This Topic Mini-Research Web Page was developed for
Mrs. Kim Mullis' Kindergarten Class at Pearson Elementatary School Designed By Erica Vazquez, a Valdosta State University Preservice Teacher
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Can
you count
out loud how many leaves you catch into your basket that fall from the
trees? The
Funschool
website demonstrates that leaves fall off the trees during the Fall
season, and the students must count to see how many they can catch. It
also demonstrates that leaves turn different colors during the fall. |
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Do
you know why leaves change
colors? This website has a mini-video clip on why
leaves change their colors. |
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How
many different color pumpkins are there in the picture? The Meddybemps website will allow you to group
the pumpkins by color and find the total number. |
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Do
you know why
pumpkins are commonly called Jack O' Lanterns? The History of
Halloween website will tell you exactly where it came from.
Can you match up all the pumpkins by color in groups of 3? The Halloween
website contains an interactive game that tests your skills at matching. |
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Topic
Mini-Research Real World
Activity
You have been transported
to a magical forest that
has many trees. The wizard of the forest is very tired and has
selected you to be the new wizard of The Never-Ending Forest for
a day. The wizard explains to you that it is a privilege
to be
able to be the wizard and enter his forest for no mortal has ever seen
it. The wizard explains to you that your main duty is to change all the
trees from their spring colors to their fall colors. You
ask him what colors the trees need to be.The wizard says, "That
is the knowledge you must gain and the reason I have
transported you here."
In order to gain the knowlege you must learn to leave The Never-Ending Forest you must visit the website and find out exactly why leaves change colors. Next you must visit the Funschool website to observe the different colors of leaves and take notes of the different colors that fall. You must also count how many leaves you catch in a basket in order to find out how many leaves fall from the trees that you observe. Go to the Spring trees that the teacher has made and add the different Fall leaves in order to show that you know what a tree looks like during the Fall. After you have added enough leaves to the card board tree you must count how many leaves you placed on the tree. Now that you have completed the activity the wizard will let you leave The Never-Ending Forest after you draw a picture of a tree with large Fall leaves on it using the correct colors.Then you must write the number of leaves you draw under the picture and be able to name characteristics of Fall. |
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Steps To Complete Real World
Activity
1. Visit the Maine website
and the
Funschool
website and browse around.
2. Now go to the card board tree that your teacher has placed by your table and place the cut out leaves where they should go in order to show what a tree looks like during the Fall. 3. Next, count how many leaves you placed on the tree. 4. Draw a picture of a large Fall tree and when you are finished label how many large leaves you draw on it. 5. Also when your teacher asks you about your drawing be able to tell him or her a few characteristics about Fall. |
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