We read the book "Un beso en la mano" ("The Kissing Hand) and Loulie made Valentine hearts for her family members, like the hearts in Chester's paw in the book. Loulie's Spanish is excellent! She told me about her family, her school, and her dog, all in Spanish.
Loulie and I made ice cream cones today. Loulie counted the number of scoops of ice cream (pom-poms) to add to each cone so that the numbers matched - addition. She also practiced counting to 10, addition, with Valentine candy hearts. We began using broken heart puzzles to add together numbers to total 10. Later, we joined the Birthday celebration for Ms. Judie today and had red velvet cake!
Loulie enjoyed the book "I Spy Fly Guy" by Arnold. During the story I asked Loulie to predict what she thought would happen next. I asked her to explain why she came to that conclusion or what clues lead her to that conclusion. She colored, cut, and pasted together a Fly Guy. She played a game on ABCYA.com. She added consonant blends to make words. Loulie created a Valentine for each of the younger students. I introduced her to the students as she personally delivered the cards and treats.
We had an exciting last day today. We started by making an ocean in a bottle. We combined water, food coloring and vegetable oil in a bottle and mixed them vigorously. Next, we sealed the bottle with hot glue to prevent leaking. Turning the bottle on its side simulates ocean waves. Next, Loulie wanted to experiment a bit and we created a mermaid ocean in a bottle complete with glittery shimmering water!
Next, we researched sea turtles. We read several texts about the 7 kinds of sea turtles and their characteristics. We made a Hawksbill Turtle with movable legs and head because Loulie decided that the Hawksbill turtle was her favorite. The books described a Hawksbill turtle as gentle, easy going, and friendly.
After lunch and a dance break of “Go Noodle” we looked at some additional books about dolphins and ocean life. We then put together a small flip book of some of the creatures we studied.
It has been a pleasure getting to know Loulie over the past week! She is imaginative, creative, and enjoys creating crafts and learning new things. I am glad I had this opportunity to work with her and wish her and her family the best for 2018.
Lalala A-A
Hello I Love You Goodbye G-G
Sustaining G-D
Songs: Cut to the Feeling from Leap - worked on Chorus...
Try Everything: 2nd verse, discussed meaning of lyrics...
Let It Go - FROZEN the Musical is going to Broadway February 2018...
Today we worked on strumming guitar to a variety of songs. We learn that songs are in either a meter of 2 (simple) and 3 (complex). Loulie also enjoyed dancing to a waltz
Hermit crabs, story sequencing, subtraction within 10
Lesson Outline
Loulie had another busy and productive day. Since the home-made playdoh shapes were dried and ready for decorating, she spent part of the morning decorating them with jewels and glitter. She was very proud of them and decided that they would be gifts for each family member. She carefully chose an ornament for each person and decorated it accordingly. She was very excited to be able to bring them home today.
Next, she did some mathematics using manipulatives. She used glass stones as counters to do subtraction problems within 10. When she found the answers to the subtraction problems she wrote the answer on the space provided. She then followed a key to color by number and created a whale picture. Loulie shared that she hadn’t done subtraction before today, and she was very proud that she was able to figure out all the answers on her own.
After lunch, we shared a book called, “A House for Hermit Crab”. This book by Eric Carle is a story about a hermit crab who has outgrown his old shell and moves into a new one, which he decorates and enhances with the various sea creatures he meets in his travels. We used this text to learn about ocean creatures, to practice story sequencing, and to share an oral retelling. Sequencing and retelling are both primary level literacy standards. Loulie retold the story by creating a collage much like the illustrations that are in the text. As she retold the story she added details to a collage she created of the Hermit Crab.
We then compared the information in the story by Eric Carle with information in our “Encyclopedia of Ocean Life” book as we recalled the sea animals that the Hermit Crab added to his shell. After completing that project, we watched a BBC video that showed live hermit crabs leaving their old shells and moving into new shells. Loulie is a quick study and is easily able to compare and contrast the information that we have learned about various ocean creatures.
We started the morning by decorating the Rainbow Fish that we created yesterday. They came out awesome, and Loulie loved creating stories to go along with the puppet characters. She gave each fish a special name and created a storyline to go along with the puppets.
Loulie had shared yesterday that she “loved” Beluga whales and wanted to learn more about them. I brought in some books about Belugas, and we read an informational text about Baby Beluga whales. She then filled out an outline on key details and facts about Beluga whales. She did a wonderful job and picked out some very key details. Next, we watched a live feed video of a baby Beluga whale. We created Beluga whale puppets and sang the “Baby Beluga” song by Raffi.
After finishing work on the Beluga whale projects, Loulie took a short “Go Noodle” dance break. She loved the dance moves and thoroughly enjoyed following along with the videos. Next, we practiced measuring and following directions by making “Salt and Flour Playdoh”. She made several ornaments for her family. I will bake them tonight to hasten the drying and tomorrow the plan is to paint and decorate them. Loulie did a super job today and was very animated and engaged the entire time.
