tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90095620545735601512024-03-05T00:38:10.884-08:00Cascade View KidsKindergartners Learning and GrowingBecca Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08848398486925857953noreply@blogger.comBlogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009562054573560151.post-46598541260507706892019-04-18T14:41:00.000-07:002019-04-18T14:41:03.233-07:00Baking Cookies in Kindergarten<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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Our first baking project was completed this week! The kids make chocolate chip cookies and they tasted AWESOME! </div>
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A few years ago I posted a project on Donors Choose. Donors Choose is a website dedicated to helping teachers raise funds for classroom projects. I really wanted to buy a convection oven for projects in the classroom. I spend a lot of time in the kitchen with my own children and wanted to provide the kindergartners with some of those same experiences. I had an oven in my former building and loved the curriculum tie-ins that happened in our cooking/baking unit. Well, I'm happy to say that our cooking cart was funded within a week! The oven was delivered to our classroom and we've been baking ever since.</div>
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We tasted (in small quantities) the different types of sugar. We smelled the vanilla. We measured, mixed, scooped, and baked. There were some new vocabulary words introduced and we read books about cooking. We even dove into real cookbooks and looked for different text features. At the end of the day, kids wrote how-to's telling how we made the cookies. WOW! That's a lot of work for a 5 or 6 year old!</div>
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Here's the recipe, if you want to try making these with your kids at home.</div>
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1 Cup Crisco shortening (original, not butter flavor)</div>
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3/4 Cup brown sugar</div>
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3/4 Cup white sugar</div>
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Mix until soft and fluffy.</div>
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Add:</div>
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2 Eggs</div>
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1 and 1/2 tsp vanilla</div>
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Mix just until blended.</div>
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Dry ingredients:</div>
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2 and 1/2 cups flour</div>
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1 tsp baking soda</div>
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1 1/2 tsp salt</div>
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Mix it up and add a package of chocolate chips.</div>
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Bake for 10 minutes (or less) on 350 degrees. My home oven is a standard oven, not convection, and this is what I do.</div>
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True confession time: I make these at least once a week at my house. (I can't believe I just admitted that!)</div>
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Happy baking!</div>
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Kids created cool backgrounds with watercolor and then we painted snowmen on top of our cool backgrounds. One of the biggest reasons I do this lesson is to instill independence. We talk about all of the different materials we will need, where to find those materials in the classroom, and the proper way to clean up after ourselves when we are done. Not only does this save a lot of time for the teacher, but kids are also able to take care of their own needs during our Center Time or science work when they need these materials to show their learning.</div>
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In math, we are working on combinations of 5. This game, called Buttons on a Snowman, has the kids dropping 5 buttons onto the snowman. Then they say an equation representing the number of buttons on and off of the snowman.</div>
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This week we introduced some science observation stations. We are working on observing closely and drawing what we see. I modeled using the correct colors, really looking carefully, and trying my best (without getting frustrated) to draw what is really there. (Often times, when kindergartners draw, they will put smiley faces on their suns and rainbows over their turtles. We want to point out that when we observe in science, we are only drawing what we actually see.)</div>
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Rock slices on the light table... so cool to see colors come through.</div>
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I've been collecting rocks since I was in kindergarten. My mom always said, "What will you ever do with all of those rocks? You really don't need to save an entire box filled with rocks" Well, I showed her! I still collect rocks. I look for new additions to my collection when I'm on vacation. Souvenir shops tend to sell some really cool rocks and I always seem to find them at craft fairs or local outdoor markets. The kids LOVE looking at all of the different types of rocks and are always shocked that they are not painted or man made. This was one of their favorite observation stations.</div>
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Our stickbugs have been amazing to observe. Big Steve is about 5 inches long now.</div>
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We've had so many stickbug eggs hatch, I've lost count of how many are in there. As of today we have big Steve and 4 little Steves.</div>
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The day they hatch, they have red heads. The red fades to brown in about a day or two. The kids always know if we have a new baby, just by observing color.</div>
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This drawing is unbelievable! Can you believe this was done by a kindergartner? If you look closely, you can see the red head on the teeny tiny little guy.</div>
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You can see that we're busy in kindergarten!</div>
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<br />Becca Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08848398486925857953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009562054573560151.post-9599392133016240852018-12-13T14:39:00.002-08:002018-12-13T14:39:59.315-08:00Paperwhite Bulbs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We've been growing Paperwhite bulbs in the classroom. These are so much fun to observe! We put water in the bottom of our cups and used toothpicks to keep our bulbs in place. We've been drawing and writing about our observations. In kindergarten, we've been working on careful observation. We noticed that our bulbs were brown, with white roots, and a little bit of green coming out of the top. We talked about the fact that even though we LOVE the color purple, there is no purple on our bulb. So, we decided that we wouldn't draw with purple. Observing and drawing exactly what we see is hard work in kindergarten.</div>
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Our Paperwhite bulbs will be coming home today, so kids can observe them over the long break. I would encourage parents to have kids do some careful observation and draw and/or write about what they see. I'm sure there will be lots of changes over the next few weeks!</div>
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<br />Becca Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08848398486925857953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009562054573560151.post-5882964024150706532018-12-05T13:46:00.001-08:002018-12-05T13:46:31.360-08:00A Few Literacy Stations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
There is a time every day when we practice some of our literacy skills. Eventually, when kids are able to work independently, I will run some small Guided Reading groups.</div>
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At the beginning of the year, all of our stations involved letters and letter sounds. This is a fun game where kids say the letters and their sounds to Mrs. Lewis and then get to toss the bean bag in the bin. Some kids love the tossing part and others choose to just have the bin close by.</div>
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One of our newest stations is Little Books. We are making sentences with sight word stamps. We also have some animals stamps and word cards to copy. </div>
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One of my personal favorite is our Storytelling station. I love using the felt board in class. I usually start by reading a story and then we do a retelling with the felt board. Sometimes, kids just tell the story with the felt pieces, and other times one person reads the book and the other puts the pieces up.</div>
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We have several other literacy stations that we use, but I wanted to give you a peek into a few of the activities we are doing to enhance our reading, writing, listening, and speaking.</div>
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Every day, as kids walk into classrooms, teachers have "morning work" for kids to do. It has to be something that kids are able to do independently, so that teachers can take attendance, gather any notes, and talk to the kids about things they are excited to share. In our classroom, I try to change up the morning work assignment, depending on the day. One day we might have our alphabet boxes out to work on. Another day we might have a variety of puzzles to do with a partner or small group. Last week, we introduced the art stations. </div>
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We rolled out a big long sheet of white paper and added some markers for collaborative drawings.</div>
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We used the book Snowmen At Night as inspiration and used oil pastels on blue paper to draw snowy scenes. We even added glitter for a special touch.</div>
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I love collecting drawing books. This guy was so excited that I had a book showing how to draw cars and trucks.</div>
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I try not to do too many coloring books because I think that takes all of the creativity away. But, this Christmas design coloring book was a fun addition.</div>
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My favorite art station is the solar system station. A few books about space, some black paper, and oil pastels can inspire the kids to draw their own solar systems.</div>
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We have our Center time (free play) in the afternoon, most of the boys in our class gravitate toward the stations that involve building or imaginative play. Most of the girls go toward horses, the doll house, or art. By setting a theme each day for morning work, it encourages kids to try something they might not realize they enjoy. There are a few kids who don't enjoy drawing because it's hard for them. This is an opportunity to take the marker and make big marks on the paper or try loopdie loops. This is the time to play with art. On days when we do building stations, it encourages the kids who usually do art projects during free play to try out Marble Works or building a tower with blocks. I love providing kids with this wide variety of opportunities. We never know what they might LOVE to do!</div>
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We have been working hard to learn routines and independent work habits, so far in kindergarten. I'm happy to report that kids LOVE our independent Work Spaces in math and they are really learning how to focus on their task and stick with it.</div>
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This week we introduced our Number Racks, also called Rekenreks. The game they play involves pulling a Ten Frame Card and then moving the correct number of beads to the opposite side of the rack. At this time, we are only using the top rack.</div>
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We have been working on subitizing, or seeing a set and knowing the number right away. The ten frame helps us to see the number. Kids are starting to recognize a full ten frame as 10, a half full ten frame as 5, etc.</div>
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We have been working on creating and extending patterns.</div>
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One of our favorite Work Spaces involves the pattern blocks, putting shapes together, and creating shape pictures. </div>
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Continuing with our number work, we have some number and ten frame matching games to play.</div>
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I've been so impressed with the independent work skills the kids are learning. As a school, we work to take care of ourselves, take care of our school, and take care of each other. By working independently, helping their friends when they need it, cleaning up after themselves, caring for our materials, and consistently working hard, they are certainly following our school guidelines!</div>
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I wish you could watch me unpack my car, when I get to school, on Monday mornings. It's pretty hilarious! Sometimes I'm hauling in 20 pumpkins. Other times I have my arms full of flowers. This week I had Peanut, the turtle and all of the books I love to read to the kids in November. The reason I'm always carrying random items is that I love to provide experiences for the kids and every single experience leads to our literacy learning.</div>
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When we drew sunflowers, pumpkins, and apples we learned to draw by looking at detail and drawing what is actually there. This ties into our Writer's Workshop time, when we want to be sure our illustrations show what is actually happening and we add detail to our drawings. Those details will eventually end up in our writing. Our goal is for our pictures to become more developed and recognizable while students are also able to communicate their story before beginning to write.</div>
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When we made applesauce, it connected to books we were reading, but it also served as a springboard for some of our writers! Several kids chose to write about making applesauce.</div>
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I love having pets in our classroom. The kids love to watch Steve and Peanut. They're always doing curious things. </div>
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You can imagine my excitement when one of our kindergartners draws and writes about our pets during Writer's Workshop. I'm just thrilled when one of our experiences becomes writing or when we read a book and the kids run over to one of our pumpkins to show me what the book is talking about. This is why I haul in a bunch of random things on Monday mornings!</div>
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Another of our kindergarten standards is to participate in collaborative conversations about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups. This is what we do all day long in kindergarten! When I set these experiences up for kids, I want them to talk, discuss, think, share, and question. Often this talk will lead to writing and then some further reading. It's so exciting! This is something to think about when you're out and about with your kids. Every single experience your kids have will contribute to their literacy lives! </div>
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If you'd like to read a bit more about experiences and my inspiration for bringing them into the classroom, please check out this post on my early childhood literacy blog. <a href="http://lovelaughterandliteracy.com/reggio-inspired/"> http://lovelaughterandliteracy.com/reggio-inspired/</a></div>
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Hello everyone! Welcome to Kindergarten at Cascade View. I don't know about you, but I really want to know about the people who teach my kids. I want to know where they live, about their families, and what they enjoy doing when they are not working. I wanted to share a bit about myself in this post. Today, I'm just letting you "meet" me. It's a long post, so I won't have my feelings hurt if you just skim or skip it altogether! </div>
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Hello Friends! I'm Becca. I'm a wife, mom, and kindergarten teacher. I'm passionate about all things home and family. I love being home with my kids, hubby, and pets. </div>
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I married my high school sweetheart. (Awwww.) We live in Snohomish, just up the hill from Cascade View.</div>
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We love our pets. I'd have more, if I could convince my better half that it was a good idea. I think I'd get chickens. Cookie is our Holland Lop. She's our most recent addition. She's a snuggler, loves to run around the house, and makes me laugh when she kicks up her heels and does a 360. She's pretty cute too, but I guess there's no such thing as an ugly bunny.</div>
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Ah, Cooper. This is Cooper as a puppy. He was going to be our small dog. Our yellow lab, Riley, died when he was 11. Riley was my husband's first pet EVER. As much as he loved Riley, when it was time to find a new dog, he asked if we could find a smaller breed. We decided on a Laboradoodle. The breeder estimated that Cooper would be about 50 pounds when he was full grown. Well, Cooper weighed 50 pounds at about 4 months old and then went straight to 100! I swear, he's the size of a small horse. So much for getting a small dog! He's a sweetheart and he's full of personality.</div>
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Steve the stickbug lives at school. He's super-easy to care for and the kids love watching him. He's actually named Steve Jr. You see, stickbugs only need one to reproduce. Steve Sr. laid eggs before he died. The eggs sat in the dirt all summer. Last fall, Steve Jr. hatched!</div>
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This is Peanut. She is 31 years old and the kids love to watch her. She likes fruit, but does not care for veggies. She prefers crunchy bugs like meal worms, but will eat garden worms if she has to.</div>
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Our kids are our whole lives, as I'm sure is the case with most parents. My oldest is all about sports, which thrills my hubby to no end. He is the sweetest boy you will ever meet. He's caring and considerate, which I love! He is a senior at Glacier Peak this year. Seriously, friends, don't blink! He was starting kindergarten about 5 minutes ago and now he's applying for college. </div>
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This little monkey is full of spunk. She has been that way since the day she was born. She spent her first 2 weeks of her life, at Children's Hospital, fighting for every breath. She suffered from seizures and we were told that she had probably had a stroke. The hospital staff prepared us to "care for her" since they expected she would be developmentally delayed from the lack of oxygen and her stroke. Day by day, year by year, we realized that all of that "worst case scenario stuff" was a scenario we would not know as our reality. We're glad she's a fighter and wouldn't change her spunk or personality for anything. She's a perfectly healthy (except for the cyst in her brain), normally developing, little girl. She loves soccer, hanging out with friends, and would prefer to watch Netflix over helping with chores around the house. Does she sound like a typical teen? She goes to school at Valley View.</div>
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I learned a love of gardening from my mom. She always had a vegetable garden, tons of raspberries, and apple trees in our yard. I have good memories of weeding and working in the yard together, picking veggies from the garden, the smell of freshly canned fruit when I came home from school, and blowing bugs off the berries as I picked them. My mom would always end up with a huge pan of berries, at the end of berry picking, and I would only have a handful. I preferred to eat as I picked, and still do.</div>
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My home and garden are my happy places. I love sitting on the deck, on a warm summer day, watching my kids and their friends play in the yard. First and foremost, my yard is kid and dog friendly. If I end up with a few flowers at the end of a football game, I consider it a bonus. My kids and I garden together. My hubby loves to be in the yard with us on the weekends. My son has always been a really strong kid. He lifts heavy bags of dirt and hauls them all over the yard. He spreads wood chips in the spring, and loves watching landscaping shows with me. He loves to be outside and will happily help on just about any project.</div>
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My daughter loves to wander the yard, but she's in it for the pretty stuff and doesn't like to work. One of my passions is <b>creating meaningful experiences for my kids</b>. We always have a project in the works. My daughter loved collecting flowers from the yard, this summer, and creating art projects from the flower petals.</div>
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It came as no surprise to my family, when I went off to college, that I majored in Family and Consumer Science (formerly known as Home Ec.), and earned my teaching certificate. I have endorsements in Family and Consumer Science, Early Childhood, Reading, and K-8 Education. Family and Consumer Science is a true passion of mine. I love to cook, bake, sew, and basically do anything that seems to be a "traditional" female role.</div>
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FCS isn't just about cooking, baking, and being a homemaker. Family and Consumer Science provides individuals and families with knowledge that helps people make informed decisions about their well being, relationships, and resources to achieve a high quality of life. The field represents many areas, including human development, family finance, housing and interior design, food science, nutrition, wellness, textiles, apparel, family relations and dynamics, and consumer issues. I'm a member of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (<a href="http://www.aafcs.org/">AAFCS</a>), as well as a member of the Washington chapter (<a href="http://www.wafcs.net/">WAFCS</a>).</div>
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Family and Consumer Science is all about improving the quality of your life. In my opinion, we can improve the quality of our lives through home arts. Creating a healthy, happy, and comfortable home gives us a soft place to land at the end of the day. I want my kids to have good memories of their time at home. I want them to remember the smell of warm cookies coming out of the oven, the taste of homemade bread with butter and jam, and remember all of the projects and experiences we had as a family.</div>
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As much as I love my home life, I have a passion for EDUCATION! I teach little people to love learning and especially love literacy. I absolutely love children's books, and teaching reading and writing, using children's literature. I earned my Master's degree in reading and literacy, in 2000. It was a game changer for me. I had always been very interested in math and science, as a teacher. I didn't feel as well equipped to teach reading and writing. I didn't like to read as a child and I was FAR from being a writer, as an adult. I was trying to teach my kids to become life long readers and writers, but hated doing those things myself. After spending two years, doing intense research and writing papers on reading and writing, I had a much better understanding of the way young children learned. I had a clear picture of where I wanted to go with my teaching. I became very interested in Guided Reading, teaching with a balanced reading model, and especially Writer's Workshop.</div>
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In 2004, just after my daughter was born, my school district started our Collaborative Literacy Project. It started as a group of teachers, dedicated to literacy, involved in extensive training, who would become literacy leaders in our school district. I was thrilled to have the opportunity to be involved in the program. I've been able to observe amazing teachers, discuss best practices, receive training and resources, and eventually become a demonstration classroom, hosting teachers from within my school district as well as neighboring school districts. I don't claim to be an expert in literacy, but it's truly a passion of mine, and I'm thrilled to share my beliefs about literacy with others.</div>
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I have thousands of books in my collection and can't seem to stop adding to it. I'm always finding new mentor texts to use with my young readers and writers. I love to teach units of study, where we can dive into a specific author or genre. I'm always shocked at the amazing conversations we have, even in kindergarten, around the books we are using in our units of study. Kids can be such brilliant thinkers!</div>
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We all have our passions in life. My passions are home, family, family and consumer science, early childhood, and literacy. My blogs try to encompass all of these areas. The mission of the AAFCS is to help people improve the quality of their lives. My blogs are about helping people make literacy and qualilty home life priorities, thus improving the quality of life. Isn't that what it's all about? At the end of the day, it's all about home and family.</div>
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Thanks for joining me on this journey. I write from my heart and hopefully you'll find a few pretty pictures too.</div>
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We've started some Small Motor Stations in the morning, when kids first arrive at school. These are activities designed to build muscle strength in our little hands and fingers, which in turn helps us in our ability to write.</div>
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I really LOVE Play-Doh and clay! I will be sharing homemade Play-Doh recipes in an upcoming post. </div>
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Pinching with tongs is a great way to build strength in our hands! I put some squishy plastic balls in our bean table and gave the kids the challenge to remove them all with different types of tongs. Challenge accepted!!</div>
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Legos are one of my favorite toys for building muscles in our fingers. In addition, Legos are just awesome for developing creativity.</div>
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Once kids have the proper pencil grips, I encourage them to do some tracing and use our stencils.</div>
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This is one of my favorite stations. We have a sand tray, rocks, and shells that kids use to create art pieces. I take pictures of their pieces of work to display in the classroom. Any activity that invites the kids to pinch like you see in the picture below, is awesome for developing muscles. </div>
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We are writers in kindergarten and every fine motor activity we try will help us build the muscles and stamina we need for writing. </div>
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You may have noticed your child coming home and showing you a bit of sign language. We are on a mission to learn the signs for 26 letters in the first 30 days of school and we've reached our goal! Not only does sign language help us connect our actions to letters and sounds, but we are also (secretly) sneaking in a bit of fine motor work!</div>
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I would encourage you to think about adding some fine motor activities into your daily routines. Counting Cheerios, by moving them one by one, watering plants with a spray bottle, painting with small brushes, drawing with markers, and even cutting coupons from the Sunday paper are all great ways to build muscles in our hands!</div>
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Yep, it's applesauce season! We asked parents to send apples to school and they delivered! We had a whole box of apples and all three kindergarten classes were apple to cook up a yummy treat. The book called Applesauce Season is one of my favorites. I love that the characters in the book go to the farmers' market and buy a variety of different apples. They use a food mill, which is what we use in the classroom. One of my favorite things is when books we read connect to real life experiences.</div>
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We got to slice up the apples with plastic knives, as part of our "small motor" stations in the morning. It's not easy to cut through an apple with a plastic knife, but the kids really worked the muscles in their hands and got the job done.</div>
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Once the apples were sliced and the cores were thrown away, we put the apples into the crockpot. We filled it about half way with water and added a little cinnamon. The apples cooked all day, on high, and we stirred them throughout the day. The kids loved coming into the classroom after recess and smelling their snack cooking!</div>
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I called each over, during our Center Time, to smoosh the apples in the food mill. The peels are left behind in the food mill and the apple sauce comes out of the little holes.</div>
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I think all of the kids would agree that the best part of making applesauce is EATING! Most of the kids said it was the best applesauce they had ever eaten. Only a few said they didn't care for it. I told the kids that I will never force them to eat something we make in class. We also talked about polite ways to say, "No thank you." </div>
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This was such a good experience for the kids. If you are interested in purchasing a food mill, so you can make your own applesauce at home, I purchased mine at Walmart and I know they are also available on Amazon. I hope I've inspired you to give it a try! Your kids are experts now!</div>
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<br />Becca Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08848398486925857953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009562054573560151.post-27286655730198594142018-02-01T18:25:00.005-08:002018-02-01T18:25:51.310-08:00Words Everywhere!It is so fun to watch the world open up for students as they begin to realize they know how to read and that means they can write too! Up until this point we've talked a lot about how good readers look and sound and that reading the pictures or telling your pictures is the way to begin with both reading and writing. But, all of a sudden your children are realizing they can read (AND WRITE) real words and the pure joy and pride in themselves is unmistakable.<br />
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"Camouflage" - An important word as a part of this students' personal narrative about hunting.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02593067552961035819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009562054573560151.post-25811510716849113292018-02-01T17:51:00.001-08:002018-02-01T17:51:22.395-08:00The Brain the Palm of Your HandWe are doing a lot of work at Cascade View to help students understand themselves, their emotions, and how they relate to others through these important concepts. Learning happens alongside real people with real emotions. Thus, social-emotional learning is as important in education as any academics we teach here. The attached video is a snapshot of a tool we use to talk about the brain and it's basic anatomy and corresponding functions, presented by Dr. Daniel Segal. We hope you find it helpful as well!<br />
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Kelso teaches us about the choices we make and how to solve problems. Today we learned about the difference between little problems and BIG PROBLEMS. A big problem is something that happens where someone could get hurt, makes us scared, or isn't safe. A big problem is something that ALWAYS needs to be reported to an adult. A small problem is something that kids may be able to handle themselves. Miss Lilly walked us through examples. Just so you know, Miss Lilly also talked to the kids about telling an adult if someone other than a doctor or parent touches any part of the body that is covered by a swim suit. She explained that this is a BIG problem and always needs to be reported right away. </div>
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We look forward to having Kelso and Miss Lilly visit us each week to help us make good choices.</div>
<br />Becca Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08848398486925857953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009562054573560151.post-26687802338351288902017-12-11T11:42:00.001-08:002017-12-11T11:42:13.568-08:00GingerbreadWe've been reading SO many gingerbread books over the past few weeks. The kids are loving the huge variety of books, adaptations, and different endings. We were able to compare and contrast the Gingerbread Girl and the Gingerbread Man. They both have very different endings.<br />
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I do a lot of baking at home and this is one of my favorite recipes. If you'd like the recipe for your own holiday baking, here is the link <a href="http://homeiswheremystorybegins.net/recipe/super-soft-gingerbread-cookie-recipe/">http://homeiswheremystorybegins.net/recipe/super-soft-gingerbread-cookie-recipe/</a></div>
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One of the things our kindergartners LOVE to do is Yoga. I love doing yoga too, but I'm not a yoga instructor and I would only be able to lead them in a few quick stretches. Fortunately, we've discovered <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga">Cosmic Kids Yoga</a>!</div>
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The yoga instructor takes the current popular stories or themes and turns them into active yoga adventures. She is truly amazing and the adventures really captivate the kids. The videos can be found on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga">You Tube</a>. One thing I especially loved about today's adventure was when she said, "See something in your mind before you take action." This is something we've been working on in class. We try to focus on this each day. Even as we are about to line up in the classroom, we ask kids to close their eyes and visualize (they should know this word by now) how they are going to move to the next place.</div>
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We had such a great time at our harvest party! We opened up both of the kindergarten classrooms and had many stations set up for kids to choose from. The kids have gotten used to being able to go back and forth between classroom because they are allowed to do this during Center Time on Fridays. We love giving them the opportunity to self-select the places they would like to work and also be able to interact with kids from both classes.</div>
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Thank you to all of the parents who were able to send supplies or help out during our party! We really appreciate your support. At Cascade View, we realize that we are not only in the business of educating children, but we are also charged with the task of making memories! We weren't able to get pictures of all of the stations, but here are a few.</div>
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Straws are the perfect thing to use for necklaces. Some students stuck with a pattern, while others simply focused on the small motor task of threading straw pieces onto the yarn.</div>
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Again, sometimes patterns are used and other times threading beads is the bigger challenge. Side note... If you work with pipe cleaners at home, nail clippers are perfect for cutting these.</div>
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The kids did some sponge painting onto construction paper. We'll cut these out and they will brighten up the room with their rich fall colors.</div>
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Thanks again for helping out! We had a fantastic day! I think we all can agree that Halloween should be moved, permanently, to a weekend. The kids were pretty tired on November 1st, but we were glad they had so much fun on the 31st! </div>
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The firefighters came for a visit today, and what a gift that was to a group of kindergartners! </div>
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Our first baking project was completed this week! The kids make chocolate chip cookies and they tasted AWESOME! </div>
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A few years ago I posted a project on Donors Choose. Donors Choose is a website dedicated to helping teachers raise funds for classroom projects. I really wanted to buy a convection oven for projects in the classroom. I spend a lot of time in the kitchen with my own children and wanted to provide the kindergartners with some of those same experiences. I had an oven in my former building and loved the curriculum tie-ins that happened in our cooking/baking unit. Well, I'm happy to say that our cooking cart was funded within a week! The oven was delivered to our classroom and we've been baking ever since.</div>
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Both of our full day kindergarten classes made chocolate chips cookies this week. We tasted (in small quantities) the different types of sugar. We smelled the vanilla. We measured, mixed, scooped, and baked. There were some new vocabulary words introduced and we read books about cooking. We even dove into real cookbooks and looked for different text features. At the end of the day, kids wrote how-to's telling how we made the cookies. WOW! That's a lot of work for a 5 or 6 year old!</div>
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True confession time: I make these at least once a week at my house. (I can't believe I just admitted that!)</div>
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Fall is in full swing and the leaves are showing off a bit. I really love the beautiful leaves... but who doesn't? Driving through the mountains this weekend reminded me that it's time to start leaf collecting. We use leaves in the classroom for math, art, science, and literacy connections. When I ask kids to bring leaves to the classroom, they are usually GREAT collectors, but the only way we can use these leaves for our projects is when they are <b><u>pressed</u></b>. Pressing leaves is very simple and doesn't take up a lot of space. (Flower petals work well too, if you happen to be the owner of a flower shop or have flowers in your yard.)</div>
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I usually start with a couple of paper towels on the table, and then I set a few leaves on top.</div>
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Next, you set a paper towel on top of the leaves and another layer of leaves is set on top of that towel.</div>
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I keep layering as many paper towels and leaves as I can, and then put a big stack of books on top. They need to sit like this for several days so they become dry and flat. Once they are pressed and dry, I store them in an OPEN container or ziploc bag. There will still be a tiny bit of moisture in the leaves, so you don't want to close them up and grow mold. That's a science experiment I'd rather not do right now. </div>
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I would love it if each child could collect and press 50 leaves. We are looking for a variety of sizes, shapes, and colors! Thanks for your help!</div>
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We have been so busy in kindergarten over the past 3 weeks. We have spent a lot of time building, creating, exploring, learning rules, and learning how to take care of materials in our classroom.</div>
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The kids have been so creative and we are really learning what it means to be a member of a community.</div>
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We used our lacing cards to practice fine motor skills.</div>
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Clay is my favorite tool for building muscles in our hands. It's much harder to work with than playdough and gives your hands a real workout!</div>
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As I said, we've been busy in kindergarten. The activities of the day move quickly and we are learning SO much every day!</div>
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<br />Becca Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08848398486925857953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009562054573560151.post-84586154708584222542017-09-18T14:49:00.000-07:002017-09-18T14:49:10.958-07:00PeanutI'd like to introduce you to Peanut! She is our classroom turtle. She's a 30 year old box turtle and she came to school for the first time today.<br />
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The first day that peanut joined us, we spent some time touching her and feeling her shell. After that, we washed our hands very well and agreed to let Peanut have her space and just look without touching.</div>
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The kids love to sit by Peanut and watch her move around. She's much more active than I expected a turtle to be.</div>
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Her favorite spot is her water basin. She loves to sit in the water and watch the kids or dunk her head under water for a little bath.</div>
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I was surprised to find out that a big Rubbermaid container was the ideal habitat for Box Turtles. We have some coconut shavings at the bottom, a basin for water, and different lights to keep her warm.</div>
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This is only my second school year with Peanut and I'm learning that she is very picky. She doesn't like vegetables, but love bananas. She likes crunchy bugs, like rolly polly bugs and meal worms. She'll eat garden worms only when they look really yummy.</div>
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The beginning of kindergarten is such a magical time! The kids are diving in and really getting to know their way around the classroom. They are always so excited and curious to find out what they can explore. At the beginning of the year, we are careful to add new activities slowly. </div>
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Play time (also called Centers) is a great time to build cooperation skills, but we also encourage the story-telling aspect.</div>
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Playdough is great for building the important muscles in our fingers and is a staple in the kindergarten classroom!</div>
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We love art! We've just started introducing new types of paint. Ask your child if they remember The Dot. It was a book we read this week and we'll be painting lots of dots soon!</div>
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The kids LOVE building with Polydrons. We have these in many classrooms and kids have opportunities to build 3D shapes.</div>
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We are learning to build and play with our math manipulatives. Soon we will be using these for lots of math stations.</div>
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Our home center is one of the favorites. Kids play house, coffee shop, and restaurant. They make up their stories as they go along.</div>
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These are some quotes that were gathered during our family connection meetings. We hope you enjoy reading them as much as we enjoyed hearing them and meeting the wonderful people who said them!</div>
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I'm very interested in the moon, but I'm not going to outer space.</div>
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I like Nutella, tuna, and South Lake Pizza.</div>
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I'm...sassy.</div>
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Two fives are 10. Two threes are 6. Two tens are 20.</div>
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I love dogs because I love to pick them up.</div>
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I can count to 10 in Spanish.</div>
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She lives in Minnesota. There's tons of houses there.</div>
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Flag of America!</div>
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I really know how to do stuff.</div>
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10...11...12...Hey look I found a shark!</div>
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What will help you when you feel frustrated? - Dancing</div>
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This is the place where we share things that are happening in our kindergarten classrooms. We want parents to feel connected to Cascade View Elementary and we know that you can't be with us all the time. We love taking pictures and this is a great place for us to share them. We ask that you check the blog about once a week to see if we've added any new posts. If there is something we are dying for you to see, we'll make sure to send the link in an email. There is always excitement in kindergarten and we can't wait to get started!</div>
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Happy New School Year!</div>
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It was a sad day in kindergarten today.</div>
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Steve the stick bug has died.</div>
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To most people, Steve is just a bug. To a group of five-year-olds, he is the best stick bug a kid could ever have! There were tears today... lots and lots of tears. I really didn't expect it to be such an emotional time for the kids, because he's just a bug. When I realized that it was a really big deal to the kids, we made time to write about it and draw some pictures about Steve.</div>
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We took Steve out to the courtyard gardens and I told the kids I'd say something nice about Steve before we buried him. A couple of kids asked if we could all say something, so I told the kids they could share if they wanted. After we shared our feelings about Steve, we buried him and put a few flowers by him. It was a very emotional time for the kids. When we came back inside, we had a group hug and then moved on to some fun activities.</div>
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Today was a day full of emotional learning for our kids, but it was also a time to see our recent learning in real life. We have been talking a lot about the life cycle because of our baby chicks and also because of our most recent addition (ask your kids about our new insects). When one of our boys was crying about Steve, another student explained that it's all part of the life cycle. Steve has laid eggs in the dirt and, with any luck, we will have more stick bugs. We look forward to meeting Steve Jr.</div>
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Rest in peace, Steve.</div>
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You were the best stick bug this class has ever had.</div>
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