December 4, 2014

"This is my house, I know it" ~ Marcos

 

Students are continuing to work on and complete their house projects. They have created many drafts and are now on their final steps of the project. It has been eye opening for the students and for myself to observe them paying more attention to detail and really trying to improve their house every step of the way.

One student said we do not have the color gray and my house is gray. He was getting upset until we showed him you can mix black and white to make gray. He was so relieved he thought he would have to use another color and that was not what he observed on his photograph. Students are not just drawing and coloring with any colors they are trying to create a realistic picture that is not just a painting or drawing, but their home.

They have created beautiful pieces of artwork that represent not only themselves, but their families and who they are and where they are from.

They are proud of their work, their families and their home. They are defining who they are and growing as child, developing as a student and becoming a confident individual who is part of a community.

 

 Aiden~5 years old

Angela ~ 5 years old

 Xiomara~ 5 years old

Zoeliz ~ 5 years old

 

Common Core:

 

Geometry: K.G Identify and describe shapes (squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres).

 

1. Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.

 

ELA-Literacy:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.1.D Understand the question words (e.g. who, what, where, when, why how).

 

CCSS.ELA.-Literacy. L.K.1.F Produce sentences in shared language activities.

 

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.K.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer question.

 

Language

5c. Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g. not places at school that are colorful).