{"id":864,"date":"2022-02-17T22:35:20","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T03:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/iblogdearbornschoolsorg2021\/?p=864"},"modified":"2022-02-17T22:35:21","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T03:35:21","slug":"exploration-week-of-02-14-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/iblogdearbornschoolsorg2021\/2022\/02\/17\/exploration-week-of-02-14-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploration week of 02\/14\/2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Poem of the week<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Penny Problem<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abe Lincoln was a BIG man—<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a GIANT in every way—–<\/p>\n\n\n\n

with GREAT LONG LEGS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and a GREAT TALL HAT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and a GREAT BIG HEART, they say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And he dreamed BIG DREAMS for our country:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

that one day, all people would be FREE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

that we’d be one STRONG, UNITED nation,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

that we’d live in PEACE and HARMONY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But when I look at Abe Lincoln on a penny<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a leader who in history stands TALL,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wonder just how it is they managed to fit him on a coin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

so<\/p>\n\n\n\n

small<\/p>\n\n\n\n

_________ Maxwell Higgins <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What was Happening?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week, my explorers started their exploration of the letter M<\/strong>. They created their “mini M<\/strong> <\/strong>book” and they collected different images that start with the letter M<\/strong> <\/strong>and glued them inside. They also started their “I Can Write”<\/strong> packet about the letter of the week, the letter M<\/strong>. The explorers made a mouse out of construction papers that represented the letter M<\/strong><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For their reading comprehension, the explorers were reading “Hugs & Kisses for The Grouchy Ladybug” <\/strong>book by “Eric Carle”<\/strong>. We answered “wh” questions, such as, “What story did we read?”<\/strong> and, “who was the character in the story?”<\/strong>. We ended this week by reading “My Teacher Is a Monster! No, I Am Not”<\/strong> Book by “Peter Brown”<\/strong>. We have been also learning how to identify words and pictures when are presented by the staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week, we continued our learning of the core word “Want”<\/strong>. Each one of the explorers has their own copy of the book “When I want”<\/strong>. They enjoyed reading the book with teacher and other staff, as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Explorers enjoyed making valentine’s cards for their parents. We placed them in small bags with their favorite treats. They also celebrated the black history month by creating their posters of their favorite African American leaders who made a difference in our world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week’s math was all about shapes.<\/strong> We learned about circles, squares, triangles, stars<\/strong>, and many more. We also learned how to count, identify, and match numbers and images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enjoy the story with your child:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vlhucZKcALk\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Pictures of the Week:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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