Pam Holden
1) Patterns
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Patterns are designs that show the same thing over and over. When shapes or colors are repeated, we see a pattern. Some patterns are made by people, and some can be seen in the world around us. Some patterns are made with colors and lines. Other patterns are made with words or numbers or sounds. What patterns can you see and hear?
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Have you seen the all the colors of the rainbow? When do we see a rainbow in the sky? What does it tell us about the weather? Bright pretty colors can cheer us up, when we are feeling unhappy. The class in this story used rainbow colors and dress-up costumes to have fun.
4) Invitations
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Have you been given an invitation? What was it like? An invitation to a party is usually written on a card or letter so that you will know exactly where and when it will be. What would happen if you couldn't remember the time or the place?
9) T Rex
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Tyrannosaurus Rex was an enormous dinosaur that lived on earth millions of years ago. T Rex was probably the fiercest of all the dinosaurs. We know what the dinosaurs were like because people have found their bones. Artists have made models and pictures to show what they looked like. What do you know about T Rex?
10) Don't Cry Wolf
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This story has been told for hundreds of years. It was written by a man called Aesop, and it has a lesson to teach us. Find out what we can learn from this story."
11) Tortoise's Trick
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The first time Hare and Tortoise had a race, Hare stopped and slept while Tortoise kept plodding along to win. Hare was cross that he lost the race, so he wanted to race against Tortoise again. Who do you think won this time?
13) Paulo the Pilot
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Have you been flying? Paulo always loved flying. When he was young, he watched things that could fly, and he liked to make things fly. When he learned to be a pilot, he always wanted to go higher and higher.
14) Paper Chains
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Paper chains can be made two different ways. The easy way is to join strips of paper made into circles like rings. Another way is to fold strips of paper, then draw a picture. You must make sure your picture touches the sides of the folded paper. Then you cut around the picture without cutting the part that touches the folds. When you open it up, the sides are joined into a chain.
16) No Bridge
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These animals are all running away. The big bad tiger is chasing them. They have come to a river with no bridge. How will they cross over the river?
17) Lots of Legs
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What can you do with your legs? Which animals have two legs like us? Do you know some animals with four legs? Who else has four legs? Are there some animals with six legs?
18) Two Pirates
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Do you know what pirates look like? Where do they go? What do they do? Why? In this story, there is a good pirate called Smiler, who has a parrot called Stickybeak. They play a clever trick on the bad pirates.
19) Brave Grace
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Some things are very scary. Everybody is frightened of something. What are you frightened of? Grace is brave about most things she sees. Find out one thing that is scary for her.
20) Are You Hungry?
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Do you like delicious food? Yum! What is your favorite food? Do you know where our food comes from?