Pumpkin

We learned a poem for the month of October called, "Pumpkin." Have your child share the poem with you! These are the words to the poem:

Pumpkin
A pumpkin is orange.
A pumpkin is round.
A pumpkin grows big,
On a vine on the ground.
But a Halloween pumpkin,
With a smile and light,
Is a glad Jack O'Lantern,
On Halloween night!

Here are students' illustrations of the poem using the software Kidpix. We made these in computer lab over a 2 week period.

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Pumpkin Poem

T Pictures

Here are the T pictures students drew in computer center this week:

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T Pictures

R Pictures

The letter of this week was R! Students are starting to get used to drawing pictures using Kidpix on the laptops. They are also understanding how to add more details and colors to their illustrations! Here are their R pictures:

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R Pictures

M Pictures

This was our second time in literacy centers, and our second time using the laptops for computer centers. The letter of the week was M, and students drew different pictures of words that start with M. We talked about using at least 5 colors and having 5 details in the background (i.e. sun, grass, etc). Also, I showed them how the M word should be the largest focus of the picture, and everything else should be details that match the M word. In addition, we are only use the pencil and paint bucket tool to make our drawings. Here are this week's illustrations!

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M Pictures

Fall Patterns

Thank you so much to our computer lab volunteers!!! Most of our projects take 2 weeks to complete. Without the volunteers, some students would not have been able to finish their project!

In math, we have been practicing all types of patterns such as ABAB or ABB or AAB or ABC, etc. In computer lab, we used a new program called Kidspiration to build patterns using fall foods. Students had to learn how to drag and drop pictures onto their paper in order to finish the pattern sequences. On the last row, they created their own pattern of their choice. Take a look at everyone's work!

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Fall Patterns

S Pictures

On Wednesdays, we have literacy centers in our classroom. One of the centers is computer center, where we get to work on a laptop and draw a picture that starts with the letter of the week. This week, we learned different vocabulary words that start with the letter S.

Students receive stars depending on how much they finish during the center:
4 stars = large, colorful picture with 5 or more colors (real colors, i.e not using random colors)
3 stars = finished a picture but it has 1-4 colors or no details
2 stars = did not finish a picture but they were trying to draw something the whole time
1 star = was not drawing a picture and was playing with other things on the computer

Here are pictures of words that start with S!

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S pictures