Hi! I’m linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for
Five for Friday!
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We had a chilly start to our
day on Monday, so I thought it would be a great opportunity to reward my Kinder
cuties with some hot chocolate. (Even if
it did get close to 70 degrees by the afternoon!)
This weekend’s weather is
looking very inviting! I guess no one
told Texas that it’s winter! No hot chocolate for us!
Friday Dance Party! (Well, actually we have a dance party almost
everyday, but Fridays always feel a little more special!) Right now we are
loving “A Kidz Bop Valentine”.
This week we learned all
about rocks. I always read Roxaboxen, by Alice McLerran, as
just a fun read-aloud. It is one of my favorite books because it
just reminds me so much of when I was little and how much fun you can have when
you use your imagination. These children
build their own little town out in the desert with rocks and boxes, and
anything else they can find. Such a cute
story!
I’ve had this book for a few years(bought from Half Priced Books), but I
actually just read the inscription on the inside of the book. I always just figured it was written from a
grandma or mom to a child, but I never really looked at the name. Oh. My. Goodness. Y’all! It is signed by the author herself and reads,
“Long live imagination!” I feel like I
just won the lottery!
Want to really amaze your
students?! Read this book! (Everybody Needs a Rock, by Byrd Baylor) Make sure
you have a rock that fits in your hand hidden right beside you as you read it. Throughout
the book it lists rules for finding a rock. On the last page it says, “I happen
to have a rock right here in my hand…”
As I read the last page I secretly grab the rock, and when I read that
last line, I hold out the rock. You would
think I had just performed the most amazing magic trick! The kids are so surprised and can’t believe I
actually have a rock in my hand like the book says!
After the book, we go outside
and search for our own rocks using the rules from the book. When we bring the rocks back inside we fill
out observations about our rocks in our Science Journals.
