Mrs. Poulin's Blog » Podcasts http://poulingail.edublogs.org Kindergarten website with access to newsletters, videos, slideshows, and links Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:37:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Ryan’s Photo Story http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/744 http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/744#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:24:14 +0000 poulingail http://poulingail.edublogs.org/?p=744

]]> http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/744/feed 0 News September 18, 2009 http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/601 http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/601#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:30:17 +0000 poulingail http://poulingail.edublogs.org/?p=601 kindergarten-border

We love to go out for recess and the weather has been splendid! Many children head for the swings as soon as they arrive on the playground. It reminds me of a poem we will illustrate come springtime by R L Stevenson, The Swing.

The Swing

How do you like to go up in a swing,
Up in the air so blue?
Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing
Ever a child can do!

Up in the air
and over the wall
Till I can see so wide,
Rivers and trees and cattle and all
Over the countryside-

Till I look down on the garden green,
Down on the roof so brown-
Up in the air I go flying again,
Up in the air and down!

Here’s a link to this week’s newsletter :

Microsoft Word – news0918

The following video was taken after these girls asked me to make a movie of them. They had been exploring the shells and sorting them in a number of different ways. Since language skills are a big focus in kindergarten, I am always happy to put their skills to work by formulating their thoughts and ideas into a story.

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]]> http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/601/feed 0 Our Reflections On Kindergarten http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/413 http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/413#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:26:45 +0000 poulingail http://poulingail.edublogs.org/?p=413 I asked the children to brainstorm with me about some of the things we have learned this year. This VoiceThread is a sample of just a few of those things. Feel free to add your own comments with the links at the bottom of each picture. You can do this either by webcam, audio only, text, or telephone.

]]> http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/413/feed 4 Kindergarten Science – Simple Machines! http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/383 http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/383#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:19:04 +0000 poulingail http://poulingail.edublogs.org/?p=383 For the past couple of weeks, we have been studying and exploring Simple Machines. The key concepts I want the children to know and understand are:

  • machines are all around us
  • machines make work easier
  • levers, inclined planes, and wedges are examples of simple machines

We have used Discovery Education and its United Streaming videos as part of our learning adventure. Here are  some clips of the children creating these simple machines. They declared it to be a really Fun Friday!

]]> http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/383/feed 0 Our Buddy Ryan http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/380 http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/380#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:41:11 +0000 poulingail http://poulingail.edublogs.org/?p=380 For several weeks we have shared a VoiceThread presentation of a child acting as the Star of the Week. The rotation for the Star is over but we have not celebrated each child with their own VoiceThread. So let us complete our reflections with the last student in the spotlight. This week we will hear a bit more about Our Buddy Ryan.

]]> http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/380/feed 0 Our Buddy Kaelin http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/377 http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/377#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:38:54 +0000 poulingail http://poulingail.edublogs.org/?p=377 For several weeks we have shared a VoiceThread presentation of a child acting as the Star of the Week. The rotation for the Star is over but we have not celebrated each child with their own VoiceThread. So let us continue on through the class. This week we will hear a bit more about Our Buddy Kaelin.

]]> http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/377/feed 1 Kindergarten Science – Vernal Pool In March http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/372 http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/372#comments Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:08:15 +0000 poulingail http://poulingail.edublogs.org/?p=372 We made our first trip to the vernal pool this week. We were prohibited from visiting it in the fall due to concerns about a possible outbreak of the West Nile Virus in our area. The children were very excited about this impromptu trip and voiced much excitement and misinformation, as well as anxiety about what our trip would involve. Will we be taking a bus? Will there be bears in the woods? Here is a class picture taken by the biggest tree in the pool area.

March 2009

From beginning to end, I recorded some of the happenings and thinking going on. Here is a link to the video prepared after all was said and done. It is another wonderful example of Kindergarten science in action. A side benefit to this experience is the developing language skills of the students. More and more are asking to participate in sharing their thoughts and observations.
Click on the Google Video logo and choose full screen for a bigger image.

]]> http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/372/feed 1 Computers In Kindergarten http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/374 http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/374#comments Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:23:09 +0000 poulingail http://poulingail.edublogs.org/?p=374 This week, our class used Mac laptops alone for the very first time. We explored the installed software StoryBook Deluxe. While there were a number of questions, the children seemed more than happy to click away. When they really got stumped with an error type message, they called for help. The friends at their table were also happy to jump up and show them how they could do something cool. As for Mrs. Piper and I, we were more than happy with the end result. I have signed up for the cart again this Friday afternoon for the short time we have during rest. It is reserved for big blocks of time for much of April already. We will try to steal a bit of time whenever possible. Here is a short video of some of the students as they try to explain what they are doing. Once again, I emphasize the importance of developing good language skills. Explaining their own processing requires higher level thinking skills. Great stuff from some great kids!!!
Click on the Google Video logo and choose full screen for a bigger image.

]]> http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/374/feed 0 Our Buddy Zeynep http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/371 http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/371#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:01:25 +0000 poulingail http://poulingail.edublogs.org/?p=371 For several weeks we have shared a VoiceThread presentation of a child acting as the Star of the Week. The rotation for the Star is over but we have not celebrated each child with their own VoiceThread. So let us continue on through the class. This week we will hear a bit more about Our Buddy Zeynep. I hope you enjoy the video of Zeynep as she talks about the plant on her table. The full video on this activity may be found at Kindergarten Science – Plants.

]]> http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/371/feed 2 Our Buddy Lily http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/355 http://poulingail.edublogs.org/archives/355#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:11:30 +0000 poulingail http://poulingail.edublogs.org/?p=355

For several weeks we have shared a VoiceThread presentation of a child acting as the Star of the Week. The rotation for the Star is over but we have not celebrated each child with their own VoiceThread. So let us continue on through the class. This week we will hear a bit more about Our Buddy Lily. I have discovered that I can add a video in the place of a still photo of the student. It’s great fun learning new ways to use online tools!

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