Sunday, April 11, 2010

Monday, March 29, 2010

Author Visit



This morning we got to meet author and illustrator: Pamela Duncun Edwards and Henry Cole. What a treat! Several of our past Book of the Month books were written and illustrated by this dynamic duo. We got to learn about what it is like to be a real-life author and illustrator. Pamela Duncan Edwards told us how she decides what to write about-through her own experiences. She even read to us a book she wrote: Livingstone Mouse. We watched as Henry Cole illustrated a picture based on details we added. Thank you for visiting our school!

Watch the video below to see Pamela Duncan Edwards read our March Book of the Month as Henry Cole illustrates:




Untitled from Melanie Holtsman on Vimeo.

The Very Busy Kindergarteners



We ended our Eric Carle Author Study with a day of fun! We spent the morning in a center rotation: caterpillar race, pancakes, Mister Seahorse art project, and technology. In the afternoon we played Eric Carle BINGO, made butterflies, and made pictures like Eric Carle's. It was a great way to end our unit!

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Leprechauns on the Loose

There were definitely Leprechauns on the loose today! We arrived back to our classroom from lunch to see that a Leprechaun had snuck in the window and trashed our room! As we were cleaning up our classroom, there was a Leprechaun sneaking around our window. Luckily, we scared him away. Check out the pictures from our green-filled day!

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Book of the Month

Listen to Principal Phillips read The Other Side:

Book of the Month 2-10 from Melanie Holtsman on Vimeo.