Future Authors and Illustrators

Have you ever read: From Head to Toe, written and illustrated by Eric Carle? We share this book with our kindergarten students during our author/illustrator study of Eric Carle. It is impossible to sit when reading this book!  One just wants to do exactly what the book is depicting; it is a favorite of our […]

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Chat with Sculptor

On March 4th,  we had an amazing experience. Ms Wood’s 3rd grade class chatted with a sculptor, Meredith Bergmann, via a Google Hangout!  Ms Bergmann created the wonderful Boston Women’s Memorial, which is installed on Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts.  She graciously agreed to ‘meet’ the students so that they could interview her about her experience […]

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Even in failure we learn

We made a valiant effort, even getting the opportunity to pollinate a female blossom with a male blossom, but unfortunately we didn’t grow a pumpkin.  The blossom, after pollinating, turned brown and shriveled up.  To say we are disappointed is an understatement. After discussing with the children why they think we didn’t succeed, they came up with the following ideas:  the […]

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