Cottonwood Creek

Happy Earth day to all!

For a couple of weeks now we have been working on decorating our room for earth day.  Like always when we celebrate a particular holiday or event we color pictures related to the event...really bring home the message...in this case Earth day. The main project that we have been working on was based primarily from watching the movie "Earth."  I thought it would be perfect since Earth day was just around the corner.  I watched the movie first and formulated a few questions that I could ask the children during the movie.  I explained to them what we were going to do and also explained that the person who got the most correct answers would get a little prize at the end of the movie.  It took us about three days to get through the whole movie because I was stopping it throughout so the children could have enough time to answer the questions I had for them and to take notes.  It was pretty time consuming but the children really got into it because we turned it into a little game.  At the end of the movie the children had about a full page of notes/questions answered.  Another benefit from turning this activity into a little game, is that some of the children learned how to take notes without thinking that it was work or thinking that it was boring.  After the movie I had them color an animal of their choosing that was featured in the movie and I had them add some fun facts they had noted on their notes page.  I hung up their awesome pictures on the wall of fame.  I am very proud of our children because they really made an effort and learned something new!  I just wanted to share this little activity with all of you and I hope you take a little time to enjoy and appreciate this beautiful planet.  I hope everyone has a wonderful rest of the week!

 

 

Parksdale Village II

Hi Everybody,

It's a hand flag project. Today our activity will involve using red, white and blue paint to make our National flag (Old Glory) with our hands.  This exercise helps them know the meaning of our flag and why the flag is important to honor.  The national flag of the United States of America, often referred to as the American flag, consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton (referred to specifically as the "union") bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars. The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 states of the United States of America and the 13 stripes represent the thirteen British colonies that declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain and became the first states in the Union.  Nicknames for the flag include the "Stars and Stripes", "Old Glory", and "The Star-Spangled Banner."  Hope everyone enjoys our hand flag project.

 

 

Lincoln Plaza

It's arts and crafts time kids!

These are by far the most creative crafts we have done in a while.  The children at the Plaza have truly outdone themselves with these flower fairies for our computer lab room.  I have to say that they brighten up the place :-)  Next week we have trains in motion along with more decorations for our room.