Year in Review!

We've had a lot of fun this past year. I'm going to be sad for the children to move onto first grade, but I am happy that they learned so much!

Classroom Community

As I reflect on this past year, an obvious observation that I make is that I can tell that the kids and I have made a strong classroom community this year. Everyone feels comfortable making mistakes, taking risks and caring for one another. It has been a great year and I look forward to seeing the kids excel next year!

We can S-P-E-L-L !!!

As the students were completing their work in January, Gerardo wanted to share his ability to spell his name...with his eyes closed! Go G-E-R-A-R-D-O!!!!!

Sea Monkeys!

Leilani asked if she could bring her Sea Monkeys to school. Being that I am teaching early childhood, I thought it would be a great way to intrinsically motivate the students to create rich language opportunities, enhance writing skills and enable the children to ask questions and learn about new ideas.

Before Leilani shared the Sea Monkeys with the children, the students wrote predictions about what they thought the Sea Monkey looked like.

Leilani shared that the Sea Monkeys love the sun. She feeds them algae to crave their hunger and to keep them healthy.



After learning about the Sea Monkeys, the children returned to their seats and wrote about two things that they learned about the Sea Monkeys.

Thanks to Leilani for sharing her treasure!