s1600-h/clip_image007%25255B11%25255D.png"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="clip_image007" border="0" alt="clip_image007" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-13M-RyBuADo/Tp4o0gWR9lI/AAAAAAAAIT4/pLAYg3NNINg/clip_image007_thumb%25255B8%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="538" height="484"></a> <p align="center">We also began learning how to apply what we have learned about addition and subtraction up to this point in our math series. By using the numbers in a “number family” we wrote addition and subtraction sentences.<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-MVLA34_lQzg/TptlIb7DzLI/AAAAAAAAAwc/GrnhKvTDnaA/s1600-h/clip_image007%25255B5%25255D.png"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="clip_image007" border="0" alt="clip_image007" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWcU7r0-qqKerAxXIa-fX22augbZSp2qqjg0SNS3QuSON3V7i7NiDWNS_9DZBH1ClKIXOCI4cOSUK4Mt21TuX7P_KRhNjDzE677aSqp8mxNasDoYADihouiJTqEuJBz6c-rZSf6QDDGYqB/?imgmax=800" width="542" height="468"></a> Kelly Bumgardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09647769455850473541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463608508568058583.post-62215919254423828412011-10-09T19:52:00.001-07:002011-10-09T19:52:38.787-07:00Octo-Bear FUN<p align="center">This past week we welcomed October with some Octo-Bear themed fun. All week long we did teddy bear themed activities to reinforce many of our first quarter skills. </p> <p align="center">In math we worked with a partner to solve teddy bear math problems. We took turns rolling a dice to find out how many bears were on the top and bottom of the bunk bed. Then we added the teddy bears together to find out how many bears were on the bunk bed in all.</p> <p align="center"> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-vsSxTEM-qBE/TpJdtr8SSFI/AAAAAAAAIQI/AovbN6bpzqA/s1600-h/CIMG25417.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2541" border="0" alt="CIMG2541" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-9kB7wdYyG-Q/TpJduIRHtDI/AAAAAAAAIQM/XlBgjkTCZSA/CIMG2541_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="308" height="246"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-9ivJME3g54s/TpJdunLmayI/AAAAAAAAIQQ/pO2gVGxdU0I/s1600-h/CIMG25457.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2545" border="0" alt="CIMG2545" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1UjGi1tq8kw/TpJdu7f9pLI/AAAAAAAAIQU/VhQkGP_xUHM/CIMG2545_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="298" height="246"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-GvTrUVtZUww/TpJdvNpihDI/AAAAAAAAIQY/Y-3AFsDslKc/s1600-h/CIMG254710.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2547" border="0" alt="CIMG2547" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-iOGNjx6CzHE/TpJdvvzQRtI/AAAAAAAAIQc/ZS_0iPbNS-s/CIMG2547_thumb7.jpg?imgmax=800" width="461" height="394"></a></p> <p align="center">We used Gummy Bears to create our own addition math problems.<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-bZP0TO_egQ0/TpJdv0sniAI/AAAAAAAAIQg/ihHapNOzuU4/s1600-h/CIMG25606.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2560" border="0" alt="CIMG2560" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-O_OkaZ-KmEI/TpJdwZW0S4I/AAAAAAAAIQk/KwsXwX38Xi8/CIMG2560_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="239"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Ud6jG_FQnU4/TpJdwiXlrcI/AAAAAAAAIQo/rfqovc47Ip4/s1600-h/CIMG25625.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2562" border="0" alt="CIMG2562" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ZaYkK8Nl8Hs/TpJdwzaM_dI/AAAAAAAAIQs/sAz9U4B62Yk/CIMG2562_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="298" height="238"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-I36DzWzq7XQ/TpJdxCNVmII/AAAAAAAAIQw/ptPIJME0QEk/s1600-h/CIMG25618.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2561" border="0" alt="CIMG2561" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NXB1ymb5AWY/TpJdxSo3jkI/AAAAAAAAIQ0/BeCEWqnUhcQ/CIMG2561_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="290" height="411"></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-gylT70xEHDE/TpJdx17eQNI/AAAAAAAAIQ4/Xh5bmM_g8po/s1600-h/CIMG25658.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2565" border="0" alt="CIMG2565" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-BKQMCqqySFw/TpJdyBexcFI/AAAAAAAAIQ8/QJeunAc4lg4/CIMG2565_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="291" height="410"></a></p> <p align="center">We also used Teddy Grahams to find all of the combinations for 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10.<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-onLKB9GsF9g/TpJdyog13xI/AAAAAAAAIRA/zc5aGTqTiq8/s1600-h/CIMG25768.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2576" border="0" alt="CIMG2576" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-vxqKIHVtRY0/TpJdy6WFsOI/AAAAAAAAIRE/dexwkG-IYoA/CIMG2576_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="283" height="399"></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-jm7Z74JHJ8k/TpJdzeDMQsI/AAAAAAAAIRI/PVDWxJxs7B4/s1600-h/CIMG25778.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2577" border="0" alt="CIMG2577" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-NdbERXWsHmA/TpJdzmh5h9I/AAAAAAAAIRM/fXFQACFr01M/CIMG2577_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="283" height="398"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-R4rqEVB9SwY/TpJdzwGJQsI/AAAAAAAAIRQ/NhXWYvUxSmg/s1600-h/CIMG25795.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2579" border="0" alt="CIMG2579" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-H-zbpShpEjw/TpJd0LPXPII/AAAAAAAAIRU/YI9AqH91IJA/CIMG2579_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="481" height="381"></a></p> <p align="center">We read lots of great bear themed books throughout the week. Here were a few of our favorites . . .</p> <p align="center">On Monday we read <u>The Very Cranky Bear</u> and then did an activity where we had to recall what each animal gave the bear to cheer him up. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-mFNXsaM4OFY/TpJd0uYpPOI/AAAAAAAAIRY/Y0uHET4L3vY/s1600-h/CIMG255413.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2554" border="0" alt="CIMG2554" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--sWBoz_62b0/TpJd0xYM3QI/AAAAAAAAIRc/KsIkuA0rkHg/CIMG2554_thumb10.jpg?imgmax=800" width="219" height="309"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-X0f8Ac_BZ2s/TpJd1RgWbVI/AAAAAAAAIRg/EOGzwHkd9p0/s1600-h/CIMG25557.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2555" border="0" alt="CIMG2555" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-cQIRpdLqiWc/TpJd138ppLI/AAAAAAAAIRk/aPVXHguEnm0/CIMG2555_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="366" height="307"></a></p> <p align="center">We also read <u>The New Bear at School</u> and did a writing activity to go with it. First we brainstormed a list of things a bear might do if he came to our school.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-b_wKx5C3i88/TpJd2PkthxI/AAAAAAAAIRo/nYxFFxiRx-k/s1600-h/CIMG25676.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2567" border="0" alt="CIMG2567" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-bAPa6phQHlI/TpJd2ajD6EI/AAAAAAAAIRs/3mwHVdmlwwU/CIMG2567_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="219" height="294"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-SmSzDTxbRRg/TpJd245WnCI/AAAAAAAAIRw/quthNr2Uzxs/s1600-h/CIMG25686.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2568" border="0" alt="CIMG2568" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-I2nuDf8De1k/TpJd3FKfljI/AAAAAAAAIR0/ZtRjB1qXhGE/CIMG2568_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="360" height="294"></a></p> <p align="center">Then we used our graphic organizes to help us create a book of our own about a bear that goes to school. We worked hard to write complete sentences and add details to our writing. <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-wi69dPd35c8/TpJd3bOcVsI/AAAAAAAAIR4/dm_BnHdpTEA/s1600-h/CIMG25696.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2569" border="0" alt="CIMG2569" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ggojZtrvjnM/TpJd39uQ1aI/AAAAAAAAIR8/yquGNug9Qpg/CIMG2569_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="213" height="286"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-zKrBB2z4EaQ/TpJd4A36KVI/AAAAAAAAISA/zq36yEuUxkI/s1600-h/CIMG25725.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2572" border="0" alt="CIMG2572" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-GZqMT6SnN0E/TpJd4nHkqNI/AAAAAAAAISE/0QPu14-0Ays/CIMG2572_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="358" height="285"></a></p> <p align="center">On Friday we read <u>I Lost My Bear</u>. Then we became bear detectives and created our own book about all the places we might look if we lost our favorite teddy bear. Everyone did such a great job using capital letters and punctuation marks.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-m46Fun-3GOA/TpJd447bxCI/AAAAAAAAISI/VB77oD2qs9Q/s1600-h/CIMG25887.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2588" border="0" alt="CIMG2588" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-hl0VYMk3Sfw/TpJd5XCLk9I/AAAAAAAAISM/Ny2E4905DJU/CIMG2588_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="279" height="385"></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-OGkYI_fh59w/TpJd5jPDEOI/AAAAAAAAISQ/hyXm7Fz2F5U/s1600-h/CIMG25896.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2589" border="0" alt="CIMG2589" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-bJhuHq8vtNc/TpJd55-jyQI/AAAAAAAAISU/3hdocxGVw0k/CIMG2589_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="286" height="386"></a></p> <p align="center">On Friday we brought our own teddy bears from home.<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-r1XkQJHoIng/TpJd6LociII/AAAAAAAAISY/HyKMtyhnT0c/s1600-h/CIMG25969.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2596" border="0" alt="CIMG2596" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ZA6rzh9ZB5Q/TpJd6jOA3iI/AAAAAAAAISc/eWz2h1LcA7Y/CIMG2596_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="532" height="421"></a></p> <p align="center">We paired up with a friend and used a Venn Diagram to compare how our bears were the same and different.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-f_geuc4uV2g/TpJd6-xV93I/AAAAAAAAISg/m02aaHE6AXQ/s1600-h/CIMG25847.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2584" border="0" alt="CIMG2584" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ruBvcmEOW-A/TpJd7ffcOwI/AAAAAAAAISk/i5mBF2jM8BI/CIMG2584_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="299" height="246"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ljYaZD7XGn0/TpJd7zVlDZI/AAAAAAAAISo/EHE0zKzEwzQ/s1600-h/CIMG25857.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2585" border="0" alt="CIMG2585" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-zFaCL8g8wbY/TpJd8DELDLI/AAAAAAAAISs/l3m6EBCp4oA/CIMG2585_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="289" height="246"></a></p> <p align="center">We also made bear sentence wheels and practiced writing “Beary” good sentences.<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-fpG_HADN5Bo/TpJd8bVhlKI/AAAAAAAAISw/B6BhETJ6RjI/s1600-h/CIMG25906.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2590" border="0" alt="CIMG2590" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ENCUcNnPCFE/TpJd8gVwyrI/AAAAAAAAIS0/iqV1xxkvvh8/CIMG2590_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="296" height="245"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-vHBbmvO89Yk/TpJd8y1uQmI/AAAAAAAAIS4/S6Sfay4__hk/s1600-h/CIMG25925.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2592" border="0" alt="CIMG2592" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ER0C40ctTO0/TpJd9VYw9gI/AAAAAAAAIS8/t5DN5BlW93Q/CIMG2592_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="309" height="246"></a></p> Kelly Bumgardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09647769455850473541noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463608508568058583.post-58251323932727828702011-09-24T19:04:00.001-07:002011-09-24T19:06:31.325-07:00It’s Apple Time<p align="center">This past week we welcomed in the fall season by doing lots of apple themed activities.<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-h88217UR8j0/Tn6LuVOmUYI/AAAAAAAAIMQ/HqbyJ00ulSE/s1600-h/CIMG2430%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2430" border="0" alt="CIMG2430" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_8ZXda5un_0/Tn6Lu_RPmtI/AAAAAAAAIMU/rdlvf-5YB5A/CIMG2430_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="288" height="406"></a>Here’s a little peek at some of the fun things we did . . .</p> <p align="center">We learned about the parts of an apple by making this cute little art project and labeling each part.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-gai3f7teNaw/Tn6LvCuYHSI/AAAAAAAAIMY/zRvyWhK_aqU/s1600-h/CIMG2429%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2429" border="0" alt="CIMG2429" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-S94oz2HyV0s/Tn6LvQG0s2I/AAAAAAAAIMc/EdSMDnm4NVQ/CIMG2429_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="253" height="341"></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-rmwEov80gQM/Tn6LvyoxciI/AAAAAAAAIMg/4xCBkPvtq6E/s1600-h/CIMG2431%25255B28%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2423" border="0" alt="CIMG2423" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-HRnSGIAscEs/Tn6Lxo4fv7I/AAAAAAAAIM0/btNFPvQ1HHY/CIMG2423_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="260"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-PNL0xTVQUto/Tn6LxzPlcmI/AAAAAAAAIM4/n3ODjZdy3F4/s1600-h/CIMG2424%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2424" border="0" alt="CIMG2424" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Vnis2i8xzIk/Tn6LyAOSkvI/AAAAAAAAIM8/UvvTfPcxbZs/CIMG2424_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="260"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-hF_5pnjXHi0/Tn6LykWtTuI/AAAAAAAAINA/0rgHRWPB-qc/s1600-h/CIMG2425%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2425" border="0" alt="CIMG2425" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-lh9liMKdxsc/Tn6Ly2sNPnI/AAAAAAAAINE/3sOyzhRgVss/CIMG2425_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="260"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-mM5PGZOVK-0/Tn6LzdT9aNI/AAAAAAAAINI/3ndHP3uLSy8/s1600-h/CIMG2426%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2426" border="0" alt="CIMG2426" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-d3dhEj40_zk/Tn6Lz4VWyVI/AAAAAAAAINM/5Th4V644_tY/CIMG2426_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="260"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bby9G_RWnbg/Tn6L0GctA-I/AAAAAAAAINQ/NO1NMExS_dY/s1600-h/CIMG2427%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2427" border="0" alt="CIMG2427" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-zuppso-XnFk/Tn6L0oTp9SI/AAAAAAAAINU/_7jH4UP5Kho/CIMG2427_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="260"></a></p> <p align="center">We read <u>Ten Apples Up On Top</u> by Leo LeSieg and then used green and red apples to make combinations of 5. This went right along with our math lessons for the week.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9FVAhJbCYao/Tn6L1JmyDXI/AAAAAAAAINY/orL4e7SQ3Lk/s1600-h/CIMG2395%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2395" border="0" alt="CIMG2395" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-wjl0yb7BmOE/Tn6L1T2WjFI/AAAAAAAAINc/wfDFnzGrgcY/CIMG2395_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="273" height="387"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ttqdc_nalhA/Tn6L16szcTI/AAAAAAAAINg/EO3UqS9TrzE/s1600-h/CIMG2396%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2396" border="0" alt="CIMG2396" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-kPSZBWMurFI/Tn6L2GlxbFI/AAAAAAAAINk/tsR7OoAwFUQ/CIMG2396_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="279" height="388"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-xwaZVIL4cuI/Tn6L2rPBceI/AAAAAAAAINo/PlEKJp0oefQ/s1600-h/CIMG2397%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2397" border="0" alt="CIMG2397" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-BwwyOxj6f6s/Tn6L21JX5nI/AAAAAAAAINs/Q1bs261dAHE/CIMG2397_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="274" height="395"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-FOuGhIyq4yI/Tn6L3ZUbUCI/AAAAAAAAINw/h2kmGm0c4eM/s1600-h/CIMG2399%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2399" border="0" alt="CIMG2399" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Gms7CiWj8Fk/Tn6L3uW-C-I/AAAAAAAAIN0/0xpUSQNuXnk/CIMG2399_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="268" height="395"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-uYz8nNkS5rw/Tn6L38YFemI/AAAAAAAAIN4/-v5ge19bpLY/s1600-h/CIMG2400%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2400" border="0" alt="CIMG2400" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-7IcGuMjfpCQ/Tn6L4R4KWgI/AAAAAAAAIN8/_HL2aG123QU/CIMG2400_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="440" height="358"></a></p> <p align="center">We also practiced creating and solving basic apple seed addition math problems.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-HlfJ47Xr8hc/Tn6L5fwFu8I/AAAAAAAAIOA/u7eoHYyL_pE/s1600-h/CIMG2405%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2405" border="0" alt="CIMG2405" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-1DOsir45hjw/Tn6L5hQECsI/AAAAAAAAIOE/VZ7aRGfX67M/CIMG2405_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="260"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-K532x15xPY0/Tn6L7R5D-UI/AAAAAAAAIOI/Mc9xS4c1YEw/s1600-h/CIMG2407%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2407" border="0" alt="CIMG2407" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-S-_e4lz-UkE/Tn6L7p4uCuI/AAAAAAAAIOM/A2tRKcsTU9M/CIMG2407_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="260"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-B19brB_bzbU/Tn6L7ywf5iI/AAAAAAAAIOQ/lHzMTDwkBFM/s1600-h/CIMG2406%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2406" border="0" alt="CIMG2406" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-pXYcKVs3w1c/Tn6L8QTd7TI/AAAAAAAAIOU/1CfwFl0HCrU/CIMG2406_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="260"></a></p> <p align="center">At centers we stayed VERY busy . . . so busy in fact that we didn’t get any pictures.</p> <p align="center">Our main story for the week in reading was called <u>Pigs In A Rig</u>. <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-2-26Mqg4ALA/Tn6L8mc_VzI/AAAAAAAAIOY/W0RZXJ2vNH0/s1600-h/CIMG2417%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2417" border="0" alt="CIMG2417" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-rIEANICV-2s/Tn6L88gr6II/AAAAAAAAIOc/Ri0P_axLAfE/CIMG2417_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="441" height="361"></a></p> <p align="center">All week long we practiced decoding and reading short i words. We also did several fun {pig} themed activities. On Wednesday we made our favorite pig character from the story out of pink construction paper. Then we wrote about what happened to the pig in the story.<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-GaNvqCrsF5I/Tn6L9SRLjhI/AAAAAAAAIOg/B4k9EeP3CGM/s1600-h/CIMG2416%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2416" border="0" alt="CIMG2416" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-DL_r0-77gAQ/Tn6L9wP392I/AAAAAAAAIOk/u8k73HWp5oI/CIMG2416_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="428" height="340"></a></p> <p align="center">They ALL turned out so cute!!!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-WPUZzxFHgNo/Tn6L-FTPFaI/AAAAAAAAIOo/Kos79Wd_gKA/s1600-h/CIMG2420%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2420" border="0" alt="CIMG2420" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6LScFfo6bB8/Tn6L-bGC3jI/AAAAAAAAIOs/8C2GZ-urbtU/CIMG2420_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="274" height="370"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-J-dbDH-lNjM/Tn6L-yZ-aLI/AAAAAAAAIOw/SimLXCtisSE/s1600-h/CIMG2421%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2421" border="0" alt="CIMG2421" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-qjw17TYjl2Y/Tn6L_KBjO9I/AAAAAAAAIO0/sftnHAnEqlE/CIMG2421_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="369"></a></p> <p align="center">On Friday we read several versions of <u>The Three Little Pigs</u> and compared how they were the same and different.</p> <p align="center"> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-cPSStlkOkZE/Tn6L_YRYYiI/AAAAAAAAIO4/vQpHqHhGJQk/s1600-h/CIMG2440%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2440" border="0" alt="CIMG2440" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-79MM2EvNtmQ/Tn6L_g7y0lI/AAAAAAAAIO8/Q9UjVj6Su4s/CIMG2440_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="260"></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-j8SRbBfe4X8/Tn6L_2FGPrI/AAAAAAAAIPA/9FBWSvZ6-bM/s1600-h/CIMG2441%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2441" border="0" alt="CIMG2441" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qV66vU36h3M/Tn6MAWIvExI/AAAAAAAAIPE/flvkQO-uYKk/CIMG2441_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="260"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-t54b5hCa_Gw/Tn6MAjW156I/AAAAAAAAIPI/S8rGx-2Y7Jk/s1600-h/CIMG2442%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2442" border="0" alt="CIMG2442" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Y5bXXyRn8kY/Tn6MA48BG4I/AAAAAAAAIPM/3bqFOJn0JVw/CIMG2442_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="260"></a></p> <p align="center">Then we worked hard all afternoon to sequence some pictures from the traditional version of the story and retell it using our own words. This was a VERY big task, but we all worked hard and were so excited to have our own book to take home and share with our families. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-qxxqsNiWWfE/Tn6MBBRxN5I/AAAAAAAAIPQ/ZUKBffdJNBc/s1600-h/CIMG2435%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2435" border="0" alt="CIMG2435" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-_x7AaTqq9Pw/Tn6MBfMWJyI/AAAAAAAAIPU/pp5G97ow8b0/CIMG2435_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="189" height="259"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-PUUBkrMNk8s/Tn6MBuoJQFI/AAAAAAAAIPY/Mc6Se2g1Ho0/s1600-h/CIMG2437%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2437" border="0" alt="CIMG2437" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-AfSn0LdP3p0/Tn6MCFP6f4I/AAAAAAAAIPc/Ar2pQb2bIrU/CIMG2437_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="260"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-l5azdfiecTI/Tn6MCXOfdOI/AAAAAAAAIPg/YR-HEuDQZBc/s1600-h/CIMG2438%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2438" border="0" alt="CIMG2438" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-gl8i42jTRiQ/Tn6MCyPCdxI/AAAAAAAAIPk/X8NwXeS4GxI/CIMG2438_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="260"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-hD_rNEbk0jk/Tn6MDOOu58I/AAAAAAAAIPo/2ho9iLbPnPg/s1600-h/CIMG2439%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2439" border="0" alt="CIMG2439" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-zGL10e0iH10/Tn6MDbcr9qI/AAAAAAAAIPs/IK-L4peYvsE/CIMG2439_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="291" height="240"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-BBY3Z-kmGIE/Tn6MDhOFd-I/AAAAAAAAIPw/pRgkUMOrWgc/s1600-h/CIMG2434%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2434" border="0" alt="CIMG2434" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-PYWNtNiVkvU/Tn6MEJXMTYI/AAAAAAAAIP0/IYwsmymuJmQ/CIMG2434_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="281" height="241"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tRBMKx7rreI/Tn6MEknuF4I/AAAAAAAAIP4/Cjjzv2vzRVE/s1600-h/CIMG2444%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="CIMG2444" border="0" alt="CIMG2444" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-OuPy1qts3Y4/Tn6ME6bV7TI/AAAAAAAAIP8/x8ciCmx4CTI/CIMG2444_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="347" height="471"></a></p> Kelly Bumgardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09647769455850473541noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463608508568058583.post-6020712658809165102011-09-11T19:06:00.001-07:002011-09-11T19:07:49.653-07:00Alphabet FUN<p align="center">Last week we had a very fun filled week wrapping up our alphabet unit. To celebrate mastery of our letter sounds we did center activities that were ABC themed. </p> <p align="center">Here’s a little {sneak} peek. . .<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-EjT3z0Ldnbc/Tm1pErCGbMI/AAAAAAAAILc/3A_-TdSMqlo/s1600-h/1%25255B4%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="1" border="0" alt="1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-cRCVuiNtNTw/Tm1pFODui8I/AAAAAAAAILg/PIgLJ4k6M8o/1_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="488" height="628"></a><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="Picture4" border="0" alt="Picture4" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-8YTPEd70Hrk/Tm1pFsWvGiI/AAAAAAAAILk/QLM0DgEh8Uw/Picture4_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="485" height="627"> <img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="2" border="0" alt="2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ZkMkG_Dvnwo/Tm1pGKTldpI/AAAAAAAAILo/ytJHy4LOk00/2_thumb%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="481" height="617"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="4" border="0" alt="4" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-gLXiMN0B3UI/Tm1pG1Ucr6I/AAAAAAAAILs/Ob8evRfB4fE/4_thumb%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="473" height="598"></p> <p align="center">We also read lots of popular ABC themed books and did writing activities to go along with them. We will be sharing all of the class ABC books we made throughout the week with you at conferences.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KdJiNHhfIw8/Tm1pHQPo-uI/AAAAAAAAILw/GdSyOoi-sr8/s1600-h/5%25255B6%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="5" border="0" alt="5" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-flieElg8XgI/Tm1pH0fVFRI/AAAAAAAAIL0/8WMis7KR_kQ/5_thumb%25255B4%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="483" height="611"></a> </p> <p align="center">We ended the week by having a class Potluck. We read <u>Potluck</u> by Anne Selby and <u>Alligator Arrived with Apples.</u> Then we had a yummy celebration. Each child brought a snack to share with the class that started with the first letter of their first name. <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6AslwrpUzdg/Tm1pIbwOjPI/AAAAAAAAIL4/dgaOKmWozgI/s1600-h/7%25255B5%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="7" border="0" alt="7" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-DbmNv90nnUI/Tm1pI08k_kI/AAAAAAAAIL8/aHE97WV6mFg/7_thumb%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="472" height="591"></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-oX7MY_dPpS8/Tm1pJb_gabI/AAAAAAAAIMA/m47SSipQ0HM/s1600-h/6%25255B5%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="6" border="0" alt="6" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-bjAfmyYqu_o/Tm1pKKknmhI/AAAAAAAAIME/qfQTcRkVkSI/6_thumb%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="476" height="602"></a> </p> <p align="center"> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-XbmgenpJFwc/Tm1pKViVd4I/AAAAAAAAIMI/CXGhI8fPudo/s1600-h/signature%25255B3%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="signature" border="0" alt="signature" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-J954UH3kNuc/Tm1pKmHa2rI/AAAAAAAAIMM/9_gnoo_vmtA/signature_thumb%25255B1%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="240" height="56"></a></p> Kelly Bumgardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09647769455850473541noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463608508568058583.post-326068449353457392011-09-05T17:54:00.001-07:002011-09-05T17:55:57.196-07:00Color FUN Centers<p align="center">This week we wrapped up our color unit by doing lots of fun activities that reviewed all of the color words. We also had our very first week of centers and the kids did great. I think it really helped that we had so many wonderful parent volunteers helping us throughout the week.</p> <p align="center">Here’s a little {sneak} peek at all of things we did during center time . . .</p> <p align="center">We practiced reading our color words and kindergarten sight words and arranged them to create a complete sentence. Then we wrote the sentence using our neatest handwriting.</p> <p align="center"> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-V-v7sjjsRCk/TmVvJ0-yp8I/AAAAAAAAIJ4/cuAZvKcPXdM/s1600-h/CIMG2115%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="CIMG2115" border="0" alt="CIMG2115" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-RtMutbs6oR8/TmVvKP2RuVI/AAAAAAAAIJ8/uyhriwaJQVA/CIMG2115_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="521" height="404"></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-zbQvY2ZW31Q/TmVvK_8IgMI/AAAAAAAAIKA/zK5l0JdfD8M/s1600-h/CIMG2135%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="CIMG2135" border="0" alt="CIMG2135" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-laydB0S4m8E/TmVvLJP5NVI/AAAAAAAAIKE/WSZ8FwlBkQY/CIMG2135_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="517" height="401"></a> </p> <p align="center">We stamped our color words and wrote them neatly using the lines and spaces correctly.<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-gb3mS1e8R1g/TmVvLR5GHDI/AAAAAAAAIKI/jle48-NFO44/s1600-h/CIMG2129%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="CIMG2129" border="0" alt="CIMG2129" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-CmpIBXpEXSI/TmVvL9ne7JI/AAAAAAAAIKM/-RgDAZJURWs/CIMG2129_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="522" height="404"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-mzL9YWi9iO0/TmVvMAegAzI/AAAAAAAAIKQ/8kctTql5Qwo/s1600-h/CIMG2117%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="CIMG2117" border="0" alt="CIMG2117" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-aBZuZVZLtcI/TmVvMZMgkII/AAAAAAAAIKU/BTw_k6DsSiI/CIMG2117_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="410" height="530"></a> </p> <p align="center">We practiced putting sets of numbers from 1-25 in order from least to greatest.<img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="CIMG2147" border="0" alt="CIMG2147" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-L8Nhh5mt4uw/TmVvM5pJ0fI/AAAAAAAAIKY/wlNtnNbv700/CIMG2147_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="530" height="410"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="CIMG2126" border="0" alt="CIMG2126" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-PoYyGPq5TuM/TmVvNPoMSPI/AAAAAAAAIKc/UtReu3M4zUE/CIMG2126_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="529" height="413"></p> <p align="center"> We solved basic addition problems by adding sets of crayons together . . . somehow I didn’t get a single picture of this center!!!</p> <p align="center">We extended color patterns {AB, ABC, AAB, ABB}.<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6z_t0Q-_ErQ/TmVvNZ8Nx1I/AAAAAAAAIKg/ujId3utifxg/s1600-h/CIMG2114%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="CIMG2114" border="0" alt="CIMG2114" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6D9e1wBla9U/TmVvN7IYljI/AAAAAAAAIKk/ZQzBNyvgHyg/CIMG2114_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="514" height="398"></a></p> <p align="center">We listened to <u>Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Did You See?</u> at the listening center and practiced spelling color words from the story using these cute little cards and letter tiles from Doodle Bugs {a great little kindergarten blog}.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-XqoPIEiApoQ/TmVvOfB5aEI/AAAAAAAAIKo/e7qQs_-eVRs/s1600-h/CIMG2118%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="CIMG2118" border="0" alt="CIMG2118" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6mspyay_YvU/TmVvO1s5XYI/AAAAAAAAIKs/zyAlvvzHvEA/CIMG2118_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="510" height="395"></a> </p> <p align="center">We sorted crayons by color and graphed how many we had.<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-rqChn5VHZB0/TmVvPLjIE5I/AAAAAAAAIKw/SfyG4cXed50/s1600-h/CIMG2139%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="CIMG2139" border="0" alt="CIMG2139" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-flaE6YkCE3g/TmVvPnk1N9I/AAAAAAAAIK0/maXBZgJbcIE/CIMG2139_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="525" height="410"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tuKZBHwfohk/TmVvP0fKIJI/AAAAAAAAIK4/QDXuePdkyc8/s1600-h/CIMG2121%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="CIMG2121" border="0" alt="CIMG2121" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-8HuUxFbSagw/TmVvQPyKsvI/AAAAAAAAIK8/wKdi0Q96aoE/CIMG2121_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="519" height="402"></a></p> <p align="center"> We also got to use the mini laptops to play some back to school games and look at our class blog.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-HvPJ71c1Flc/TmVvQoX8jTI/AAAAAAAAILA/hhTx-CitjIY/s1600-h/CIMG2122%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="CIMG2122" border="0" alt="CIMG2122" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4G_zZUNs6Os/TmVvQ-OIa8I/AAAAAAAAILE/8AWQBwo-etw/CIMG2122_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="519" height="402"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-s8o9IvQqOlM/TmVvROYt-8I/AAAAAAAAILI/66oHrHdR5H8/s1600-h/CIMG2153%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="CIMG2153" border="0" alt="CIMG2153" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-g8VC4QfqGKY/TmVvRkWBEGI/AAAAAAAAILM/s0Yd_tqD63I/CIMG2153_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="523" height="405"></a></p> <p align="center"> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-h1JNowF2ziA/TmVvR0FWUWI/AAAAAAAAILQ/XxlStdTPh7A/s1600-h/signature%25255B3%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="signature" border="0" alt="signature" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-zPfzV34_QC0/TmVvSGBZh6I/AAAAAAAAILU/Whit8tI6jJ0/signature_thumb%25255B1%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="240" height="56"></a></p> Kelly Bumgardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09647769455850473541noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463608508568058583.post-31256448678036286032011-08-27T16:28:00.001-07:002011-08-27T16:34:12.750-07:00{More} Color Day FUN<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-PA3Se9rMNGA/Tll-zqyNaNI/AAAAAAAAIIA/x2aHDbbpAe0/s1600-h/Orange%25255B4%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="Orange" border="0" alt="Orange" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-4R-e2RcMoks/Tll9JsoIiBI/AAAAAAAAIIE/ssd1O6wpu9M/Orange_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="363" height="228"></a> <p align="center">On Monday we read <u>The Cats Colors</u> by Jane Cabrera. Then we made a cat book of our own about things that are <font color="#ff8000">orange</font>. We worked hard to sound spell all of our <font color="#ff8000">orange</font> words and add details to our pictures. Then we decorated the cover of our book to look just like the <font color="#ff8000">orange</font> cat in the story.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-SkoJcWWRSNE/Tll9Kk-jTRI/AAAAAAAAIDc/nTlkLHvhgnY/s1600-h/DSCN5532%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN5532" border="0" alt="DSCN5532" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-QFXnuLM4yu4/Tll9LNa55_I/AAAAAAAAIDg/a09drO2Q5TE/DSCN5532_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="407" height="526"></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Xh9RJofvNCw/Tll9Lo-3fTI/AAAAAAAAIDk/kK0flyWQAzo/s1600-h/orange%252520cat%25255B5%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="orange cat" border="0" alt="orange cat" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-nsEEuOkRH0Y/Tll9MXoRGfI/AAAAAAAAIDo/hdZdjmjReWs/orange%252520cat_thumb%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="610" height="490"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6T5T8pskw_4/Tll9M9pvFvI/AAAAAAAAIDs/oY7BdzGkkeo/s1600-h/orange%252520cat%252520art%25255B4%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="orange cat art" border="0" alt="orange cat art" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-TeYKbuX7jI4/Tll9QuGTLSI/AAAAAAAAIDw/8MHbMk7jdaI/orange%252520cat%252520art_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="591" height="591"></a> </p> <p align="center">We also read <u>The Big Orange Splot</u> by Daniel Manus Pinkwater and painted a picture of our dream house, just like Mr. Plumbean did in the story.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-woHziM-i98M/Tll9Q6L18bI/AAAAAAAAIII/rCv_BaGDIXg/s1600-h/DSCN5544%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN5544" border="0" alt="DSCN5544" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-3ZoQaJtWcr0/Tll9RdhEqwI/AAAAAAAAIIM/ZDdAKcRVuQ4/DSCN5544_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="288" height="358"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-QCnVUNG3PXw/Tll9Rh-LveI/AAAAAAAAIIQ/Ppne4zIT56k/s1600-h/DSCN5552%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN5552" border="0" alt="DSCN5552" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-tm50Tj_ak5s/Tll9SIXO1xI/AAAAAAAAIIU/HB5E-Qi4gs0/DSCN5552_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="287" height="357"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-j8Bjw_LEd_o/Tll9SjmuEGI/AAAAAAAAIIY/vo0otUaTl-A/s1600-h/DSCN5545%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN5545" border="0" alt="DSCN5545" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_A36P2gwDlI/Tll9TJWDfxI/AAAAAAAAIIc/1Q8vyut8WHM/DSCN5545_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="271" height="339"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-tsOs126XlQ4/Tll9TfQPN2I/AAAAAAAAIIg/qobZssK1sL0/s1600-h/DSCN5546%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN5546" border="0" alt="DSCN5546" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-VntcciE463A/Tll9TqhUvII/AAAAAAAAIIk/kKfaavgs_E4/DSCN5546_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="274" height="336"></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-U9w5g0Tg1Nc/Tll9TzwaYbI/AAAAAAAAIIo/A9CXkW7EZRA/s1600-h/DSCN5549%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN5549" border="0" alt="DSCN5549" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-zKryV0O9Fzo/Tll9UVNNEbI/AAAAAAAAIIs/kUyjMO_USJs/DSCN5549_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="282" height="354"></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-IPjZB2XO9A8/Tll9UvlJu8I/AAAAAAAAIIw/LHcn80kCJto/s1600-h/DSCN5550%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN5550" border="0" alt="DSCN5550" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-bAQO4lAHDDs/Tll9Vu1K3qI/AAAAAAAAII0/H3FN-KxoAWQ/DSCN5550_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="276" height="346"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-vT2jVpJuzIQ/Tll9V8cBrfI/AAAAAAAAIEk/DyghNatsS58/s1600-h/DSCN5547%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN5547" border="0" alt="DSCN5547" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-N9aAR1i9w4I/Tll9WXDFmYI/AAAAAAAAIEo/SKPJ77ncJPA/DSCN5547_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="469"></a> </p> <p align="center"> We ended the day by reading one last <font color="#ff8000">orange</font> themed story called <u>Chrysanthemum</u> by Kevin Henkes. We learned about bullying and how it affects our friends at school. We also practiced writing our first and last name neatly and created a math problem to see who had the longest name in our class. <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-IWQ_PdNKcd8/Tll9W29u-QI/AAAAAAAAIEs/TR4HFV3hgGw/s1600-h/DSCN5558%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN5558" border="0" alt="DSCN5558" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-3nIIZdKq-0Y/Tll9XOB-qyI/AAAAAAAAIEw/8LqP1N5BuA0/DSCN5558_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="456" height="590"></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-hlylECIZqmI/Tll9X63RLcI/AAAAAAAAII4/QdSStxOgveI/s1600-h/Purple%25255B8%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Purple" border="0" alt="Purple" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Sq3E8J-a7HE/Tll9YJQog1I/AAAAAAAAII8/gokAFdb6NBM/Purple_thumb%25255B4%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="380" height="239"></a> </p> <p align="center">On Tuesday we read <u>Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse</u> by Kevin Henkes. In the story Lily loves everything about school and wants to be a teacher when she grows up. That is when she doesn’t want to be a doctor, or a nurse, or a dancer, or a singer, or a hairdresser. We worked together to brainstorm a list of jobs and then we all chose the one we would most like to be when we grow up and wrote about it. We also practiced sequencing events from the story. Then we made a <font color="#800080">purple</font> <em>paper</em> purse to put our stories in. <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-MA8H6PDmFe4/Tll9YbfBdeI/AAAAAAAAIE8/3JDwML2LI6A/s1600-h/CIMG0006%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="CIMG0006" border="0" alt="CIMG0006" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-FauSBHTlOeA/Tll9Yzrn8gI/AAAAAAAAIFA/U3EvDcCxWrg/CIMG0006_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="448" height="565"></a></p> <p align="center">{Sorry I don’t have more pictures to share . . . somewhere between reading the story and the finished product I dropped my camera in the toilet. I learned the hard way that my back pocket is not the best place to put my camera!!! I have a feeling you all probably heard about it as soon as your child got home. They all thought is was pretty funny!!!}<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-9TdWpGkZmQY/Tll9ZLj-VAI/AAAAAAAAIFE/CZISJuD6rnw/s1600-h/clip_image002%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="clip_image002" border="0" alt="clip_image002" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-DiEXHJpvGog/Tll9ZVHvDsI/AAAAAAAAIFI/hNX0dbgpUfk/clip_image002_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="572" height="443"></a> </p> <p align="center">We also read <u>Harold and the Purple Crayon</u> by Crockett Johnson. In this story Harold uses his <font color="#800080">purple</font> crayon to go on a magical adventure. We created our own adventure by making a book of our own. We had to use our imaginations to complete the writing prompts on each page. Then we used a <font color="#800080">purple</font> crayon to illustrate each page.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-JmLkyyoRCr0/Tll9aEEjcrI/AAAAAAAAIFM/d6J1ykmWzdY/s1600-h/harold%25255B5%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="harold" border="0" alt="harold" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-r5Z2Q3B9Zxo/Tll9be4G3tI/AAAAAAAAIFQ/zzPXRYZvIHc/harold_thumb%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="600" height="575"></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-w7FpzhPI3tA/Tll9bwIdbwI/AAAAAAAAIJA/8_PDUrThon0/s1600-h/Pink%25255B8%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Pink" border="0" alt="Pink" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-4a1fs7VN-Ss/Tll9cOPMojI/AAAAAAAAIJE/AHMlXfRGY8g/Pink_thumb%25255B4%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="385" height="242"></a> </p> <p align="center">On Wednesday we read a few fabulous <font color="#ff00ff">pink</font> stories from the <u>Pinkalicious</u> collection and made a <font color="#ff00ff">pink</font> cupcake shaped book about things that are <font color="#ff00ff">pink</font>. Several of our kindergarten sight words were in the book so everyone practiced reading it aloud with a partner when they were finished writing.<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-LeI1CmZr8uk/Tll9cnYhd3I/AAAAAAAAIFc/XMbOEF7PWLU/s1600-h/CIMG2054%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="CIMG2054" border="0" alt="CIMG2054" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-DZJNLWGXXZc/Tll9c9KGJTI/AAAAAAAAIFg/QslAf3EpAFs/CIMG2054_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="555" height="430"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-xVFzwa_sa4w/Tll9dZEozxI/AAAAAAAAIFk/KD8CrHneLVY/s1600-h/pinkalicious%25255B4%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="pinkalicious" border="0" alt="pinkalicious" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-RedLIES-Cb8/Tll9d1Qm8GI/AAAAAAAAIFo/cvAlGrzIqAs/pinkalicious_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="592" height="465"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-V8EZNlLt4ts/Tll9fYYfKAI/AAAAAAAAIFs/PyquCgnbKkc/s1600-h/CIMG2053%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="CIMG2053" border="0" alt="CIMG2053" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-xPCxPBlOHxM/Tll9f4feIOI/AAAAAAAAIFw/3uPtdhV0b7I/CIMG2053_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="564" height="441"></a></p> <p align="center">Before we went home we read <u>Double Pink</u> by Kate Feiffer and <u>Land of Pink</u> by Roy Sanders. We learned that you can make <font color="#ff00ff">pink</font> by mixing red and white.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-V4d-d3roiZM/Tll9gBjqFuI/AAAAAAAAIF0/YmQih4jHVHs/s1600-h/CIMG2057%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="CIMG2057" border="0" alt="CIMG2057" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-v8y09BLE5Bw/Tll9g4ZuR9I/AAAAAAAAIF4/_iVCLUgaNB8/CIMG2057_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="287" height="364"></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-AsJbXMtvScE/Tll9hO6dRNI/AAAAAAAAIF8/xRymCdryrb0/s1600-h/CIMG2056%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="CIMG2056" border="0" alt="CIMG2056" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-4li3IcYQWV4/Tll9hVubiTI/AAAAAAAAIGA/FPp5K6WJLPA/CIMG2056_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="283" height="364"></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-d8AKChjNzmk/Tll9hjpJK_I/AAAAAAAAIGE/KbtfRwILGHc/s1600-h/Brown%25255B3%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="white" border="0" alt="white" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--tJSZiTZf1c/Tll9iE-rjCI/AAAAAAAAIJI/FkNel70F2J8/white%25255B8%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="388" height="244"> </a></p> <p align="center">Thursday was a day filled with opposites. We began by reading a book about opposites. Then we played a game where everyone was given a card and had to pair up with someone in the class to form a set of opposites. We shared the sets of opposites we made with the class and brainstormed a few more. Then we made a book of our own about opposites and illustrated each page.<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-0hMxm8cYafs/Tll9iUP2xzI/AAAAAAAAIGM/rDoA3MW1eY4/s1600-h/CIMG2072%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="CIMG2072" border="0" alt="CIMG2072" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-3kH4CdK9Sr4/Tll9i5SBSlI/AAAAAAAAIGQ/gSWTn10OLls/CIMG2072_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="612" height="477"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-R8B3uElganQ/Tll9jWX7EdI/AAAAAAAAIJM/ww5Ar3Oq1uE/s1600-h/CIMG2076%25255B12%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="CIMG2076" border="0" alt="CIMG2076" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-9pnfDnYXNI4/Tll9j917bOI/AAAAAAAAIJQ/6spXVBOwl74/CIMG2076_thumb%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="296" height="361"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NUCRa5qaJbk/Tll9kN5FYxI/AAAAAAAAIJU/L_KnBuGtA7w/s1600-h/CIMG2073%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="CIMG2073" border="0" alt="CIMG2073" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-GQ5XU14MqTQ/Tll9kjmxs0I/AAAAAAAAIJY/96aUaqOnFMk/CIMG2073_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="285" height="357"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-xsS6FtToVeE/Tll9k7TxfeI/AAAAAAAAIJc/5qZqUrO8IaA/s1600-h/CIMG2074%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="CIMG2074" border="0" alt="CIMG2074" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-6H0exDKb17M/Tll9lnDfMiI/AAAAAAAAIJg/gvZjP6NRTRw/CIMG2074_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="292" height="370"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-vzzLnds9GSE/Tll9l_HdqeI/AAAAAAAAIJk/pXMR-dTRoSU/s1600-h/CIMG2075%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="CIMG2075" border="0" alt="CIMG2075" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-1W10Q8A0PrQ/Tll9mb7lJkI/AAAAAAAAIJo/RZqxGF9ixD8/CIMG2075_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="294" height="369"></a></p> <p align="center">We also read <u>Harry The Dirty Dog</u> by Gene Zion and Margaret Bloy Graham. In the story Harry was a white dog with black spots. After running away from home to avoid taking a bath he got very dirty and turned into a black dog with white spots. We made a cute a little dirty dog art project to take home.<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-9QTWj7_9wxc/Tll9m5ESCcI/AAAAAAAAIG0/4ScrHZzAm_k/s1600-h/harry%25255B5%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="harry" border="0" alt="harry" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-sCvAY72oP4M/Tll9nTVOk4I/AAAAAAAAIG4/sC2Y_7X3yTU/harry_thumb%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="613" height="503"></a></p> <p align="center">After lunch we read <u>Ten Black Dots</u> by Donald Crews and did a creative writing activity. We showed off our creativity by making a class book about the things we could make with “One Black Line”. We can’t wait for you to see it {and all of the other books we’ve been making} when you come to conferences.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-UjM6uJh1DiQ/Tll9n4quzRI/AAAAAAAAIG8/FDLxKZc1l6w/s1600-h/CIMG2091%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="CIMG2091" border="0" alt="CIMG2091" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-SjYG0N2TtgM/Tll9oB6m-cI/AAAAAAAAIHA/GLQwjsZEDks/CIMG2091_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="284" height="348"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-LDShQ3J2qNk/Tll9ognC7KI/AAAAAAAAIHE/MFTxnvjWbPA/s1600-h/CIMG2088%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="CIMG2088" border="0" alt="CIMG2088" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Ku50CsmxuJY/Tll9o8wWGUI/AAAAAAAAIHI/HvDtAXbNDJg/CIMG2088_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="283" height="350"></a> </p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-d8AKChjNzmk/Tll9hjpJK_I/AAAAAAAAIJs/g6cr1RzJXbg/s1600-h/Brown%25255B4%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="Brown" border="0" alt="Brown" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0QInZPtCAS8/Tll9pEysnNI/AAAAAAAAIJw/3Uz8BJkBswA/Brown_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="355" height="223"></a> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p align="center">Friday was <font color="#804000">brown</font> day and we read <u>Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?</u> by Bill Martin. This story reviews all of the color words so it was a great way to wrap up our color days. We worked hard on a <font color="#804000">brown</font> bear art project that we hung in the hallway and we made a <font color="#804000">brown</font> bear book of our own to bring home and share with our family.<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-bSOpUeQflSY/Tll9ppTmY-I/AAAAAAAAIHQ/e0tEI6PbdSY/s1600-h/brown%252520bear%2525202%25255B5%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="brown bear 2" border="0" alt="brown bear 2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-mgtowx5hlJ8/Tll9qEXJGrI/AAAAAAAAIHU/aE5KEbZMCoc/brown%252520bear%2525202_thumb%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="568" height="516"></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-mxJBjPCe1H0/Tll9q-gvGfI/AAAAAAAAIHY/urgmPSu1aWM/s1600-h/brown%252520bear%25255B4%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="brown bear" border="0" alt="brown bear" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ABShkN09ERA/Tll9rlh0n6I/AAAAAAAAIHc/tgmd7LeruGI/brown%252520bear_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="587" height="578"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-JCyrRt_h58s/Tll9sMdKlAI/AAAAAAAAIHg/Q3jMtIhBrn4/s1600-h/IMG_0677%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0677" border="0" alt="IMG_0677" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-3TJfPoghlyM/Tll9svp0PRI/AAAAAAAAIHk/8_t04XAoF_I/IMG_0677_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="469"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-uBrx1hiRbm8/Tll9s3YNTGI/AAAAAAAAIHo/awC1LqBZJ-U/s1600-h/IMG_0679%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0679" border="0" alt="IMG_0679" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ZD5fM7Z3vgo/Tll9tZ-7X4I/AAAAAAAAIHs/7z77L6bQlmY/IMG_0679_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="291" height="374"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-dLY78ncIaHY/Tll9twE0-gI/AAAAAAAAIHw/AmoXmFnk5ho/s1600-h/IMG_0680%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0680" border="0" alt="IMG_0680" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-XaxGlGBO3HY/Tll9uKHgkoI/AAAAAAAAIH0/CL03hx5Adrg/IMG_0680_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="294" height="374"></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bea-quRq0N4/Tll9uXkdWRI/AAAAAAAAIH4/gkOjhRpzDxE/s1600-h/signature%25255B7%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="signature" border="0" alt="signature" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-R96AuWdGUb4/Tll9uo3D2pI/AAAAAAAAIH8/r6tGUhDMQ7k/signature_thumb%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="240" height="56"></a></p> Kelly Bumgardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09647769455850473541noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463608508568058583.post-66224283817378314992011-08-20T15:00:00.001-07:002011-08-20T15:01:59.781-07:00Color Day FUN {Yellow & Green}<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bt91o1ndqHU/TlAuPuilXlI/AAAAAAAAIBM/oBs54pcNEzg/s1600-h/yellow%25255B4%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="yellow" border="0" alt="yellow" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-j_dmso08byY/TlAuQNydN3I/AAAAAAAAIBQ/9rkUFXOrRkA/yellow_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="396" height="249"></a></p> <p align="center">On Thursday morning we had another color monster waiting on our desk for us when we arrived. We also worked more independently to finish the writing prompt on the back side of our paper about something that is <font color="#ffff00">yellow</font>.</p> <p align="center"> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-FT-zRLHxlRc/TlAuQYyuPII/AAAAAAAAIBU/ljQoewgis1M/s1600-h/DSCN5500%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN5500" border="0" alt="DSCN5500" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6pPiX2f5hmw/TlAuQ_OMj-I/AAAAAAAAIBY/aDtkr3LbAJU/DSCN5500_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="269" height="345"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-K-6LujTcThY/TlAuRHVNUkI/AAAAAAAAIBc/t6Uq3bvPzmI/s1600-h/DSCN5501%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN5501" border="0" alt="DSCN5501" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-osLPGuVgorc/TlAuRvZP6tI/AAAAAAAAIBg/ylxtqQRkJpQ/DSCN5501_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="267" height="342"></a> <img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN5502" border="0" alt="DSCN5502" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-duZEupY14ZY/TlAuR5Om0iI/AAAAAAAAIBk/A10njPRBuLA/DSCN5502_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="426" height="331"></p> <p align="center">The first <font color="#ffff00">yellow</font> book we read was <u>In My New Yellow Shirt</u> by Hideko Takahashi. Then we made a class book about all the things we could be in our yellow shirts. What great imaginations we have!!!<img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="yellow shirt" border="0" alt="yellow shirt" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-w8bG8UiNwsQ/TlAuSIoFaMI/AAAAAAAAIBo/JH-ngvM2glw/yellow%252520shirt_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="614" height="422"></p> <p align="center"> Then we learned the importance of being yourself and making good choices with the story <u>Dandelion</u> by Don Freeman. We also made a cute <font color="#ffff00">yellow</font> lion art project.<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-okNOeBHjsf0/TlAuSmkPkKI/AAAAAAAAIBs/Ct-qAhcGtBU/s1600-h/DSCN5511%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN5511" border="0" alt="DSCN5511" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-emzIolJZwZQ/TlAuTOyXJaI/AAAAAAAAIBw/kbhwaCoYRzE/DSCN5511_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="508" height="394"></a></p> <p align="center"> The last <font color="#ffff00">yellow</font> book we read was <u>Gus the Bus</u> by Olga Cossi. Then we made a bus art project and did our first big descriptive writing project. <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-PX7pdiWSkz0/TlAuTbpHH1I/AAAAAAAAIB0/hbktMk_JkRo/s1600-h/gus%252520the%252520bus%25255B5%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="gus the bus" border="0" alt="gus the bus" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ZjOJGK08zIk/TlAuUMbbb8I/AAAAAAAAIB4/lkTT6epPm2o/gus%252520the%252520bus_thumb%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="614" height="441"></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-HmUEagSR0Ys/TlAuUfvHFsI/AAAAAAAAIB8/iMm8s3ePKew/s1600-h/green%25255B4%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="green" border="0" alt="green" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-q-idwyYXeEU/TlAuU6axYLI/AAAAAAAAICA/KzsU_GsmYpw/green_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="383" height="241"></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p align="center">On Friday for “<font color="#008000">Green</font> Day” we began by reading a great describing book called <u>The Aminal</u> by Lorna Balian. That’s right . . . it’s really spelled that way!!! <img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN5526" border="0" alt="DSCN5526" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-bWwH6CnZ1Y0/TlAuVQ7TbjI/AAAAAAAAICE/YsoVorQs6KA/DSCN5526_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="343" height="442"> <p align="center">After reading a few pages we stopped and drew pictures to predict what we thought the “aminal” looked like. Then after we finished the story we drew a picture and wrote a sentence about what the “aminal” really was. <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-jOPvntYMPw0/TlAuVy-QnuI/AAAAAAAAICI/ejobpXc28kE/s1600-h/DSCN5527%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN5527" border="0" alt="DSCN5527" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-kWOU-Dklm8g/TlAuWJfQZZI/AAAAAAAAICM/nz88ugRfjiQ/DSCN5527_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="523" height="409"></a> </p> <p align="center">We also read <u>Little Blue and Little Yellow</u> by Leo Leoni and did a yummy color mixing activity with icing that I’m sure you heard all about. We began with the primary colors and experimented mixing them together to make the secondary colors. A few of us even experimented <img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="little blue and yellow" border="0" alt="little blue and yellow" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-DHZhatZUjW8/TlAuXhMK10I/AAAAAAAAICU/LW507Q1qA_w/little%252520blue%252520and%252520yellow_thumb%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="664" height="476">Another one of our favorite <font color="#008000">green</font> stories was <u>Green Eggs and Ham</u> by Dr. Seuss. After we read the funny rhyming story we made a class book by writing about a <font color="#008000">green</font> food we would not like to eat.<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-x3wBB_tRTt0/TlAuYIkijTI/AAAAAAAAICY/RzaVERJzsRs/s1600-h/DSCN5528%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN5528" border="0" alt="DSCN5528" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-8GdMgBhIOBA/TlAuYX2f8jI/AAAAAAAAICc/tdqP51AyKuM/DSCN5528_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="389" height="502"></a> <p align="center">We ended the day by unscrambling a sentence about something that is <font color="#008000">green</font>. </p> <p align="center"> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-U4EwVdHtuyE/TlAuYm8-rcI/AAAAAAAAICg/RzTVPGT1qmk/s1600-h/DSCN5529%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN5529" border="0" alt="DSCN5529" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-7I8toKRABD0/TlAuY7P5KaI/AAAAAAAAICk/WXLEzDpW9eM/DSCN5529_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="290" height="368"></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-H3OkOJmfYxw/TlAuZvx8_xI/AAAAAAAAICo/fRMPJlliZ9w/s1600-h/DSCN5530%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN5530" border="0" alt="DSCN5530" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-8_WOAgaV1n8/TlAuaKBbaCI/AAAAAAAAICs/hv7zNM26Kvk/DSCN5530_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="288" height="370"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-lmqg74OTv4o/TlAuaU9ATrI/AAAAAAAAICw/GOjSxdszEFc/s1600-h/DSCN5531%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN5531" border="0" alt="DSCN5531" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-RGzLDusBb40/TlAuavepjlI/AAAAAAAAIC0/C4FskrelbjE/DSCN5531_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="491" height="381"></a> </p> <p align="center"> As you can see we have had a very fun and busy first week of school!!!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-4-OBPRoN2nE/TlAubNBeYsI/AAAAAAAAIC4/rn2OO5NTuPQ/s1600-h/signature%25255B3%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="signature" border="0" alt="signature" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-vrXuG0vBzUI/TlAubfII_ZI/AAAAAAAAIC8/nhb4E_xPP3U/signature_thumb%25255B1%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="240" height="56"></a></p> Kelly Bumgardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09647769455850473541noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463608508568058583.post-75606565217341705752011-08-17T17:52:00.001-07:002011-08-17T19:37:39.111-07:00Color Day FUN {Red & Blue}<img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="red" border="0" alt="red" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-60pbLu5sFVI/Tkxd-63yVHI/AAAAAAAAH-Q/CmfJayEbK8U/red_thumb%25255B7%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="450" height="283"> <p align="center">On Tuesday we began the first of our color days. As soon as we arrived we had a <font color="#ff0000">red</font> monster on our desk to color. Then on the back we practiced writing the word <font color="#ff0000">red</font> three times using our neatest handwriting. We also wrote a sentence and drew a picture about something that is <font color="#000000"><font color="#ff0000">red</font>.</font><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-SdeZpGG-Zyo/Tkx68ECNh5I/AAAAAAAAIBE/uleZ0EyalM4/s1600-h/DSCN54614.jpg"><font color="#000000"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-SdeZpGG-Zyo/Tkx68ECNh5I/AAAAAAAAIBI/Z6cK3i1PyOM/s1600-h/DSCN54615.jpg"></p><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSCN5461" border="0" alt="DSCN5461" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-cnM-sqzcb2c/TkxeQjJJpuI/AAAAAAAAH-c/p1uVAfZFRSQ/DSCN5461_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="392" height="501"></a></font></a> <p align="center">The first story we read was <u>The Little Red Hen</u>. After we listened to the story we had to color and cut out four pictures from the story. Then we sequenced them in the correct order to retell the story.<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ltlDj_bTaX4/TkxeRWwLscI/AAAAAAAAH-g/w3D5obIMVGQ/s1600-h/little%252520red%252520hen%25255B5%25255D.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="little red hen" border="0" alt="little red hen" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-B61U6F28_sU/TkxeRzyQBbI/AAAAAAAAH-k/v-CXF_NrakY/little%252520red%252520hen_thumb%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="614" height="502"></a></p> <p align="center">We also read a slightly different version of the story called <u>The Little Red Hen Makes A Pizza</u> and used a Venn Diagram to compare the similarities and differences between the two stories.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-nNllF-yE5ME/TkxeSdbq0yI/AAAAAAAAH-o/TWZ4itWirIA/s1600-h/DSCN5471%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSCN5471" border="0" alt="DSCN5471" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-1cfGY1xAmG4/TkxeS1tohLI/AAAAAAAAH-s/Uw0P5gmlMIg/DSCN5471_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="294" height="378"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-t12YNrQUYD0/TkxeTYy4UhI/AAAAAAAAH-w/8c5xahBKEDU/s1600-h/DSCN5473%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSCN5473" border="0" alt="DSCN5473" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-xYqVVsYy03M/TkxeTjrIyLI/AAAAAAAAH-0/n51YHH4aq0A/DSCN5473_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="293" height="376"></a></p> <p align="center">We also read <u>Clifford the Big Red Dog</u> and made a Clifford art project to take home.<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ofi3zOaospQ/TkxeUAXJ52I/AAAAAAAAH-4/zugLiCv2dR0/s1600-h/clifford%25255B5%25255D.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="clifford" border="0" alt="clifford" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-FEzoy6Mt-i8/TkxeU80Gf_I/AAAAAAAAH-8/-2MIskC_FZE/clifford_thumb%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="575" height="599"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-o5y69z8K6aQ/TkxeVYoHY7I/AAAAAAAAH_A/VTdC-d2NsnI/s1600-h/blue%25255B4%25255D.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="blue" border="0" alt="blue" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-JJRd6ZIJsSE/TkxeV3VUvTI/AAAAAAAAH_E/SSv_8B27kJw/blue_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="436" height="274"></a> </p> <p align="center">This morning we began the day by coloring another funny <font color="#0000ff">blue</font> monster. Then we worked together to make a list of thing that are <font color="#0000ff">blue</font>. We also wrote a sentence about something that is <font color="#0000ff">blue</font> and drew a picture.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-5hKl7dkqZFk/Tkxeb6Uv9LI/AAAAAAAAH_I/LFk0-4mMTcY/s1600-h/DSCN5481%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSCN5481" border="0" alt="DSCN5481" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-X_B4jSiLw6I/TkxecIT4csI/AAAAAAAAH_M/Rh_YYBfJtoQ/DSCN5481_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="275" height="353"></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bSD4G_3E_VE/Tkxech7B26I/AAAAAAAAH_Q/92u17aXPbVw/s1600-h/DSCN5478%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSCN5478" border="0" alt="DSCN5478" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-64I2pkzymoE/TkxedNBHWLI/AAAAAAAAH_U/Q2_9URp-PpQ/DSCN5478_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="275" height="353"></a> </p> <p align="center">The first blue story we read was <u>Blueberries for Sal</u>. In the story little Sal goes with her mom to pick blueberries. They cross paths with a mother bear and her cub who are looking for blueberries too. After wandering off the young ones trail off behind the wrong mother. Luckily they find their own mothers at the end of the story. After we read the story we drew a picture to show WHO was in the story, WHERE the story took place and WHAT the characters were doing in the story. We also practiced counting sets of blueberries.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ZTDqNYG98EE/TkxedkzNsMI/AAAAAAAAH_Y/-0QdCIt_WPU/s1600-h/blueberries%252520for%252520sal%25255B5%25255D.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="blueberries for sal" border="0" alt="blueberries for sal" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xIn7izAvoF8/TkxeeeRHVkI/AAAAAAAAH_c/EQozPil8eps/blueberries%252520for%252520sal_thumb%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="521" height="643"></a> </p> <p align="center">After lunch we read <u>Dear Mr. Blueberry</u>. This is a story about a little girl named Emily who thinks she sees a whale living in the pond outside her window. She writes a series of letters to her teacher, Mr. Blueberry, asking for information about whales. After the story we made a <font color="#0000ff">blue</font> whale art project of our own.</p> <p align="center"> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-dXffRbselKE/TkxeeyoovKI/AAAAAAAAH_g/YQu9lu7D2zw/s1600-h/DSCN5494%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSCN5494" border="0" alt="DSCN5494" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-uIXdv1cY4_U/TkxefN-cgyI/AAAAAAAAH_k/2vr9rJiQTig/DSCN5494_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="283" height="364"></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-RICp0Zc84aM/TkxegYBXTMI/AAAAAAAAH_o/aWJTRTXNQ3w/s1600-h/DSCN5497%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSCN5497" border="0" alt="DSCN5497" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Ps8Je3OM0gU/Tkxeg1-FtDI/AAAAAAAAH_s/l3scWFkKPRs/DSCN5497_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="287" height="363"></a></p><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSCN5495" border="0" alt="DSCN5495" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-eH9DQfM76dE/TkxhkFM6ssI/AAAAAAAAIAQ/XwAo8UuebcA/DSCN5495_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="457" height="355"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-iLntgTFoIYs/TkxhkRQ7uCI/AAAAAAAAIAU/6zhPZhzwhSo/s1600-h/DSCN54998.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="DSCN5499" border="0" alt="DSCN5499" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-gX9PC-T6uSI/Tkxhk63iKgI/AAAAAAAAIAY/WNxV5JFcRyM/DSCN5499_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="292" height="375"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-KSmL2uyybJ0/TkxhlZpG9XI/AAAAAAAAIAc/eF-LAnMGUN8/s1600-h/DSCN54987.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSCN5498" border="0" alt="DSCN5498" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-HDEOlwsXsEw/TkxiVxbfaeI/AAAAAAAAIAo/HS4Eme9b57Q/DSCN5498_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="291" height="374"></a> <p align="center"> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qIhi5TMNY24/TkxiWRp5ikI/AAAAAAAAIAs/TVET9_UeoLg/s1600-h/signature3.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="signature" border="0" alt="signature" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-KGXUJFHqX8A/TkxiWjLe5uI/AAAAAAAAIAw/ZhCQgmMC6mQ/signature_thumb1.png?imgmax=800" width="240" height="56"></a></p> Kelly Bumgardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09647769455850473541noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463608508568058583.post-23579986984237913042011-07-27T18:43:00.001-07:002011-07-27T18:43:01.068-07:00Welcome to the Jungle<p align="center">My name is Mrs. Bumgardner and I am so excited that you are going to be in my class this year. This is my 11th year of teaching 1st grade in the Maize school district. I hope you and your family have all had a great summer!!! I’ve stayed busy with my kids and all of their summer activities. I’m also working on finishing up my Master’s degree so I’ve spent LOTS of time doing homework. I will officially be done on August 14th!!!</p> <p align="center">This is a picture of my family. My husband's name is Jeff. We have two sons. Grant will be in 5th grade at Pray -Woodman and Miles will be a senior at Maize High School.<img alt="" src="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/74815_472235387752_598437752_5805337_5305754_n.jpg" width="528" height="356"></p> <p align="center">I am glad that you and your family logged on to check out our class blog. I can't wait to meet you on August 9th from 5:30-7:30 at Meet Your Teacher Night. Please bring all of your supplies with you that evening so we can get them labeled and put away. Then you will be all ready for the first day of school. There are a few additional items that I would like for you to get that are not on your supply list.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-NPiasMAymOc/TjC-n0Ng2dI/AAAAAAAAH88/8RIpJyBWaOw/s1600-h/additional%252520items%25255B5%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="additional items" border="0" alt="additional items" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-wDj0jq1XMcs/TjC-oKl5CDI/AAAAAAAAH9A/stXKbcVGDOo/additional%252520items_thumb%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="542" height="316"></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-auVVS1Gi4Xs/TjC-o1vwc-I/AAAAAAAAH9E/cMpCgyQGHP4/s1600-h/signature%25255B3%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="signature" border="0" alt="signature" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-emYeGT7wohY/TjC-pLfN6gI/AAAAAAAAH9I/SJfVEYRNKAY/signature_thumb%25255B1%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="256" height="72"></a> Kelly Bumgardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09647769455850473541noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463608508568058583.post-38314266084265318782011-05-13T22:31:00.001-07:002011-05-13T22:32:45.198-07:00Animal Unit {Part 1}<p align="center"><font size="5">Interesting Insects</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"><font size="3">We had fun learning facts butterflies, ladybugs and honey bees. We also reviewed many of our first grade math and language art skills by doing some activities that went with <u>The Very Hungry Caterpillar</u> and <u>The Grouchy Ladybug</u> by Eric Carle. <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/Tc4TbWpwLwI/AAAAAAAAH78/4-W4Dzp9Uts/s1600-h/insects%201%5B9%5D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="insects 1" border="0" alt="insects 1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/Tc4TeUs-gwI/AAAAAAAAH8A/j8FL1B-zJSY/insects%201_thumb%5B5%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="570" height="470"></a> </font></font><font size="5">Amazing Amphibians</font><font size="2"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p align="center">We learned about the life cycle of a frog and the most common characteristics of amphibians. We also used several “froggy” themed books to reinforce skills such as building compound words, writing a complete sentence, and writing a story that has a beginning, middle and end.<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/Tc4ThWvEM3I/AAAAAAAAH8E/_dwWpYa9-UQ/s1600-h/amphibians%204%5B5%5D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="amphibians 4" border="0" alt="amphibians 4" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/Tc4TlVEkimI/AAAAAAAAH8I/FGv47quX9k8/amphibians%204_thumb%5B3%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="588" height="499"></a> We also became herpetologist. We divided into groups and were each assigned a kind of frog. Everyone in the group had to be a part of each step of this project. First we used the book to find answers to specific questions about what our frog ate, where it lived, who its predators were, what it looked like, etc . . .</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/Tc4TnR4GrOI/AAAAAAAAH8M/MzVtDZZKzsk/s1600-h/amphibians%201%5B7%5D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="amphibians 1" border="0" alt="amphibians 1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/Tc4To0jS9cI/AAAAAAAAH8Q/id6bGTaq0Nw/amphibians%201_thumb%5B5%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="299" height="389"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/Tc4TrKSJQRI/AAAAAAAAH8U/yHPfqFvgO74/s1600-h/amphibians%202%5B4%5D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="amphibians 2" border="0" alt="amphibians 2" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/Tc4TsrRJRDI/AAAAAAAAH8Y/DS9SF0-Pa1s/amphibians%202_thumb%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="291" height="390"></a> </p> <p align="center">After each group gathered all of their information they created a poster to share with the class that included a picture of their frog in its habitat. They they shared their posters and facts with the whole class. <img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="amphibians 3" border="0" alt="amphibians 3" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/Tc4TvqLYjPI/AAAAAAAAH8c/NYFfoS5dUWo/amphibians%203_thumb%5B3%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="584" height="481"> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p align="center">Check back next week to see all of the fun things we will be doing as we learn about repitles, fish, birds and mammals.</p> Kelly Bumgardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09647769455850473541noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463608508568058583.post-3479059719213963952011-04-29T17:48:00.001-07:002011-04-29T17:48:46.107-07:00Earth Day & Plants<p align="center">We had a VERY busy week in 1st grade. Our days seem to just be zooming by. At the beginning of the week we celebrated Earth Day. Earth Day was officially last week {April 22}, but we were so busy with all of our Bunny Day activities . . . so our celebration was a little belated. </p> <p align="center">Here’s a little peek at some of the fun things we did!</p> <p align="center">We read lots of books and made a book of our own about ways we can take care of the Earth. <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TbtcQrf6vBI/AAAAAAAAH6E/KBhgHLys8hk/s1600-h/DSCN4951%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4951" border="0" alt="DSCN4951" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TbtcQ4haexI/AAAAAAAAH6I/SHEW-PDmtcg/DSCN4951_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="516" height="400"></a></p> <p align="center">We also made these cute little posters to hang up around our house and school. <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TbtcRAzcqKI/AAAAAAAAH6M/uDno0DNGz8w/s1600-h/DSCN4955%5B12%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4955" border="0" alt="DSCN4955" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TbtcRlKdWpI/AAAAAAAAH6Q/iIpKku7cJ_E/DSCN4955_thumb%5B10%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="303" height="358"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TbtcR8WDTKI/AAAAAAAAH6U/HFILQUCQfyM/s1600-h/DSCN4956%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4956" border="0" alt="DSCN4956" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TbtcSSLI93I/AAAAAAAAH6Y/qVggfu7Fn50/DSCN4956_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="285" height="358"></a> </p> <p align="center">We listened to a story about what it means to go “GREEN”. Then we made a class book by writing about how each one of us could go “GREEN” to help our Earth.<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TbtcTIf9keI/AAAAAAAAH6c/8hyvihDwe8g/s1600-h/green%20picture%5B4%5D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="green picture" border="0" alt="green picture" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TbtcTh29yLI/AAAAAAAAH6g/N1HQd4ozmyM/green%20picture_thumb%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="519" height="452"></a> </p> <p align="center">We also made some cute little Earth Day critters to decorate our classroom with. <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TbtcUMwHlcI/AAAAAAAAH6k/vRc0wcYAZqk/s1600-h/DSCN4940%5B9%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4940" border="0" alt="DSCN4940" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TbtcUYm2MYI/AAAAAAAAH6o/tnopthf3QN0/DSCN4940_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="303" height="369"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TbtcUona0CI/AAAAAAAAH6s/xXRw4odB7sk/s1600-h/DSCN4941%5B10%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4941" border="0" alt="DSCN4941" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TbtcVI3oPrI/AAAAAAAAH6w/znJIr-Y8Qho/DSCN4941_thumb%5B8%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="301" height="367"></a></p> <p align="center">This week we also did lots of activities that taught us about the parts of a plant and what plants need to grow.<img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4969" border="0" alt="DSCN4969" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TbtcVQESeQI/AAAAAAAAH60/4qV_WQev-YA/DSCN4969_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="546" height="427"></p> <p align="center">We ended the week by spending an entire day doing math and reading activities that were all centered around a popular “plant” themed fairy tale.<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TbtcV8dPKgI/AAAAAAAAH64/w1ZhmK7ofiY/s1600-h/jack%20and%20the%20beanstalk%5B4%5D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="jack and the beanstalk" border="0" alt="jack and the beanstalk" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TbtcWBgF7LI/AAAAAAAAH68/ImkD7nOe5TA/jack%20and%20the%20beanstalk_thumb%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="504" height="146"></a> </p> <p align="center">We had a LOT of fun reading several versions of the classic. <img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4999" border="0" alt="DSCN4999" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TbtcWc3nhKI/AAAAAAAAH7A/xbxj5VE0Rys/DSCN4999_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="554" height="429"> </p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TbtcWsPpozI/AAAAAAAAH7E/xPoqejMVrzg/s1600-h/DSCN4969%5B5%5D.jpg"></a> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p align="center"> We worked with a partner to use a Venn Diagram to compare two of the versions.<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TbtcW9UWHFI/AAAAAAAAH7I/Kam4WvHwSvw/s1600-h/DSCN4978%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4978" border="0" alt="DSCN4978" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TbtcXu96GfI/AAAAAAAAH7M/Sp0VYL_xhH4/DSCN4978_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="538" height="431"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TbtcXyFlynI/AAAAAAAAH7Q/DlZ2s9vMXms/s1600-h/DSCN4982%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4982" border="0" alt="DSCN4982" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TbtcYPKQtnI/AAAAAAAAH7U/-fnBQaDoKbM/DSCN4982_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="530" height="429"></a></p> <p align="center">We also practiced using a dictionary to locate words from the story. Then we put them in ABC order on a beanstalk art project.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TbtcYd2ZoRI/AAAAAAAAH7Y/dZk1Z1rKxsk/s1600-h/jack%201%5B5%5D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="jack 1" border="0" alt="jack 1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TbtcYwZYDYI/AAAAAAAAH7c/ipCZzI9vUQA/jack%201_thumb%5B3%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="528" height="674"></a> </p> <p align="center">Our final activity was writing a “Jack” and the Beanstalk story of our own. It was all about the adventure that we had when we climbed the beanstalk. We wrote about who we saw, where we hid, what we stole, and what happened when we got to the bottom of the beanstalk.<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TbtcZZ-WFrI/AAAAAAAAH7g/PMkL8NC8kt4/s1600-h/DSCN4996%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4996" border="0" alt="DSCN4996" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TbtcZyj64uI/AAAAAAAAH7k/IbC4i7mvfms/DSCN4996_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="485" height="376"></a><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4997" border="0" alt="DSCN4997" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TbtcaOwXlHI/AAAAAAAAH7o/RemvmkTd3yo/DSCN4997_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="479" height="371"> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/Tbtcacw1AMI/AAAAAAAAH7s/2oHrQNVzFxw/s1600-h/DSCN4994%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4994" border="0" alt="DSCN4994" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TbtcajA6znI/AAAAAAAAH7w/EosY5cbt7fw/DSCN4994_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="284" height="365"></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TbtcbJ3J0yI/AAAAAAAAH70/x3T286CEweM/s1600-h/DSCN4995%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4995" border="0" alt="DSCN4995" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TbtcbeFDPiI/AAAAAAAAH74/PAJvWcKZKwI/DSCN4995_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="283" height="364"></a></p> Kelly Bumgardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09647769455850473541noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463608508568058583.post-71267189527654426782011-04-19T06:46:00.001-07:002011-04-19T06:46:11.480-07:00Our Place In Space<p align="center">Take a little peek at all the fun things we have doing in our classroom the past few weeks as we have learned about our place in space.</p> <p align="center"><object id="vp1RbAip" width="648" height="360" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1303220660&f=RbAipBQnPWEuHneshMKWow&d=231&m=a&r=240p&volume=&i=m&options="></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed id="vp1RbAip" src="http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1303220660&f=RbAipBQnPWEuHneshMKWow&d=231&m=a&r=240p&volume=&i=m&options=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="648" height="360"></embed></object></p> Kelly Bumgardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09647769455850473541noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463608508568058583.post-88120671934035962692011-04-03T12:19:00.001-07:002011-04-03T12:19:22.645-07:00Wild About Weather<p>This was an exciting week in our 1st grade classroom. As I mentioned earlier in the week, we have been learning about weather. The kids really seemed to enjoy all of the activities we did. They already knew a lot about weather and were eager to share their own weather facts and stories. I have to admit this is the first year I have ever heard the kids talk about a “tsunami”. I guess they’ve been paying attention to world events.</p> <p>On Tuesday we learned more about wind. Being from Kansas we already knew a LOT about wind. We read <u>Gilberto and the Wind</u> by Marie Hall and then wrote about {good} wind and {bad} wind. <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjH4qaPAUI/AAAAAAAAH3E/IW0jwJvSU6I/s1600-h/DSCN4630%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSCN4630" border="0" alt="DSCN4630" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjH4zS8-0I/AAAAAAAAH3I/iVDgB_MJhM8/DSCN4630_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="495"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjH5XmEq1I/AAAAAAAAH3M/YDh-Hi23Un4/s1600-h/DSCN4632%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSCN4632" border="0" alt="DSCN4632" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjH5gQ40dI/AAAAAAAAH3Q/_FxE-PExriI/DSCN4632_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="447" height="347"></a><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSCN4634" border="0" alt="DSCN4634" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjH6LP_WuI/AAAAAAAAH3U/SIWCHI3Bb-A/DSCN4634_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="443" height="344"> </p> <p align="center">On Wednesday we did a little experiment to see how rain is made. With the help of a hot plate we used our imagination and pretended it was the sun heating up. Then we put a pan full of water on it and pretended it was a lake. <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjH6jA6c_I/AAAAAAAAH3Y/lm4JitrTbhg/s1600-h/weather1%5B4%5D.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="weather1" border="0" alt="weather1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjH7NoDnPI/AAAAAAAAH3c/9GlDumTaQj0/weather1_thumb%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="347" height="447"></a>We watched closely as the water heated up and began to evaporate. Just like it does in a lake on a hot day.<img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="weather2" border="0" alt="weather2" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjH7wht1BI/AAAAAAAAH3g/b_v8tuKznv4/weather2_thumb%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="467" height="362">Then we filled a plate with ice and pretended it was a cold cloud. We put the cold plate on the pan filled with hot water. The cold plate caused the moisture in the warm air to condense and form water droplets. This is the same thing that happens in the atmosphere. Warm, moist air rises and meets colder air high in the clouds. <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjH8W5b59I/AAAAAAAAH3k/LZTHz1nNUWY/s1600-h/weather3%5B6%5D.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="weather3" border="0" alt="weather3" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjH9Hgda5I/AAAAAAAAH3o/fty67rdOKFk/weather3_thumb%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="356" height="453"></a>Last we carefully lifted the cold plate of ice. The water vapor condensed on the bottom of the plate and formed precipitation. We made it rain in our classroom.<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjH9mb7QqI/AAAAAAAAH3s/BO-ntB1Ev9Y/s1600-h/weather4%5B6%5D.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="weather4" border="0" alt="weather4" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjH-RKkDSI/AAAAAAAAH3w/99DBmHAh4JU/weather4_thumb%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="466" height="371"></a> We also learned a little more about clouds on Wednesday, too!! We read a few fun books about clouds and did some creative writing about what a cloud might look like.<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjH-r51NmI/AAAAAAAAH30/8Y5duExZIi4/s1600-h/DSCN4661%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSCN4661" border="0" alt="DSCN4661" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjH-zFl-FI/AAAAAAAAH34/WEehTAKYerM/DSCN4661_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="479" height="371"></a> </p> <p align="center">We used our imagination and a few cotton balls to make a shape in the sky. Then we used the following writing prompt . . . to write about what we made.</p> <p align="center">{Once I looked up in the sky. I thought I saw a _______ but it was just a cloud.}<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjH_fI8orI/AAAAAAAAH38/XOuLcQGwKow/s1600-h/DSCN4660%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSCN4660" border="0" alt="DSCN4660" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjH_3m43NI/AAAAAAAAH4A/BRR8JmXpDZQ/DSCN4660_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="375" height="484"></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p align="center">On Thursday we read <u>Thunder Cake</u> by Patricia Pallocco. Before we read the story we made some predictions about what we thought a Thunder Cake was. We found out that it was a cake that Patricia made with grandma when she was a little girl. Like many of us, she was afraid of thunderstorms. So, her grandma helper her overcome her fear by gathering all of the ingredients and making a cake before a thunderstorm hit.</p> <p align="center">After we read the story we also got to enjoy some Thunder Cake topped with strawberries thanks to this little cutie {and her mom}.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjIABeqHVI/AAAAAAAAH4E/OSVu7ZgJ-zE/s1600-h/DSCN4675%5B9%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSCN4675" border="0" alt="DSCN4675" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjIAV6GyQI/AAAAAAAAH4I/gAa4Eefbfy4/DSCN4675_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="285" height="351"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjIAlxeYKI/AAAAAAAAH4M/vacO1xW-zRY/s1600-h/DSCN4679%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSCN4679" border="0" alt="DSCN4679" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjIA6-ig4I/AAAAAAAAH4Q/84eRV6lDSRg/DSCN4679_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="278" height="352"></a></p> <p align="center">We couldn’t even taste the secret ingredient . . . tomatoes!!!</p> <p align="center"> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjIBDamWNI/AAAAAAAAH4U/4qjZDDVjMe4/s1600-h/DSCN4684%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSCN4684" border="0" alt="DSCN4684" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjIBrKeM8I/AAAAAAAAH4Y/DB7YaP4VPKk/DSCN4684_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="273" height="350"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjICLLJwnI/AAAAAAAAH4c/09KB9hRMVac/s1600-h/DSCN4685%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSCN4685" border="0" alt="DSCN4685" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjICVU8fAI/AAAAAAAAH4g/QUcUidfBt9Q/DSCN4685_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="279" height="349"></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjIComkSiI/AAAAAAAAH4k/U-xn5RIZKjA/s1600-h/DSCN4681%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSCN4681" border="0" alt="DSCN4681" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjIDK9rDwI/AAAAAAAAH4o/L4PD6bac9Cs/DSCN4681_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="282" height="358"></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjIDdc_ylI/AAAAAAAAH4s/8DYnoaet2vo/s1600-h/DSCN4682%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSCN4682" border="0" alt="DSCN4682" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjIDjW50OI/AAAAAAAAH4w/xgs7aegoMPM/DSCN4682_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="284" height="359"></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p align="center">We wrapped up our week of learning about weather with some rainbow themed activities. First we met a rainbow expert. His name is ROY G. BIV and he taught us about the colors of the rainbow.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjIEAOzi6I/AAAAAAAAH40/MQUEvsFYeEs/s1600-h/DSCN4693%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSCN4693" border="0" alt="DSCN4693" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjIEXNiy0I/AAAAAAAAH44/QUfrmuGMBc4/DSCN4693_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="287" height="364"></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjIEtDyh1I/AAAAAAAAH48/a4NY6mYCZNo/s1600-h/DSCN4694%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSCN4694" border="0" alt="DSCN4694" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjIFCNlQvI/AAAAAAAAH5A/Qvls4lyieHE/DSCN4694_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="288" height="365"></a> </p> <p></p> <p align="center">Then we read some books about what makes a rainbow.<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjIFcHgtyI/AAAAAAAAH5E/ebDQV0pJKrM/s1600-h/DSCN4696%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSCN4696" border="0" alt="DSCN4696" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjIF6UTpgI/AAAAAAAAH5I/zjhPpDWKob4/DSCN4696_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="510" height="395"></a></p> <p align="center">We also made a torn paper rainbow art project . . .<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjIGCWweTI/AAAAAAAAH5M/frF_f9OXR1I/s1600-h/DSCN4706%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSCN4706" border="0" alt="DSCN4706" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjIJQWD4-I/AAAAAAAAH5Q/r5niqDu5oWA/DSCN4706_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="511" height="399"></a></p> <p align="center"> AND wrote about what each color of the rainbow reminded us of.<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjIJ4aLEUI/AAAAAAAAH5U/Vd7wE01iBRE/s1600-h/DSCN4713%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSCN4713" border="0" alt="DSCN4713" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjIKQ4zn6I/AAAAAAAAH5Y/Rrdqh4ltXvM/DSCN4713_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="502" height="389"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjIKu-jKcI/AAAAAAAAH5c/NFluEfwVv4I/s1600-h/DSCN4712%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSCN4712" border="0" alt="DSCN4712" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjILLEC9mI/AAAAAAAAH5g/Z4wezpHXXMk/DSCN4712_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="494" height="383"></a></p> <p align="center"> Our favorite part of the day was when we enjoyed some rainbow Jello cups thanks to these two little cuties and their moms. They had every color of the rainbow!!!<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjILfHsloI/AAAAAAAAH5k/yRqUYmB_l3s/s1600-h/DSCN4708%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSCN4708" border="0" alt="DSCN4708" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjILyB6rbI/AAAAAAAAH5o/1FPwZPwDGm0/DSCN4708_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="488" height="378"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjIMMt4EOI/AAAAAAAAH5s/Tn0FSXOFpLs/s1600-h/DSCN4710%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSCN4710" border="0" alt="DSCN4710" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjIMbWYWrI/AAAAAAAAH5w/jOkW6QQhBjg/DSCN4710_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="262" height="330"></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjIM6SAsbI/AAAAAAAAH50/8KH6mwCCtl4/s1600-h/DSCN4709%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSCN4709" border="0" alt="DSCN4709" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjINOkhViI/AAAAAAAAH54/_M8zPRq4y4U/DSCN4709_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="264" height="333"></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p align="center">We also had fun at our weather themed centers this week reviewing many of the math and language art skills we have been covering in class.<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjINmDaTQI/AAAAAAAAH58/JQaacMIEWKQ/s1600-h/weather%20centers%5B4%5D.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="weather centers" border="0" alt="weather centers" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZjIOaWThvI/AAAAAAAAH6A/jpyDRkmBgkw/weather%20centers_thumb%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="565" height="428"></a></p> Kelly Bumgardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09647769455850473541noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463608508568058583.post-19747331005233525922011-03-28T18:57:00.001-07:002011-03-28T18:58:31.028-07:00Cloudy With a Chance of . . .<p align="center">It looks like we picked the perfect week for our weather unit. You can’t beat a week where there is snow, rain, wind and cold temperatures at the beginning of the week and a forecast for hot and sunny weather planned at the end of the week.</p> <p align="center"> We used one of my favorite stories to kick off our week of fun. First we brainstormed a list of all the kinds of weather we could think of.<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZE8bYmuBCI/AAAAAAAAH2c/d_3u7DAxVFk/s1600-h/DSCN4615%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4615" border="0" alt="DSCN4615" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZE8cFw_WJI/AAAAAAAAH2g/oGxQwEZy52Q/DSCN4615_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="536" height="417"></a></p> <p align="center"> Then we read <u>Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs</u> by Judi Barrett. Most of us were familiar with the book <em>or</em> had seen the movie.<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZE8c5Uq42I/AAAAAAAAH2k/VQP01BqflHk/s1600-h/DSCN4614%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4614" border="0" alt="DSCN4614" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZE8evoU8XI/AAAAAAAAH2o/N2nklmvoVgc/DSCN4614_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="414" height="529"></a></p> <p align="center"> Then we used our imaginations and made a book about a town just like Chewandswallow where food fell from the sky. Besides coming up with a name for our town we also got to decide what would fall from the sky for breakfast, lunch, dinner and a bedtime snack.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZE8fPJeSnI/AAAAAAAAH2s/0iLyWdRG8lA/s1600-h/DSCN4619%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4619" border="0" alt="DSCN4619" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZE8fpvhRmI/AAAAAAAAH2w/G0BdFw7JAGw/DSCN4619_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="295" height="370"></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZE8g4kYl9I/AAAAAAAAH20/1s99gQb8Kis/s1600-h/DSCN4616%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4616" border="0" alt="DSCN4616" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZE8nE9aQRI/AAAAAAAAH24/V5KdFhY85xE/DSCN4616_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="287" height="369"></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZE8oIcucGI/AAAAAAAAH28/wI_53tQLLRA/s1600-h/DSCN4617%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4617" border="0" alt="DSCN4617" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TZE8oxRN6jI/AAAAAAAAH3A/WQfKLRrWYmc/DSCN4617_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="366" height="472"></a> </p> <p align="center">Even though everyone thought it sounded kind of fun to have food fall from the sky, we decided it was probably better to just have rain, sleet and snow.</p> Kelly Bumgardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09647769455850473541noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463608508568058583.post-85852934327009109022011-03-21T08:28:00.001-07:002011-03-21T08:36:43.646-07:00Circle Story Week<p align="center"><font color="#ff0000" size="5"><font color="#000000" size="3">Hopefully your 1st grader came home each night last week and told you all about the fun things we did with many of the circle stories written by Laura Joffe Numeroff.</font></font></p> <p align="center"> <font size="3"> We began our circle story unit on Monday by reading <u>If You Give A Mouse A Cookie</u>.<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TYdte_qASGI/AAAAAAAAH1U/cwPwT7yWXbw/s1600-h/circle%20story%201%5B4%5D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="circle story 1" border="0" alt="circle story 1" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TYdtfu9zpvI/AAAAAAAAH1Y/cOyC2UJ6UEM/circle%20story%201_thumb%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="496" height="644"></a> </font></p> <p align="center">To learn more about what a circle story was were all assigned one sentence from the book. We had to write our sentence and illustrate it. Then we worked together as a class to sequence the events and put our pages together to make a class book. This allowed us to see how a circle story works and how one event triggers the next event. Then we made cute mouse art projects.</p> <p align="center">On Tuesday we read two more circle stories and wrote real and fantasy sentences about pigs.<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TYdtgncsQuI/AAAAAAAAH1c/vdV2FIP7GhQ/s1600-h/circle%20story%202%5B4%5D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="circle story 2" border="0" alt="circle story 2" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TYdthWLBDbI/AAAAAAAAH1g/BtF9nNzvHbI/circle%20story%202_thumb%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="555" height="291"></a> </p> <p align="center"> On Wednesday we read <u>If You Give A Moose A Muffin</u> and focused our attention on the story elements. We used a muffin shaped graphic organizer to write about the main character and setting. Then we choose one problem from the story and wrote about how it was resolved.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TYdtiKOmAsI/AAAAAAAAH1k/ENXo544zjgE/s1600-h/circle%20story%203%5B5%5D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="circle story 3" border="0" alt="circle story 3" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TYdtiwe-q5I/AAAAAAAAH1o/SOqFmn93B9g/circle%20story%203_thumb%5B3%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="573" height="360"></a></p> <p align="center">We also read <u>If You Take A Mouse to School</u> and made a math themed book about all the things a mouse might do in our classroom. He did addition and subtraction problems, solved story problems, identified shapes and ordered numbers. </p> <p align="center">Then we made a circle story of our own called <u>If You Give A First Grader A Book</u>. Students had to finish the writing prompts on each page and draw pictures to illustrate their words.<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TYdtjX1fKQI/AAAAAAAAH1s/5Muyv_pv0KE/s1600-h/circle%20story%204%5B6%5D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="circle story 4" border="0" alt="circle story 4" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TYdtkQ7YcdI/AAAAAAAAH1w/zhgdBDwDubk/circle%20story%204_thumb%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="562" height="714"></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p align="center">On Thursday we finished up our week of circle stories by reading <u>If You Give A Cat A Cupcake</u> and doing a sequencing activity using events from the story.<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TYdtk6Jgk1I/AAAAAAAAH10/iQTTkVroQkE/s1600-h/circle%20story%205%5B11%5D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="circle story 5" border="0" alt="circle story 5" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TYdtlvMj5lI/AAAAAAAAH14/MEgbMzToLbc/circle%20story%205_thumb%5B7%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="556" height="673"></a> </p> <p></p> <p align="center">All week long we did center activities that were inspired by Laura Numeroff’s circle stories.<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TYdtmry9t2I/AAAAAAAAH18/CFNubUpORLE/s1600-h/circle%20story%206%5B4%5D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="circle story 6" border="0" alt="circle story 6" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TYdtnJovVuI/AAAAAAAAH2A/grejaMBO4MU/circle%20story%206_thumb%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="543" height="702"></a></p> <p align="center">Our final project of the week was creating a circle story of our own. After all of the experiences we had with stories like this throughout the week everyone was ready to write. They used a graphic organizer to plan their story and then wrote it modeling it after the format of the ones we had read this week.<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TYdtn-4QpXI/AAAAAAAAH2E/PWtv0PHnovM/s1600-h/circle%20story%207%5B5%5D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="circle story 7" border="0" alt="circle story 7" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TYdtoqn5LnI/AAAAAAAAH2I/eKNWWu-qafA/circle%20story%207_thumb%5B3%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="535" height="687"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TYdtqKEP24I/AAAAAAAAH2M/JDjDdL2WkvE/s1600-h/circle%20story%208%5B6%5D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="circle story 8" border="0" alt="circle story 8" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TYduoPXn4rI/AAAAAAAAH2Q/uMEdsJmI2mo/circle%20story%208_thumb%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="532" height="486"></a></p> <p align="center"> As you can see we had an a very FUN week in 1st grade!!!</p> <p align="center">When we return from Spring Break we will be welcoming Spring and learning all about weather.</p> <p align="center">If you are a K-State fan . . . you better stop reading now . . . because I just found one last picture from last week that I <strong>HAD</strong> to post . . . I {sort of} promised my little twin that I would!!! </p> <p align="center">We both wore our {new} shirts to school on St. Patrick’s Day to show our Jayhawks some LOVE!!!<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TYdwiGHxMRI/AAAAAAAAH2U/VqgtbpAIaIU/s1600-h/DSCN4582%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4582" border="0" alt="DSCN4582" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TYdwir2Jq_I/AAAAAAAAH2Y/dwLxIS3HTzI/DSCN4582_thumb%5B14%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="310" height="426"></a></p> Kelly Bumgardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09647769455850473541noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463608508568058583.post-88577721964048757532011-03-11T21:40:00.001-08:002011-03-11T21:40:06.088-08:00St. Patrick’s Day<p align="center">All week long we have been doing lots of fun St. Patrick’s day themed activities.</p> <p align="center">We made a Super Sentence wheel to help us write complete sentences about Leprechauns. <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXsG3aCx2jI/AAAAAAAAHz0/MF78FB3OA8g/s1600-h/DSCN4479%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4479" border="0" alt="DSCN4479" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXsG35stdTI/AAAAAAAAHz4/T5xbE8T4ytc/DSCN4479_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="257" height="330"></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXsG4dlj7oI/AAAAAAAAHz8/u9aFoAoFqV0/s1600-h/DSCN4481%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4480" border="0" alt="DSCN4480" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXsG5VjosXI/AAAAAAAAH0A/WiSXRE-24zg/DSCN4480_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="333"></a><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4481" border="0" alt="DSCN4481" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXsG5xAl8pI/AAAAAAAAH0E/SHvRiET6eb8/DSCN4481_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="542" height="423"></p> <p align="center">We made a cute little Leprechaun art project.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXsG6Ze4NiI/AAAAAAAAH0I/Mz2B505sZlU/s1600-h/DSCN4465%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4465" border="0" alt="DSCN4465" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXsHABRiUjI/AAAAAAAAH0M/cMi_bF3U_18/DSCN4465_thumb%5B9%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="281" height="370"></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXsHAWjzJEI/AAAAAAAAH0Q/I3Tcmk69wnw/s1600-h/DSCN4464%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4464" border="0" alt="DSCN4464" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXsHApRcT6I/AAAAAAAAH0U/Dv8nvcyIfU4/DSCN4464_thumb%5B8%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="273" height="367"></a> </p> <p align="center">We read lots of books about Leprechauns.</p> <p> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXsHBtSjdUI/AAAAAAAAH0Y/mM-0g53iTh8/s1600-h/DSCN4485%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4485" border="0" alt="DSCN4485" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXsHCvBpFbI/AAAAAAAAH0c/fgz0BdwXyws/DSCN4485_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="285" height="366"></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXsHE0K9etI/AAAAAAAAH0g/c2An-dY2lK0/s1600-h/DSCN4486%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4486" border="0" alt="DSCN4486" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXsHFwru27I/AAAAAAAAH0k/Pwn7eooXXzU/DSCN4486_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="290" height="372"></a></p> <p align="center">One of our favorite Leprechaun themed stories was <u>That’s What Leprechauns Do</u> by Eve Bunting. After the story we wrote our own book about what a leprechaun might do if he came to our school. We all know leprechauns can be kind of sneaky so we were pretty sure he would get into some trouble. You would be amazed at how creative and silly our stories were!!!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXsHG0eKTLI/AAAAAAAAH0o/vB3p02QqdaU/s1600-h/DSCN4484%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4484" border="0" alt="DSCN4484" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXsHHel5rxI/AAAAAAAAH0s/2bIibe3DMCw/DSCN4484_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="289" height="366"></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXsHH3TlCWI/AAAAAAAAH0w/FWs2cMXI4Oc/s1600-h/DSCN4488%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4488" border="0" alt="DSCN4488" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXsHIFaGOvI/AAAAAAAAH00/XZl_j0D1lkA/DSCN4488_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="292" height="371"></a> </p> <p align="center">Here are just a few examples of the mischievous things the leprechaun did at our school . . .<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXsHI4bxxII/AAAAAAAAH04/j5RCdZZjdtg/s1600-h/DSCN4490%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4490" border="0" alt="DSCN4490" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXsHKQv7GmI/AAAAAAAAH08/ST347T7vJvY/DSCN4490_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="592" height="452"></a> <img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4491" border="0" alt="DSCN4491" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXsHLIDOikI/AAAAAAAAH1A/VVNvERZiN74/DSCN4491_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="590" height="456"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4492" border="0" alt="DSCN4492" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXsHLn9P2xI/AAAAAAAAH1E/lB9EH2ZYHk0/DSCN4492_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="590" height="456"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXsHMHTFv0I/AAAAAAAAH1I/HF2o63LfD60/s1600-h/DSCN4493%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4493" border="0" alt="DSCN4493" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXsHNBo3DsI/AAAAAAAAH1M/zMqRmq7dWck/DSCN4493_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="582" height="460"></a><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" src="http://pumabydesign001.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/happy-st-patricks-day-banner.jpg" width="401" height="209"></p> Kelly Bumgardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09647769455850473541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463608508568058583.post-76953131792017210732011-03-11T20:58:00.001-08:002011-03-11T20:58:18.318-08:00Lost {and Found} Writing<p>This past week we read the story <u>Lost!</u> by David McPhail in our reading series. In the story a bear gets lost when he ventures into the big city and a boy helps him find his way home. Once he gets back to the forest safely the boy discovers he is now lost and the bear vows to help him find his way home. <img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" src="http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/_images/ISBNCovers/Covers_Enlarged/9780316563369_388X586.jpg" width="388" height="501"></p> <p align="center">It’s a very cute story and hopefully your 1st grader will read it to you over the weekend!!!</p> <p align="center">To go along with the theme of the story we did several {LOST} writing activities this week. We wrote about something special that we have lost and we wrote about a time that we have been lost. </p> <p align="center">Our BIG writing activity involved a LOST and FOUND box. It was full of items that a 1st grader might lose.<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXr9Vqhzr7I/AAAAAAAAHzc/vsmbhkJyYiY/s1600-h/DSCN4470%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4470" border="0" alt="DSCN4470" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXr9XAXPVXI/AAAAAAAAHzg/MkckJK8KB1A/DSCN4470_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="441" height="570"></a>Our job was to create a story about the item we chose from the LOST and FOUND box. We used a graphic organizer to plan our story. We had to tell what the item was, who lost it, what they were doing when they lost it, who found the item and where the item was found. We really had to use our imagination on this activity!!!<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXr9XmRdnjI/AAAAAAAAHzk/MZI6I_B1Zww/s1600-h/DSCN4476%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4476" border="0" alt="DSCN4476" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXr9ZB0G42I/AAAAAAAAHzo/0u3783GWm0E/DSCN4476_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="566" height="438"></a> After we completed our graphic organizer we used it to help us write a story. Our stories turned out SO great that we asked Mr. Mountain {our principal} if we could hang them up by the LOST and FOUND at our school.</p> <p align="center">These are my FABULOUS 1st Grade Writers . . . aren’t they a cute bunch!!!!<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXr9ZpU4v_I/AAAAAAAAHzs/bskbsMebmOo/s1600-h/DSCN4478%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4478" border="0" alt="DSCN4478" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXr9aSiQ2bI/AAAAAAAAHzw/isP9ndreCk4/DSCN4478_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="587" height="454"></a></p> Kelly Bumgardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09647769455850473541noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463608508568058583.post-17903542214851094472011-03-08T15:58:00.001-08:002011-03-08T15:58:46.128-08:00No Ordinary Potato<p align="center">Today we read a popular Irish Folktale by Tomie DePaola called <u>Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato</u>. In this story a lazy Irishman plants a magical potato seed that he gets from a leprechaun and it grows into an ENORMOUS potato. <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXbBW_046VI/AAAAAAAAHwg/qSbWnjLSj6I/s1600-h/DSCN4405%5B10%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4405" border="0" alt="DSCN4405" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXbBXxJBjjI/AAAAAAAAHwk/IgausI2BrOQ/DSCN4405_thumb%5B8%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="419" height="545"></a></p> <p align="center">After reading the story we did a creative writing/art project. We began by making our own ENORMOUS potato from a piece of brown construction paper. Then we used paper from the scrap box to turn it into a unique potato creation. By the time we were finished these were no ordinary potatoes anymore. <p align="center">Then we finished up the project by writing about the potato character we created. <p align="center">It is always so much fun to see how creative the kids can be. Check out these amazing potato creations!!! We are displaying them in the hallway until next week and then we will bring them home to share with you.<img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="potato" border="0" alt="potato" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXbBYJkfPgI/AAAAAAAAHwo/812jzRHfHII/potato_thumb%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="613" height="125"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXbBZOv-tsI/AAAAAAAAHws/L6G2vAa_Wao/s1600-h/DSCN4427%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4427" border="0" alt="DSCN4427" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXbBZXfGMSI/AAAAAAAAHww/FjqPUZg-ey8/DSCN4427_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXbBbbM6EiI/AAAAAAAAHw0/u5C0997zYSY/s1600-h/DSCN4428%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; 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display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSCN4353" border="0" alt="DSCN4353" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQR5gH6rdI/AAAAAAAAHt0/C7SwD7zovko/DSCN4353_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="556" height="430"></a> To get us started we read <u>Fluffy’s Lucky Day</u> by Kate McMullan. Then we did a little pre-writing activity to get us thinking about what might happen to us if we had a lucky day just like Fluffy. Everyone had to finish the writing prompts about what they would eat, find, play, see, get and have on their Lucky Day.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQR54R0WuI/AAAAAAAAHt4/rKLUuJi838Q/s1600-h/DSCN43573.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSCN4357" border="0" alt="DSCN4357" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQR6CaVImI/AAAAAAAAHt8/wBzVvTrBb5M/DSCN4357_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="311" height="393"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQR6hGK2NI/AAAAAAAAHuA/Fk88iTAPons/s1600-h/DSCN43424.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSCN4342" border="0" alt="DSCN4342" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQR6-q6G-I/AAAAAAAAHuE/_w0bY9R0v9o/DSCN4342_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="390"></a><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSCN4347" border="0" alt="DSCN4347" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQR7BFqv9I/AAAAAAAAHuI/5QZRAS_rmok/DSCN4347_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="576" height="442"></p> <p align="center"> Then we divided into small groups and shared our ideas.<img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSCN4346" border="0" alt="DSCN4346" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQR7se_vsI/AAAAAAAAHuM/ysWlgA4Po14/DSCN4346_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="561" height="430"></p> <p align="center"> Next, we turned our ideas into a book and wrote complete sentences about four events that would happen to us if we had our {Luckiest Day Ever}. It was so much fun to read each child’s book.</p> <p align="center"> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQR9OFKvmI/AAAAAAAAHuQ/xRXxn5eClVE/s1600-h/DSCN4352%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4352" border="0" alt="DSCN4352" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQR9jnAQaI/AAAAAAAAHuU/GlEMOQdhs5I/DSCN4352_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQR-8rH_jI/AAAAAAAAHuY/S6gEdCanPf4/s1600-h/DSCN4350%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4350" border="0" alt="DSCN4350" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQR_9sYIOI/AAAAAAAAHuc/fYX3CISjCQ0/DSCN4350_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQSAX8uh1I/AAAAAAAAHug/dAKd1SHaMgE/s1600-h/DSCN4351%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4351" border="0" alt="DSCN4351" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQSApGx80I/AAAAAAAAHuk/b1qXrxZd7Dk/DSCN4351_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a> </p> <p align="center">Before heading to lunch we read a story called <u>Lucky Tucker</u> by Leslie McGuirk about a dog named Tucker who had a very lucky day. Then we wrote stories about a lucky day we have really had.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQSBJCoyTI/AAAAAAAAHuo/LhvegTP55Oc/s1600-h/DSCN4356%5B9%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4356" border="0" alt="DSCN4356" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQSB-WPB_I/AAAAAAAAHus/69NLOIrEw_k/DSCN4356_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="289" height="373"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQSCFlcCGI/AAAAAAAAHuw/igbhpSgPRvA/s1600-h/DSCN4360%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4360" border="0" alt="DSCN4360" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQSCtjTabI/AAAAAAAAHu0/Nm3YNpKFhq8/DSCN4360_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="287" height="374"></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQSDKNmloI/AAAAAAAAHu4/7ocqehp05cI/s1600-h/DSCN4361%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4361" border="0" alt="DSCN4361" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQSDY49hhI/AAAAAAAAHu8/E9DyCQ7D1dg/DSCN4361_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQSEp1aLVI/AAAAAAAAHvA/PnaZfHDjOuw/s1600-h/DSCN4362%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4362" border="0" alt="DSCN4362" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQSE5gPAjI/AAAAAAAAHvE/KPGtTu30cu0/DSCN4362_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQSFAR2PfI/AAAAAAAAHvI/jiDgA5R5o7k/s1600-h/DSCN4363%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4363" border="0" alt="DSCN4363" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQSFtfbvWI/AAAAAAAAHvM/YH0pBYhyaXI/DSCN4363_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQSGYc7Z9I/AAAAAAAAHvQ/ho1xUh_ZgBA/s1600-h/DSCN4364%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4364" border="0" alt="DSCN4364" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQSGnpfjrI/AAAAAAAAHvU/TaZdRArLdHk/DSCN4364_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="588" height="451"></a></p> <p align="center"> During math we even did a lucky lesson. We did a little research to try and prove that there are more green clover shaped marshmallows in a box of Lucky Charms than any other shape.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQSHYkU-cI/AAAAAAAAHvY/eqyRJCijB1E/s1600-h/DSCN4366%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4366" border="0" alt="DSCN4366" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQSHwUV85I/AAAAAAAAHvc/ZEyZ-igytX8/DSCN4366_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="506" height="660"></a> </p> <p align="center">We began by dividing our box of Lucky Charms cereal into 22 bowls. Then we sorted the marshmallows by shape and recorded how many of each kind we had.</p> <p align="center"> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQSIdj_aBI/AAAAAAAAHvg/ZCFnV03tzG8/s1600-h/DSCN4372%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4372" border="0" alt="DSCN4372" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQSJaZanXI/AAAAAAAAHvk/E79VNAuxqnY/DSCN4372_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="289" height="376"></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQSJjZ5IQI/AAAAAAAAHvo/fnBRkFscbZg/s1600-h/DSCN4368%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4368" border="0" alt="DSCN4368" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQSJ97GkjI/AAAAAAAAHvs/4RGPlEyJID4/DSCN4368_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="294" height="378"></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQSKeau23I/AAAAAAAAHvw/TQBXdo1mkN0/s1600-h/DSCN4367%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4367" border="0" alt="DSCN4367" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQSK_VEEQI/AAAAAAAAHv0/WgRrVk6zPLo/DSCN4367_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="567" height="435"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQSLFJdS_I/AAAAAAAAHv4/wpqFTYsYXKQ/s1600-h/DSCN4369%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4369" border="0" alt="DSCN4369" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQSLjr-N6I/AAAAAAAAHv8/X1GmaiM9m04/DSCN4369_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="570" height="437"></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQSL6_A6rI/AAAAAAAAHwA/AKkwT9igwJI/s1600-h/DSCN4373%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4373" border="0" alt="DSCN4373" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQSMxqT3iI/AAAAAAAAHwE/0ZM8Pgzh0SE/DSCN4373_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="289" height="376"></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQSNxvfcwI/AAAAAAAAHwI/e-bOfytcOew/s1600-h/DSCN4374%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4374" border="0" alt="DSCN4374" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQSOTjvMhI/AAAAAAAAHwM/22HODJh66MQ/DSCN4374_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="295" height="379"></a> </p> <p align="center">Next we graphed how many of each shape we had and used our graph to answer some questions.<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQSOsAwt-I/AAAAAAAAHwQ/XjDmGw5i9F4/s1600-h/DSCN4382%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4382" border="0" alt="DSCN4382" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQSPaLF8wI/AAAAAAAAHwU/XpEvqTfodEk/DSCN4382_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="552" height="427"></a> Finally we combined all of our data and made a class tally mark chart to see if we had more clovers than any other shape. Unfortunately we ended up with a few more rainbows. <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQSPv0JEmI/AAAAAAAAHwY/4skHuRafRJo/s1600-h/DSCN4383%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSCN4383" border="0" alt="DSCN4383" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sPcBoA-p7MQ/TXQSPxHPdKI/AAAAAAAAHwc/dIY2lSS9qc0/DSCN4383_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="576" height="442"></a> Kelly Bumgardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09647769455850473541noreply@blogger.com11