Thursday, December 19, 2019

Day 71: @vermontkkids123

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Today we read a story this afternoon about friendship.
It is a Global Goal book too!


Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Day 70: @vermontkkids123

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We started reading a wonderful story about the winter solstice.
We enjoyed snowshoeing this afternoon and made lots of mathematical connections with things we noticed in the snow!


Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Day 69: @vermontkkids123

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Today we read a new Global Goal book, Yard Sale. We compared and contrasted the ideas to two other Global Goal books that support #1 No Poverty.

Monday, December 16, 2019

Day 68: @vermontkkids123

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We used the design process to create boats and gingerbread people to travel down the river today. We read a wonderful story about a gingerbread boy too! We are reading different versions of the story and comparing and contrasting the big ideas.

Friday, December 13, 2019

Day :@vermontkkids123

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Today we read a wonderful story about needs and wants. The book is also a Global Goal book that supports Global Goal #1 No Poverty.

We celebrated the Hour of Code this morning too!
We explored Daisy the Dinosaur. Look here to get it from the App Store for free.



Thursday, December 12, 2019

Day 66: @vermontkkids123

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Today we created fridges using the design learning process.
The children created their own fridge and labeled the foods that are found in their fridge.


Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Day 65: @vermontkkids123

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Today we brainstormed where we go to get food and where others might go to get food. We created 3 of our favorite ideas and then labeled them as writers.






Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Day 64: @vermontkkids123

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We read a wonderful story about the color of food too!  Later we created what is on our plates.

Monday, December 9, 2019

Day 63: @vermontkkids123

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Today we re-read Maddi's Fridge and decided to create our own refrigerator to think about what we have to eat at our homes.

Friday, December 6, 2019

Day 62: @vermontkkids123

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Today we explored and created items that we might find in a fridge. Be sure to read our list of needs and wants as we explore how we can care for the world.
Thanks, everyone for the paper bags!  We have more than enough for now.  I will reach out again in the new year.

Thursday, December 5, 2019

Day 61: @vermontkkids123

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We read another wonderful story about #2 Zero Hunger and we started to create a list of needs we want to see in the world!

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Day 60: @vermontkkids123

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We read a wonderful story to help us explore our needs and wants for ourselves and others.

This afternoon we enjoyed snowshoeing on the nature trail. We even made it to Allen Brook!
Everyone is becoming quite confident in their ability to navigate on snowshoes too!


Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Day 59: @vermontkkids123

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Today we received our new science center!  This is thanks to a grant I received from the Vermont-NEA!

Monday, December 2, 2019

Day 58: @vermontkkids123

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This afternoon we enjoyed snowshoeing up the mountain. The children noticed many shapes in nature like; spheres, cylinders, squares, and even a rhombus!

Friday, November 22, 2019

Day 57: @vermontkkids123

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We read a couple of wonderful stories today about the continent of Antarctica. We are following Collin, an explorer with Reach The World who is in Antarctica exploring animal life and the geography.

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Day 56: @vermontkkids123

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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Day 55: @vermontkkids123

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We played a new sight word game on our Smartboard this morning. I was awarded a $500.00 grant from Vermont NEA to purchase science materials too!


Monday, November 18, 2019

Day 54: @vermontkkids123

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We will be collecting many different types of plastic soon!
We are using the plastic tops we have collected to help us count with precision!

Friday, November 15, 2019

Day 53: @vermontkkids123

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Today we Skyped with a forest ranger in Yellowstone National Park. We learned a lot about forest ecology. Later we learned about the Williston Food Shelf. We will be exploring Global Goal #2 Zero Hunger soon.


Thursday, November 14, 2019

Day 52: @vermontkkids123

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What a wonderful time we had snowshoeing up the mountain today. The children noticed what our school looked like from a different perspective.

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Day 51: @vermontkkids123

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This week we celebrate kindness and it is Geography Awareness Week!
We had fun sharing what the weather was like outside our window!

Day 52; @vermontkkids123

Monday, November 11, 2019

Day 50: @vermontkkids123

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This afternoon we went snowshoeing. The children did a great job putting on their "shoes" and taking them off. Next time we hope to climb the mountain when we get more snow!

Friday, November 8, 2019

Day 49: @vermontkkids123

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We read a wonderful story about how being different is okay and offers everyone to learn more about others.

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Day 47: @vermontkkids123

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Today we made many different types of patterns using leaves. Later we were able to reflect and write in our mathematical journals.

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Day 46: @vermontkkids123

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Today we read a couple of stories about friendship and about sharing our voices. We connected many reading and writing strategies as well to both of the books. As we become strong readers we are beginning to notice many sight words in the books we are reading also.

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Day 45: @vermontkkids123

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Today we are beginning to create another non-fiction book about rabbits. We are noticing patterns and see many sight words in all of the books we are reading too!

Monday, November 4, 2019

Day 44: @vermontkkids123

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We read a wonderful story today about the Tree Lady. The story was about a young lady who had a passion for trees.


Thursday, October 31, 2019

Day 42: @vermontkkids123

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Today we read a wonderful story about leaves and another about a squirrel that lives in the woods.


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