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Amelia Bedelia

Students in kindergarten and first grade have been enjoying the silly antics of Amelia Bedelia this fall.  During class, we read a book, discuss the “mistakes” that Amelia makes and then draw about some of them.  Each child is working on making their own Amelia Bedelia book to eventually share at home with family and Read More >>

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All About Books Class: Grades 2-4

It has been wonderful being able to teach part of the All About Books unit. The students have put in a great deal of effort to complete and perfect their All About Books. There has been a lot of extra time spent on these during journaling, writing workshops, and through peer and self evaluations. The Read More >>

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Equalizing Math Class K-1

It has been so wonderful being able to teach equalizing with the kindergarten and first graders during my student teaching experience. We began by learning how to equalize through more conceptual ways such as making the length of two pieces of string the same and making two cups of beans the same weight on a balance. Read More >>

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Picture Stretch

Our youngest students are part of a weekly class called Picture Stretch. Children first work on their cutting skills by cutting out a picture of an animal. After we discuss the pictures we practice writing the first letter for that animal. Last week we had cute pictures of otters to enjoy and glue into their Read More >>

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Freshwater Biomes at Le Moyne Lab

This past week we were able to visit Le Moyne College to look at all of the samples that we collected while we were at Highland Forest. Hilary also collected some samples from a local pond near her house as well. The students were all ready and excited to make their way to Le Moyne Read More >>

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Freshwater Biomes at Highland Forest

The trip to Highland Forest last week was a success! Although it was a little bit cold, the students did an amazing job exploring the pond! On our walk there we stopped to see the workers moving TONS of rocks into the trucks! It was fascinating to see! On the way we stopped and played Read More >>

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Fresh Water Biomes

Freshwater biomes has had a great start! We have had such wonderful and enriching discussions on streams and other freshwater biomes. The students are really dedicated to the subject and love to share their thoughts and ideas. Outside of great class discussion and book readings we have explored freshwater biomes in our area! The students, Miranda Read More >>

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Breathing Room Book Talk

Breathing Room Book Club by Neona (an 8th grader) This year I taught a book club on the book the Breathing Room. I taught the book club to Ace, Jonas, Juliette, Maia and Jake. They are in 6th grade. The Breathing Room is about a girl named Evvy who is sent to a sanatorium when Read More >>

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Temple Grandin

    This year, the older children are examining groups of people who have had to fight for their rights. One such group is individuals with disabilities. We’ve read articles, watched Ted Talks, watched Temple Grandin, and engaged in discussions with mystery guests about how far we have come in meeting their needs, and also Read More >>