Let no one think that real gardening is a bucolic and
meditative occupation. It is an insatiable passion,
like everything else to which a man gives his heart.
~Karel Čapek, The Gardener's Year, translated by M. and R. Weatherall, 1931
With the start of Spring, we're taking this quote by Czech author Karel Capek to heart. We welcomed spring this week with many activities. We dug into the literacy garden with The Gigantic Turnip by Aleksei Tolstoy and Niamh Sharkey as we wondered and discovered what a turnip is! In Language Arts, the children sequenced the characters who tried to pull out that gigantic turnip, read the classroom, and played a round of Alphabet Parking Lot. In Buzz Groups, we discussed what our favorite movie is - Tangled was at the top of the list!
In Math this week we finished up learning about patterns with beautiful bracelets as well as sticker and shape patterns. Check them out on the walls outside the Kindergarten classroom!
We continued to celebrate Spring in Science by learning about the parts of a plant as well as what a plant needs to survive: soil, sun, and food. The children also got their hands a little dirty by planting their own grass. We will continue with this unit over the next few weeks.
We also said good-bye to all things winter and welcomed in Spring with a water color painting for our monthly art project.
Reminders: Monday is a minimum day
A bit of trivia: Did you know that the Czech author Karel Capek created the word "Robot" in his book RUR?
No comments:
Post a Comment