Music Around the World--Week 5--South America

 What an exciting day we had at our last day of Music Around the World! We learned all about South America and one of their favorite instruments--the rainstick. After exploring some of the special places you can visit in Brazil, we were able to learn about a day in the life of a boy from Brazil. We also saw some of the different ways that you can make a rainstick. Then, we had the privilege of singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". We also reviewed two of our favorite songs, "La Raspa" and "It's a Small World." We had such a fabulous day and were super excited to take all of our instruments home today! Here are some pictures and a video from our exciting day! Leave us a comment and let us know what you think!

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Hey Tiny Seed Are You Something We Need?

  Over the past two weeks, our Kindergartners have been participating in a project based learning (PBL) experience. Our driving question was, "How can a tiny seed make a big difference in our world?" During this unit, our students learned about plants. They were challenged to think critically about how plants impact our world and if/why plants are something that we need. Throughout these two weeks they learned the needs of plants, patterns in nature (life cycles of plants), how young plants resemble parent plants, how the Earth provides resources for life, and the parts of a plant. They participated in plant activities where these skills were reinforced. Here are some pictures from our special plant studies this week!

Plant Art

Parts of a Plant

Types of Plants

Apple Tree Snack

Lifecycle of a Plant

Our Plants all Grown Up

Dallas Zoo

We had a wonderful time this week exploring the Dallas Zoo! This field trip is a kick off to our upcoming Endangered Animals PBL which you will hear more about soon. For now, check out the amazing pictures and videos that we have from this exciting field trip. So much fun!

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