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April 1, 2011

Welcome to April! We introduced the month on the calendar and talked about signs of Spring.  Late in the morning we headed out doors and traced puddles in the parking lot for a lesson on evaporation. When we revisited the puddles this afternoon many had gotten smaller in size and some even disappeared!

Our classroom museum had 3 Japanese teapots on display for admiring. Children enjoyed hearing the story about 3 cups of  tea.

Later in the day, we sang the "Itsy Bitsy Spider" and discussed the parts of the water cycle present in the song.  Finally we finished the day eating cake and visiting with friends from rooms 1 and 2 during the afternoon work cycle.

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