Saturday, December 20, 2014

From Here to There


"How did you get to school today?"
"I walked to school in the rain."
"I brought a rocket ship to school."
"My mommy drove her car to my school."
"I took an airplane to Chicago."
"I rode my bike to school."
"I came with my little brother in a stroller."
"Airplanes are loud."
"Say hello to my grandma, she is on that airplane!"

On an airplane!
The flight attendant asks, "Would you like some juice?"


"I'm painting my airplane all orange."




In a car!
"Cars have wheels."

"My car is going to go so fast!"





Making roads and tunnels for our cars 







Green means GO
Reds means STOP
Yellow means SLOW






Tires make tracks








On a Bike!








Transportation is the movement of people, animals and goods from one location to another. Vehicles traveling from one place to another include cars, bikes, buses, trains, people, helicopters, spaceships, airplanes and trucks.

Fun books about Transportation that we've been reading in class include:  
Freight Train By,Donald Crews


My Big Truck Book

This Train By, Paul Collicutt


We All Go Traveling By By, Sheena Roberts

We wish you all safe travels during your winter vacation!




Wednesday, December 10, 2014

What Do People Do All Day?


What Do People Do All Day? by Richard Scarry


In Escuelita, we are students. Playing and learning is our work. What kinds of work do other people do? Our Moms and Dads do different kinds of jobs in our community -- doctor, scientist, firefighter, librarian, chef, office manager, photographer, contractor, computer programmer, architect, teacher, mail carrier, sales associate, farmer, police officer, military officer, artist...

We invited parents to share about their work with us, to help us learn about what people do all day.


By David A Carter

Some of our parents are Architects!

"My dad shows the people what the drawing looks like and then they pick the drawing they like and then they get a new home. My dad is even going to build a new house in Brazil. I'm going to Brazil and I will go on 3 airplanes to get there and then I will be next to my mom. I will see avó & avô."

Thank you Jeff for teaching us what an architect does!


 








Many of our parents work in the medical field.








"Doctors are helpful."

"Doctors are mommies after they take off their white jacket."

"Doctors are not scary all the time."

"Doctors give us tea. My mommy and my daddy don't give me medicine when I'm sick, I have tea and water and mint and ginger its good for my body."

"My mommy give me grape medicine that taste yucky! It makes me feel better when I'm sick."
  
"Doctors help our mommies make us better."

"Doctors check your heart."

Thank you Dr. Elena and Dr.Linda for teaching us about different kinds of doctors!


Some parents in our community are Chemists and Scientists.


We are growing mushrooms in our science classroom! Thank you Chemist Jeremy for visiting our class and teaching us how beneficial fungus is.