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Hector the Collector by Shel Silverstein Read Aloud

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I love poetry! Hector was a collector- what about you? What do you collect? Why do you think people have collections? If you were going to start a new collection what would it be?

Graphing

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A graph is very helpful in collecting and analyzing data. Here is a brief tutorial on analyzing a bar graph. What do you notice about the graph?

Memorial Day

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Next Monday, May 25 is Memorial Day in the United States. Our book and craft today is all about Memorial Day. Our goal today "I can tell one informational detail about Memorial Day".

Celebrate Hope for Parents

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Today our staff had a session from Celebrate Hope.   Celebrate Hope is a company owned by two parents of students with exceptional needs. Lisa and John have dedicated their lives to helping special educators and families through the complex feelings associated with servicing and loving our students.  They will be hosting some parent meeting. The information is below if you are interested. 

Robins (Life Cycle) by R. Nelson- Read Aloud

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Happy Spring! I was so excited to have baby birds in our yard that I found a book on the Robin's Life Cycle. At the end of the read aloud, I have included photos of the baby robins in their nest and baby blue birds in their nesting box. Extension Activities include: sequence the robin's life cycle, bird counting worksheet attachment. Have a super week!

Monkeys by N. Rebman Read Aloud

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Monkeys is for Early Elementary Students. At the end there are two extension activities based on writing skills, and math.

If You Give a Cat a Cupcake by Laura Numeroff Read Aloud

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Here is a fun read aloud about a silly cat! After you listen to the story can you add sprinkles to the cupcake worksheets (math)? What would your cupcake look like (draw/ write)?