The First Day Back…Counting Exercises

January 9th, 2015

The first day back to school after the holiday break was hard for the “Can Dos” and Teacher Pat was having a hard time getting and holding their attention.

Kathy fell asleep and Annie had to nudge her with her elbow to wake up. Bobby was doodling in his notebook. Hector looked bored and Nellie and Maria kept whispering to each other.

“Class,” said Miss Pat,”I can see you are all having a hard time getting back into a listening and learning while sitting in your seats.

So, all of you go to your computers and we will do some counting exercises.”

Willie shrugged and said, “Miss Pat, I know how to count. What do I need the computer to count”?

Miss Pat answered, “Willie, I knew everyone would be having a hard time paying attention their first day back, so I made up two counting games to play on the computer. In the games you will be counting by 3’s and by 4’s.”

Nellie, looked nervous. “That sounds hard, she said. “Oh, it will be fun,” said Orrie. “Okay for you to say, Orrie.You are good at math.” answered Nellie.

Once the class was settled in at their computers, Miss Pat directed them to go to the “Can Do’ Club House, then click on games and choose the counting game. First play counting by 3’s. Then play counting by 4’s.

The room grew quiet for the first time all day as the class got busy playing the counting game.

Why don’t you try the counting game boys and girls at home? Just follow Miss Pat’s instructions.

Pocket

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Jump Rope Isn’t Just for Girls!

January 3rd, 2015

“Jump rope is not just for girls; boys jump rope too.” said Kathy.

“Jump rope is sissy. It’s just for girls,” said Hector. “Not true,” said Teacher Pat.

The class was discussing things to do at recess when the weather gets nicer and it was possible to play in the school yard. Teacher Pat called on Kathy to talk about jump rope since that is her favorite thing to do, and she is very good at it. “Kathy, please tell the class about the history of jump rope and who jumps rope,” asked Miss Pat.

Kathy answered, “I’d be glad to Miss Pat. According to the Jump Rope Institute, jumping rope dates back to 1600 B.C. It began in Egypt.

Grown ups jump rope for exercise and to get fit. Fighters and wrestlers are just a few of the adults who use jump rope to prepare for a match. Some women use jump rope to lose weight and get in shape. Most grown ups do single jumping with one person holding the handles of the rope, swinging it over his or her head and jumping over the rope before it touches the ground. With that, Kathy shows the class how it is done.

When you see the girls jumping in the school yard, we jump rope one of two ways. First, two girls hold the rope at each end and turn it and one girl jumps in. She jumps until she misses or gets tired, whatever comes first. The second way, and it is harder, is to jump Double Dutch. To play Double Dutch you need two ropes and two girls, one at each end of the ropes that are strong enough to turn the ropes, each in the opposite direction, while one girl jumps rope. Sometimes it’s fun to sing rhyming songs while we jump.

That’s all I know about jump rope,” said Kathy. “Thank you, Kathy,” said Miss Pat. The class clapped and then Maria raised her hand and waited for Miss Pat to call on her. When she did, Maria challenged the boys to a jump rope match against the girls during recess in the gym. What could they say? They had to accept now that they knew that jump rope was for everybody, not just girls.

Well, how do you think the boys did in the jump rope match? How do you think you would do in a jump rope match?

Pocket

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Thanksgiving Jokes

November 27th, 2014

Before school let out on the day before Thanksgiving, Miss pat gave each of the “Can Do” kids Thanksgiving jokes to share with their families .

Why don’t you print out a copy of the Thanksgiving jokes and share with your family and friends?

Thanksgiving Jokes

If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring? Pilgrims!

Why do turkeys always go, “gobble, gobble”?
Because they never learned good table manners!

What key has legs and can’t open doors?
A turkey!

What happened when the turkey got into a fight?
He got the stuffing knocked out of him!

Knock Knock
Who’s there?
Waddle
Waddle who?
Waddle I do if you don’t open the door?

What did the Turkey say before it was roasted?
Boy, I’m stuffed!

Why did the police arrest the turkey?
They suspected it of foul play!

Which side of the turkey has the most feathers?
The outside!

Can a turkey jump higher than the Empire State Building?
Yes. A building can’t jump at all!

Why did the turkey cross the road?
It was the chicken’s day off!

What’s the key to a great Thanksgiving dinner?
The TurKey!

What sound does a space turkey make?
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble!

What’s the best dance to do on Thanksgiving?
The turkey trot!

How do you keep a turkey in suspense?
I’ll let you know next week!

Why can’t you take a turkey to Church?
Because they use such fowl language!
Why did the turkey play drums in his band?
Because he already had drumsticks!

Who is not hungry at Thanksgiving?
The turkey, because he’s already stuffed!

What did the turkey say to the turkey hunter?
“Quack, quack, quack!”

What’s blue and covered with feathers?
A turkey holding its breath!

How do you send a turkey through the mail?
Bird class mail!

Why didn’t the turkey eat dessert?
He was already stuffed!

What do you get it you cross a turkey with an octopus?
Enough drumsticks for Thanksgiving!

What are the feathers on a turkey’s wings called?
Turkey feathers!

Why did the turkey sit on the tomahawk?
To try to hatchet!

What’s the best way to stuff a turkey?
Serve him lots of pizza and ice cream!

If the Pilgrims were alive today what would they be most famous for?
Their age!

What type of music did the Pilgrims like?
Plymouth Rock!

Why did the Pilgrims eat turkey at Thanksgiving?
Because they couldn’t fit the moose in the oven!

How did the Mayflower show that it liked America?
It hugged the shore!

When the Pilgrims landed, where did they stand?
On their feet!

When did the Pilgrims first say “God bless America”?
When they first heard America sneeze!

Why did Johnny get such low grades after Thanksgiving?
Because everything is marked down after the holidays!

Where did the first corn come from?
The stalk brought it!

What’s the best thing to put into pumpkin pie?
Your teeth!

What vegetables would you like with your Thanksgiving dinner?
Beets me!

Should you have your whole family for Thanksgiving dinner?
No, you should just have the turkey!

What smells the best at a Thanksgiving dinner?
Your nose!

What always comes at the end of Thanksgiving?
The letter G!

When does Christmas come before Thanksgiving?
In the dictionary!

Source: Activity Village, UK

Pocket

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Here Comes Thanksgiving!

November 21st, 2014

Miss Pat decided to use the coming Thanksgiving holiday to teach a history lesson about life in the American colonies.

She invited Jay, since he is an American Indian, to tell the story of what the early colonists ate at that first Thanksgiving meal.

“Hi,” said Jay. ”What I am going to tell you about today I learned from reading and listening to the History Channel on TV.

What did the Pilgrims and their Native American guests eat that first Thanksgiving day? Well, lots of what they called fowl caught by hunters. There were ducks and geese eaten on the first Thanksgiving. Historians don’t know for sure if they had wild turkeys. They may have.

If the Pilgrims had cranberries, they would not have been sweet. Colonists didn’t start to boil cranberries with sugar for another 50 years.

They didn’t have potatoes either. The colonists were not growing white or sweet potatoes back then. They didn’t have sweet pies for dessert since they didn’t have butter and flour for pie crust and there was very little sugar for pie filling.

They did have lobsters, mussels, white and red grapes, black and red plums, and flint corn. And that’s what I know about what they ate on that first Thanksgiving.”

Everyone clapped and Miss Pat said, “Thank you Jay for sharing all that you know about that first Thanksgiving!”

Pocket

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Just for Fun…Thanksgiving Maze and Word Jumble

November 15th, 2014

Miss Pat looked around the room. While the “Can Do” kids were quiet, they didn’t look very energetic. In the morning they had a math test. Right after lunch they took a spelling quiz. They were tested out. Time for something just for fun.

” Class,” said Miss Pat,” time to start thinking about Thanksgiving.” With that Miss Pat handed out a maze and a word jumble with a Thanksgiving theme.

The “Can Dos” got right to work figuring out the maze and finding the words in the jumble.

Just for fun, print out the maze and jumble and see how you do.

Pocket

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The First Day Back…Counting Exercises

The first day back to school after the holiday break was hard for the “Can Dos” and Teacher Pat was having a hard time getting and holding their attention.

So, all of you go to your computers and we will do some counting exercises.”

Miss Pat answered, “Willie, I knew everyone would be having a hard time paying attention their first day back, so I made up two counting games to play on the computer. In the games you will be counting by 3’s and by 4’s.”

Why don’t you try the counting game boys and girls at home? Just follow Miss Pat’s instructions.

Jump Rope Isn’t Just for Girls!

“Jump rope is not just for girls; boys jump rope too.” said Kathy.

Kathy answered, “I’d be glad to Miss Pat. According to the Jump Rope Institute, jumping rope dates back to 1600 B.C. It began in Egypt.

Well, how do you think the boys did in the jump rope match? How do you think you would do in a jump rope match?

Thanksgiving Jokes

Before school let out on the day before Thanksgiving, Miss pat gave each of the “Can Do” kids Thanksgiving jokes to share with their families .

Why don’t you print out a copy of the Thanksgiving jokes and share with your family and friends?

Thanksgiving Jokes

Here Comes Thanksgiving!

Miss Pat decided to use the coming Thanksgiving holiday to teach a history lesson about life in the American colonies.

What did the Pilgrims and their Native American guests eat that first Thanksgiving day? Well, lots of what they called fowl caught by hunters. There were ducks and geese eaten on the first Thanksgiving. Historians don’t know for sure if they had wild turkeys. They may have.

They did have lobsters, mussels, white and red grapes, black and red plums, and flint corn. And that’s what I know about what they ate on that first Thanksgiving.”

Just for Fun…Thanksgiving Maze and Word Jumble

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