Author Archives: Sassafras
May
South America
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We have “traveled” far and wide this year in the Sassafras room filling our passports with stamps from across the globe. Our latest addition was the stamp of South America. In small groups we began to learn the name of the … Continue reading
May
Spring has Sprung
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We have waited a long time, but it truly feels like spring now! We have been taking advantage of the nice weather spending a little extra time outside. The children have enjoyed being able to take their work out to the … Continue reading
May
Africa
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Our passports are filling up! From Australia we traveled to the continent of Africa. First we found the continent on the globe and then compared it to the puzzle map. The children discovered there are a lot of countries that … Continue reading
May
Ancient Egypt
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One work that was added to the geography shelves included several objects and cards about ancient Egypt. Objects such as the Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx, the mask of King Tut and a sarcophagus could be matched to a card … Continue reading
May
Meet Mudbud
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A few weeks ago, on an afternoon when the weather was nice, we ventured out to play. Some of the children were playing and some offered to help with a little spring cleaning of the porch. As we swept the … Continue reading
Apr
Under the Sea
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As we concluded our study of Australia, we took a closer look at the life surrounding this amazing continent. During our small group lessons the children were introduced to some of the landmarks of Australia, the Great Barrier Reef being … Continue reading
Apr
Red, Yellow and Blue
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The children have really loved this new work! Each work allows the children to mix two primary colors to make a new, secondary color. Paint, play dough, and even colored ice cubes were used in these works. It has … Continue reading
Apr
Happy Earth Day!
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In honor of Earth Day we learned about the importance of recycling. In small group lessons, the children heard a story about recycling. They learned about what items can be recycled and then had a chance to practice sorting items … Continue reading
Apr
Australia continued
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Australia is such a fascinating continent! We spent another morning in small group lessons learning a little bit more about this unique country. First we reviewed why it is called “The Land Down Under” and how its seasons are opposite … Continue reading
Apr
Spring has (finally) arrived!
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Even though March 20th was the official start of spring, the children were all wondering why the weather didn’t feel more like spring. It was a perfect time to introduce some new work about weather, seasons and clouds. We began … Continue reading
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