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| Kyrie's grid art |
Our February units include: Health & Safety, Love & Family (Valentine's Day) and Pets. The kids continue to enjoy their new art curriculum, which includes "folder projects" for each unit. Kyrie continues to enhance her understanding of language arts, math and science skills. She has almost completed her study of countries around the world. Degen continues to practice phonics skills and math skills. He completed his social studies emphasis on map skills. He has mastered 1- & 2-letter sight words and is now working on 3-letter sight words and practicing reading fluency.
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| Kyrie's country study for Nigeria (above & below) |
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| Kyrie continues to practice reading comprehension strategies such as using highlighters and using a variety of graphic organizers (above & below) |
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| Degen's grid art |
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| Degen learned about continents & oceans |
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| Degen is starting to use graphic organizers to show comprehension |
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| He is also getting better at reading & writing simple words |
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| Kyrie's folder for the Pet unit |
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| Kyrie's symmetrical stamp (she designed & made the stamp) |
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| Kyrie's study of Italy |
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| Kyrie's writing project for the pet unit |
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| Kyrie's French language study has moved into a deeper understanding of grammar. |
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| Degen's pet unit folder |
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| Degen's symmetrical stamp art |
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| Degen continues to practice reading & writing sight words |
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| Degen is also adding language arts skills that explore words and their functions |
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| Kyrie's musical art project. The kids listened to music during this process. |
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| Kyrie's writing project for our Family unit (above & below) |
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| Kyrie's family poster |
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| Degen's musical art project |
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| Degen's family poster |
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| As part of Degen's study of family, he also completed the Cub Scout Adventure, "Family Stories." I try to incorporate as many related Cub Scout activities as I can into our units. The photo above and the several below are just part of the packet I created for Degen to complete this adventure. Many thanks to the grandparents who contributed their stories to share with Degen during this unit. He learned a lot. |
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| Family Crest |
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| Name Meanings |
