I want to type my name. How does this work?

Ms. Szymaszek’s Classroom Investigations:

I want to type my name.  How does this work?

Week of September 10, 2012

Look I found all the birds!

Ms. Szymaszek’s Investigations:

Look I found all the birds!

September 6, 2012

On September 6, the children began to build with the flat citiblocks.  After a few minutes in the science area, the children found a basket of stuffed birds.  “Look, Serena!  I found all the birds!  They were hiding.”  The children then used the citiblocks to create houses for the birds to live in.  “Where did the baby bird go?  I have the mommy bird and she wants to find the baby bird.”

I made my name out of shells!

Ms. Szymaszek’s Classroom Investigations:

“I made my name out of shells!”

September 5, 2012

 

The children’s exploration began with observing the letters in the Science area made out of natural materials. They noticed that the letters were made out of shells and other familiar items. The children then pulled out natural materials and began to make their own letters and shapes. Two children wrote their initials on a piece of paper and then began placing the shells on the lines of their letters to create their own nature letters.  Later, one of the children drew a heart on the paper and covered the drawing with red caps.

What's the name of that plant again? I want to draw it.

Ms. Szymaszek’s Investigations:

What’s the name of that plant again?  I want to draw it.

May 21-25, 2012

 

During the week of May 21^st, the children in the afternoon worked on creating a map of the garden.  First, the children planted several flats of new flowers, plants, and vegetables.  Next, the children worked to create a map by reflecting on the plants they had planted.  The children used small clipboards and small pieces of paper to draw tiles of the plants.  Next, the children placed them on the poster-board map of the garden as drawn by the teacher.  The children then wrote the names of the plants for reference.