Although we couldn't eat these precious gems, we were more than proud to take our creations home and share them with our friends and families.
The week after Earth week, we took a closer look at our planet by studying lots of maps and globes. We learned that maps and globes can show us the location of places and objects but they are also a little bit different. After reading lots of books, investigating, and identifying water and land features on real maps and globes, the kinders helped create a list about maps and a list about globes to show they understood the difference between the two. To apply our understanding, we created edible maps! We spread blue icing on a plate to represent the water. Then we added pieces of graham crackers to represent land and spread green icing on the land pieces. To show our understanding of both land and water on a map, the kinders were instructed to identify the water by placing goldfish in their water on their edible maps. Then they were asked to identify their land by putting chocolate chip mountains on it. Everyone was so excited to be able to show their understanding! The kiddos also created a map legend to help people understand what the colors on their map represented. We also used our new vocabulary and wrote about our maps. Whew! That was a lot of fun and a lot of hard work! We got to enjoy eating one piece of our maps before packing them up to take home and share with our families. Did they make it on the bus ride home? :) The fun didn't stop there. We also were able to create a globe! Thanks to some awesome parent volunteers, the kinders used styrofoam balls, tissue paper squares, and watered down glue to create their very own globes! "Can we eat our globes too, Ms. Flanary?"
Although we couldn't eat these precious gems, we were more than proud to take our creations home and share them with our friends and families.
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AuthorHi! I'm Katie Flanary. I've been teaching for seven years and absolutely love it! I'm excited to start my eighth year making this my fourth year in kindergarten. Categories
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