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I brought the cocoons home over Spring Break and woke up this morning to see that one of them hatched. It hasn't moved too much yet, but I am excited to continue watching it grow.

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Cocoons

Apr 6th, 2009

After watching them for a week, they got fat! Then we came back to school after a weekend and the caterpillars were gone! They became cocoons.

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Butterflies!

Apr 6th, 2009

We ordered butterflies a few weeks ago and have been watching them grow and change. When we got them in the mail, they were skinny caterpillars.

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Teachertube.com - My Favorite Video

Apr 2nd, 2009

My favorite teachertube.com video was the Top Ten List of Things You Do Not Learn About Teaching in College. This was my favorite video because several of the comments were very true. My favorite comment was about the principal's office still being scary. I get chills down my back each time I get called in there!Check ...

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ABCs and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Apr 2nd, 2009

Here is my podcast of my students saying the ABCs and reading Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin. Click HERE to view my podcast.

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Final iMovie

Mar 29th, 2009

Here is my final iMovie. This is a movie of my students showing that they know their ABC's. We started reading "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" by Bill Martin at the beginning of the school year. This is how we introduced letters and began to teach them. The students often ask if we can read the story, or watch the video. The...

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My Favorite Podcast

Mar 21st, 2009

My favorite iTunes podcast is Nickjr: Dora. I have been looking through the podcasts for a few days now and I have found a few that are interesting to me, but my students will LOVE this podcast. I can't wait to show them! I haven't watched all the episodes yet, but in April we will be learning about animals. One of the...

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Article Review

Mar 12th, 2009

Here is a short summary of an article I read. The title is ABC's of Media Literacy: What Can Pre-Schoolers Learn? It was written by Faith Rogow, PhD. The majority of the pictures are of my students posing to help me with my assignment. They thought it was pretty cool to be helping their teacher with her homework!

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Ms. Linn's Head Start Blog

Mar 12th, 2009

Welcome to my first blog! This is my second year of teaching Head Start at Franklin Elementary. I am excited to add to this web page and see everything we can create together! My students and I will be creating iMovies, podcasts, and more blogs about this class. Feel free to leave us any comments or suggestions to make...