Friday, May 11, 2007

school of rock

In Defense of Dandelions and Fairies, Week One

Discovery-examination and dissection of common backyard wildflowers, fingerpainting dandelions, sponge print violets, live plant pressing ground ivy, cut and paste fleabane, sweetened condensed milk painting buttercups

Circle- history, uses and songs about backyard wildflowers

Small groups-geometry (2 D shapes), math workbooks, classmate bingo, writing in journals, cut and paste flower parts, wildflower walk with collecting bags, Mother's Day surprises

Stories- A Dandelion's Life, Miss Lady Bird's Wildflowers, The Tiny Seed, Planting a Rainbow, The Reason for a Flower, Dandelions


In Defense of Dandelions and Fairies, Week Two
Discovery Time- Fairies in the Garden Painting, The Unicorn and the Lilacs cut and paste, Barney Foo Foo Fairy Puppets, Flower Fairies, Fairy Houses

Circle-Unicorn and Lilac Story, movie "Kristen's Fairy House", a study of Fairy Houses, Flower
Fairies

Small Group- geometry (3-D), math workbooks, attribute blocks, reading practice, writing in journals, Fairies and Elves Game, Alphabet Fairies

Stories-Kristen's Fairy House, A Fairy Went A-Marketing, Chipmunk Song, Rabbit Spring, Fairy Houses Everywhere

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