Earth Day

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On April 22nd, just two days away, it'll be Earth Day! We found some great activities and crafts based on Earth day and made sure to add them to our Pinterest.

In spirit of Earth day, Alexis and I came up with an edible treat with easy clean up and activity great for all ages. For this edible treat* you'll need:

• Mason jars (Preferably green, representing Earth Day) 
• Rocky Road ice cream 
• Mini Oreos snack pack
• Gummy Worms
• Ribbon (optional)

*The amount of materials needed for this treat varies and is determined by the size of your mason jars and party.

Mason jars are reusable and when you make this treat with your class (or when you have friends over!), they are able to take it home and make other recipes with it as well. Once you have your mason jar, scoop the rocky road to fill 75% of the jar. The layer of ice cream in this sweet treat represents the soil of the earth. From there, take the Mini Oreos snack pack bag and crush all the Oreos.  Pour the Oreos on the layer of ice cream and place the gummy worms on top. And TADAA! You have an Earth Day inspired recipe.

Preparing this recipe is easy and fun to do. You could find ribbon at your local craft store and use it to personalize your mason jars. This in itself, is an activity, but if you want to have an extra pizzazz play The Lorax, a movie about a "grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world." We hope you enjoy the Earth Day inspired festivities! This has been another addition of the Alexis and Ingrid Show, have a wonderful day.    

Reading Fun

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For the past couple of days, we spent time fashioning our Pinterest according to early childhood education and elementary school teaching subtopics. Making sure to pin daily! Check it out.

When you first walk into an elementary school classroom room, what is the first thing you notice? Is it the smell of apple juice and PBJ sandwiches, traditional boy girl seating arrangements, or the use of color everywhere? I personally notice the vivid colors. According to Rachel Grumman Bender, in How Color Affects Our Mood, there are colors that have positive and negative connotations to them. Lets take the color yellow for example. Sunshine is associated with the color yellow and "conveys joy," in other words, a happy mood. But yellow could also be associated with Jaundice, an illness related to yellow pigmented skin.

A classroom adorned with the proper use of color is exciting for elementary school students because no matter where they look, there's something pleasant to look at. There are a numerous amount of ways to arrange and decorate a classroom, but the best way to relate to the students is by adding outside elements to the classroom, especially with color association. For example, every weekend my family and I host a movie night. We rent movies from Redbox, invite friends over, and together enjoy the time we spend together. Redbox can be used to transform classroom libraries (and doors) into "Readbox" by using the movie rental companies colors and font. The students, using their color association skills, is able to recognize the reference and is a fun way for teachers to relate and excite students about reading.  

Follow us on Pinterest

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We recently became a part of Pinterest! Although we are just starting off, we have made several boards in regards to our senior topics, early childhood education and elementary school teaching, and would appreciate it if you follow us. Our pins range from classroom organization and management to art and reading activities.

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The purpose of this blog is to provide an informational gateway to not only analysis's of articles we have found but also activities we have either done, will do, or just find interesting on early childhood education and elementary school teaching. 

Official blogging will begin in April 2015!