Ever wonder what your Social Media page would look like if you were posting on an actual wall instead of a virtual one?  Students in Sherri's Class worked on the concept of facts and opinions in a project based learning format throughout the month of February.  Each student posted a fact on their "wall" and their opinion on a friend's wall for each major holiday and/or event throughout February.  We talked about friendship and being friends with each person in our class.  We learned facts about groundhogs, Valentine's day, Chinese New Year, and President's day.  We

We are writers!! Kindergarten students in Mrs. Kadish's class write stories in their journals every week. Today we wrote about things that make us grouchy.

In third grade we had a fun science experiment where my students learned to talk about the importance of making good observations in the scientific method. Students were given ice-globes, salt, sugar, magnifying glasses and flashlights. As they poured salt and sugar on the ice-globe they were encouraged to observe the difference between the two. Even though salt and sugar look identical, we observed they have different chemical compositions because one melts ice, where the other does not. This experiment then led to another important step in the scientific method, questioning.

“Play is how children begin to understand and process their world. Children’s play unlocks their creativity and imagination, and develops reading, thinking, and problem solving skills as well as further develops motor skills. It provides the base foundation for learning.” Angie Rupan, Program Coordinator for Child Development Center in South San Francisco, CA and an early childhood educator for over 20 years.