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October Recap: Apples + Pumpkins

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                                        October Study: Apples + Pumpkins We finished our first month of school and let ourselves 'fall' right into learning about all things apples and pumpkins. We started with a two week study on apples. We knew that all the kids had tried apples, but as I've said before, our goal is to go deeper into our studies and find out more about how and where they grow, what they look like on the inside and why, and how, we can use apples.  Each day our question of the day revolved around something related to apples. Additionally, after morning meeting, we would look at a different fact or feature about apples. We did an apple investigation where we started by describing the outside of the apple (texture, shape, size), measured it with unifix cubes, cut it open to describe the inside of the apple, and counted how many seeds were inside. The children loved whe...
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September Recap: Getting In the Swing of Things

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September Study: The First Six Weeks We have officially wrapped up our first month of school! It has been a whirlwind of fun, laughter, a few tears, and lots of joy. The majority of our focus has been on learning the rules, expectations, and procedures within our classroom. We have practiced washing our hands a countless number of times, how to wait in a line, how we sit on the carpet for large group instruction, how to clean up, how we clean up after meals, and so much more! While some of these things feel instinctual to us now, we have to remember that kids don't come into school knowing all of these concepts so it is up to us to teach them each step so that they can master the skill. It feels tedious in the beginning, but it definitely pays off and gives us much more time to learn and play later1 We've also been practicing how to use our school tools. We talked about how scissors are for paper and NEVER hair or our bodies, we practiced putting caps on markers so they don...
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A Fresh Bunch of Bananas

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to the 2026-2027 school year!  It is our pleasure to welcome you and your family to the 2026-2027 school year at the Frankie Lemmon School! We are so happy that you are part of the Bananas class and I know that we are going to have an amazing year together. We will become like a family; learning, growing, and laughing together for the next ten months.  This blog will be used to share what we are doing in our classroom. It will be updated monthly with pictures and descriptions of what we are learning. If you do not want your child's picture featured on our blog, please let me know immediately. Each month we have a different study using the Creative Curriculum and will focus on deepening the children's understanding of things they encounter everyday. Examples of studies we used last year are: Wheels, Pets, and Buildings. They may not sound that exciting, but it is so much fun to watch them ask questions and seek to know more about the world around them. It takes a lot to keep ou...
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