In December, we created out own gingerbread houses after reading Hansel and Gretel and The Gingerbread Baby. We used our knowledge of pattern-making and 3-D shapes to design a house on paper, and then transferred the design to a real gingerbread house. We had lots of help from families who donated supplies, and volunteers who assisted us in our creations.
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Make a plan.
Tell at least two things.
Have a matching picture.
Use author's craft.
Have a setting, characters and action.
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Trace - List in steps.
Analyze - Break apart.
Infer - Read between the lines.
Evaluate - Judge.
Formulate - Create.
Describe - Tell all about.
Support - Back up with details.
Explain - Tell how.
Summarize - Give me the short version.
Compare - All the ways they are the same.
Contrast - All the ways they are different.
Predict - What will happen next? Read Full Story
I have been teaching kindergarten, first and second grades for eleven years. I have a B.S. in Journalism from the University of Kansas and a M. Ed. in Early Childhood Education from Kennesaw State University. Honored as a Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year in 2005, I consider myself most honored to work with young people every day at Powers Ferry School. Our school is an America's Choice School where children are held to the best national and international standards.
I have been ma... Read Full Story
