![]() In the month of January we explored the topic of volcanoes. Children learned the parts of the volcano as well as how they erupt! The children enjoyed exploring these concepts through three part cards, picture matching, short videos, songs and books. We also continued to explore past concepts such as parts of the tree, life cycle of the tree and land forms - all of which are a part of our year long project on the rain forest. Our unit concluded with a fun volcano experiment. The children became little scientists as they mixed baking soda and vinegar to make their own volcano eruption.
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Happy New Year! I hope you all enjoyed the holiday vacation. In the month of December the children had a fabulous time learning about the different holidays that people celebrate around this time of the year. We read many books and sang new songs. During lunchtime the children enjoyed listening to the classical songs of The Nutcracker; there was a lot of holiday cheer to go around!
We also took some time to begin learning about volcanoes. The children took turns telling me what they think a volcano is. We took a look at some pictures of resting volcanoes and erupting volcanoes and we also looked at the definition of lava, magma and ash. We will continue exploring this topic in January. The month of November was filled with excitement. The children were introduced to the concept of landforms through cultural studies materials, books and the use of technology. This was all in preparation for our next unit on volcanoes.
Practical life and art were filled with Thanksgiving and fall themed materials. The children enjoyed tweezing pumpkin seeds, scooping fall leaves, lacing turkey and pumpkin cards, painting a turkey and creating their own turkey with art materials. We also discussed the meaning of Thanksgiving and had a group celebration. I documented what the children were thankful for and everyone sat together to have lunch family style. They talked, laughed and enjoyed listening to jazz (A Boy Named Charlie Brown by Vince Guaraldi Trio). This was certainly a lovely way to head off to a much anticipated 5 day vacation. |
Ms. JoanEl Salon Amarillo Lead Teacher Archives
June 2018
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