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The season of Fall is such a pretty time of year. There are many different activities to do during this season. I like to go apple picking and look at the pretty colorful leaves while I drive. What is something you like to do during this season?
The children looked adorable in their costumes on Friday! They were all very excited to celebrate Halloween together as a class! It was great to see so many of you at the parade too. We had an awesome day doing a variety of Halloween activities. Hope your child came home smiling and told you all about having dirt cups with worms for snack and The Mummy Wrap. A SUPER day was had by ALL!
Halloween is a time of excitement and sometimes anxiety for students often fueled by fears and sugar!
Public Broadcast for Kids has many characters that are great role models to help guide students as they explore their fears and learn to make healthy choices. Go to pbskidsgo.org/video, to watch streaming video of Halloween-themed episodes and clips from ARTHUR, CYBERCHASE, MARTHA SPEAKS, FETCH! WITH RUFF RUFFMAN, MAYA & MIGUEL, ANIMALIA, DESIGN SQUAD and more!
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First grade students will practice beginning, middle and end as they write silly stories about Halloween at Dot’s Story Factory. There are also plenty of Halloween-themed games, crafts, masks, costume ideas, recipes, e-cards and more that support this once a year celebration!
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Challenge: Research an animal of your choice. Once you have researched and learned about the animal, transform an ordinary sock into that animal.
Entries should include:
No Monkey business! All entries must be submitted before October 26th.
Creativity is seeing the world in a new way.
Have Fun!
Learning how to sew some basic stitches is an important life skill. Spend a quiet afternoon learning these two simple stitches. The two simple stitches illustrated in the video below are a great starting point for how to sew. Watch the how-to video tutorial to find out how to do a running stitch and a backstitch. Both stitches will be very useful when making your sock animal. Happy sewing!
Friendship is being caring and considerate to self and others. A kind person shows concern for the feelings of others and is helpful and generous.
Assembly Read Aloud: Heartprints by P.K. Hallinan
Additional Titles:
Are You Empathetic Today? by Kris Yankee and Marian Nelson |
Millie Fierce by Jane Manning |
Chester’s Way by Kevin Henkes |
The Potato Chip Champ by Maria Dismondy |
South by Patrick McDonnell |
Pirates and Princesses by Jill Kargman and Christine Davenier |
How to Lose All of Your Friends by Nancy Carlson |
Giddeon and Otto by Oliver Dunrea |
Friends Always by Tanja Wenisch |
Kindness is Cooler, Mrs. Ruler by Margery Cuyler
When Mrs. Ruler asks five of her kindergarteners to miss recess, she’s got a special plan up her sleeve. She’s about to teach a new golden rule:
KINDNESS IS COOL!
How to Heal a Broken Wing by Bob Graham
In a city full of hurried people, only young Will notices the bird lying hurt on the ground. With the help of his sympathetic mother, he gently wraps the injured bird and takes it home.
Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun by Marie Dismondy
How can Ralph be so mean? Lucy is one of a kind and Ralph loves to point that out. Lucy’s defining moment comes when Ralph truly needs help. Because she knows what she stands for, Lucy has the courage to make a good choice.
The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig
Meet Brian, the invisible boy. Nobody ever seems to notice him or think to include him in their group, game, or birthday party . . . until, that is, a new kid comes to class.
When Justin, the new boy, arrives, Brian is the first to make him feel welcome. And when Brian and Justin team up to work on a class project together, Brian finds a way to shine.
How to Fill Your Bucket by Carol McCloud and David Messing
Through the story of a little boy named Felix, this book explains to children how being kind not only helps others, it helps them, too. As he goes about his day, Felix interacts with different people — his sister Anna, his grandfather, other family and friends. Some people are happy, but others are grumpy or sad. Using the metaphor of a bucket and dipper, Felix’ grandfather explains why the happy people make Felix feel good, while the others leave him feeling bad — and how Felix himself is affecting others, whether he means to or not.
Do You Want to be My Friend? by Eric Carle
In a 2009 Newsweek article, Eric Carle was asked which of his books were his favorite. He named this book, stating that it was an autobiographical story of his search for friendship as an immigrant 5-year-old. He finally found a close friend just before he moved back to Germany, which was soon war-torn.
How Kind by Mary Murphy
Read by Mrs. Berube’s and Mrs. Narciso’s 2014-2015 Classes.
Songs:
Kindness Song in Sign Language
Friend Song http://singdancelearn.com/character-education-songs/friend-song/
Jack Johnson: We Are Gonna Be Friends
Bruno Mars: Count On Me
Activities:
Kindness Valentine: Using a heart shape (attached) and a cloze phrase for the card (i.e., I like you because ____.; I like the way you_____.). Write the card and place it in a classmate’s mailbox or display it on a bulletin board, etc.
Cooperative Picture: Divide the class into partners. Take turns drawing features on a face, butterfly, animal or house together. Each partner signs his/her name and displays the picture. Variation: Have partners work together to use crayons to colour a picture that has already been created. Pictures can be related to existing classroom themes, etc.
Block Exchange: Review safe movements in the classroom and expectations for greetings (i.e., eye contact, friendly voice, handshake, etc.). Give each student a block (half should be one color and the other half another color). Give a signal for students to begin greeting those who have a different color block. When a greeting is complete, the two students exchange blocks. The process continues with students looking for someone with a different color block. After about 2 minutes, give a signal for the greeting activity to end.
We had such a great time at the Greenburgh Nature Center!
Here is a video of our Earth Day Play. The kids did an awesome job!
empathy
noun em·pa·thy \ˈem-pə-thē\
: the feeling that you understand and share another person’s experiences and emotions : the ability to share someone else’s feelings
Below is the symbol for empathy. It shows that the world is interconnected. We are all connected and need to understand other people. It is important that we help each other learn to have empathy — to “walk two moons in someone else’s moccasins.”
In the book, Stand In My Shoes, Emily asks her big sister what the word empathy means, Emily has no idea that knowing the answer will change how she looks at people. But does it really matter to others if Emily notices how they’re feeling? Stand in My Shoes shows kids how easy it is to develop empathy toward those around them. Empathy is the ability to notice what other people feel. Empathy leads to the social skills and personal relationships which make our lives rich and beautiful, and it is something we can help our children learn. This book teaches young children the value of noticing how other people feel. Listen as the book, Stand in My Shoes by Bob Sornson is read.
National Poetry Month is a celebration of poetry introduced in 1996 and organized by the Academy of American Poets as a way to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry in the United States.
In honor of National Poetry Month, students created “Book Spine” poetry during their library lesson. Students arranged book titles to make a poem. Just like regular poetry, they created a poem that was serious or funny.
To make a “Book Spine” poem the students started by moving books around with their spines together so that the titles were like lines of a poem. Students moved books around into different stacks until they found lines that worked best together to create a poem.
Below are some of the “Book Spine” poems our class created.
Read: Arthur and the Baby
It is important that when things don’t go the way we expected we are able to adjust to the changes. Being flexible is a good quality to have as an adult and a child in various situations. In “Arthur and the Baby” Arthur is worried his new sibling will change everything and he isn’t sure he likes that idea. However, when the baby arrives Arthur realizes changes aren’t so bad after all.
Listen to the story here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vlm7cBT0jZE
For the past nine years, the Washington Post sponsors a contest for its readers. Readers create a diorama of a famous scene in history or in current events. The one rule is that all the characters in the diorama must be played by Peeps (chicks or bunnies).
This year William O. Schaefer will be having their very own contest!
Go to Ms.Eyer’s blog to learn more about the contest!
Good Luck Peeps!