Seasons Podcast

My podcast is about the four seasons: fall, winter, spring, and sumer.  My kindergarten students illustrated pictures of each season in small groups.  They then recorded different things they learned about their assigned season from various books and lessons that have already been taught throughout the school year.  This is an educational podcast for young students who are learning about the weather, activities, trees, and holidays during the different seasons.  Check out my podcast here!

Welcome to Kindergarten Movie

This movie introduces new Kindergarteners to my classroom.  My current students share what they liked most about kindergarten so future kindergarteners have activities to look forward to next year!   Check it out on Teacher Tube http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=975e908d870e82t9b920. 

Podcast from iTunes

The podcast that I subscribed to is called "The Story of BAC".  BAC is short for bacteria.  This is a a podcast about germs and the importance of washing your hands.  I will use this podcast at the beginning of the school year when we talk about hand washing and the nurse comes in a does an activity.  This is also a good podcast to show in the middle of the year as a review when the counselor does a lesson on washing your hands.  This is a cute and entertaining podcast for the students.

TeacherTube Video

Check out this teachertube video at this link: http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=801fc7473840b5b16df&page=1&viewtype=&category=.  It is called "Ordinary People Do Extraordinary Things".  This video is about ordinary people who made mistakes and had to work hard to get where they are now.  They are all famous people.  It reminds me to not give up and even Michael Jordan and Walt Disney and John Lennon were not noticed right away for their talents and were discourages, but they all kept working hard to achieve their dreams.  It was a very inspirational video and a good one to show to your students when they say that phrase we all hate "I can't".

Two-Minute Movie: Council Bluffs

Article Review

"Seven Great Debates in the Media Literacy Movement"

By Renee Hobbs, EdD

Introduction

My name is Jenny (Eccles) Wymore.  I teach kindergarten at Franklin Elementary.  This is my second year teaching kindergarten, but I also taught second grade for a year and was a teacher associate for 5th/6th grade, also at Franklin.  I also work with 4th, 5th, and 6th graders in the after school program.  Kindergarten is by far my favorite!

I am setting up this blog to communicate the things that I learn in my graduate classes for all to see.  I will also be posting the projects that I create on my blog for others to view.  Thanks for taking your time to read my blog and please leave an suggestions!