Science in the classroom

Come on in and take a peek,
Who knows what you may seek,
Science here,
And science there,
Yes,
Science is everywhere!

Welcome to Kinder!! In the classroom that I am observing, my teacher is all about the children exploring and opening their minds! Even though they are fake she has plants and trees in various places in her classroom. There are many books and magazines on practically anything that they want to explore in science. If not there, then the library is always the answer. There are many games and activities provided for the children during center time! And I think the puppets are a great idea for kinder when you introduce a certain animal with some facts. The weather chart is one of my favorite ideas! The star student goes to the window and informs the class on what the weather looks like for the day. Then, they sing a song about what type of weather it is! There are all types of materials and items for the children to explore as well! What a wonderful classroom for the children to explore science! But when I asked the children what they think science is, well I did not quite get the answers I expected! Jill responded, "You are doing work" when I asked her what she thought science was. Jim told me, " You learn stuff you have never learned before and it makes you smart. But the closest answer to the question that I was expecting was from Julie, she stated, "You learn about outer space, and helps you learn new stuff that you have not learned before." All in all, the kinder students seemed to like the subject of science in school!
Hope you enjoy the tour of my little kinder class! :)

Exploring living organisms at home!

Open your eyes,
And your mind,
Who knows what you just might find,
Here at home,
I list some,
Living organisms around my home,
Cats,
Scorpions,
Trees,
Toads,
Caterpillars,
Dogs,
Spiders,
Deer,
And sunflowers galore,
These are just some,
I spotted at home,
Can you find these,
Plus, more?

Exploring all about Project Wild!

I knew that it was going to be a great day once I hit the pavilion, and I mean literally hit the pavilion. I thought I would be smart and run out of the rain into the pavilion! Great idea until, boom, I hit a water puddle! And flop, I landed on my bootie. "What an entrance", one of our instructors Koy told me, as she helped me up. As we all got a good laugh, I knew I had to do some good with that nice bruise on my bottom, like hopefully show others why not to run when it is raining! But that was only the beginning of the laughs for Project Wild. We started off with going through our AWESOME, AMAZING, NEW books that they gave us. We learned where to find certain things and what certain things meant. After that, we played a little game to see who could find the answers to Matthew's questions the fastest in the books after our "hike through the book". Annie found one of the answers, which she received a token. Later she was able to turn that token in for reusable bag. Yippee! We are always up for free stuff! A scavenger hunt was in store for us too, luckily I had Adrain give me a cherry to have all four items that I needed. After everybody found four items on the list of food, some people were chosen to act out that food. I acted out peanut butter with a pick-up line. Just for participating, I got a free book about all the Texas Critters. I was pretty excited about that! Keeping us busy, it was B-I-N-G-O time! We had to find people to sign the bingo squares if they knew the answer in that box. It was a great way to meet new people and learn new things. Lucky me, I was able to shout, "BINGO"! Project Wild being awesome, I got a free poster for my win! It is perfect for my future classroom.The list of games and activities goes on and on. All full of fun, knowledge of news stuff, and teamwork At the end, each group made a lesson and presented it to the audience. We did "Aqua Charades" in the "Growing Up Wild" book. I am pretty happy with how it turned out! I have no idea what I would do without my great teammates though! They were the best! Sadly, Hermine just could not stand us having all the fun. So, we had to cut Project Wild short. I can hardly wait for the next Project Wild to come. Who knows, I may want to be an instructor one day! Yes, it was that great of an experience!