Using the poem ”Peter Piper,” Miss Palomine introduces the student to the concept of common letter sounds. She gives an example of a common letter among words by going through the poem and identifying the -p words and their corresponding...

Miss Palomine demonstrates how a bar graph can represent information. She then shows the bar graph she made comparing her height to the height of her friends, and asks the student questions based upon the information on the bar graph.

Miss Palomine explains how to make and to read a data table. As an example she uses an Ice Cream Data Table to record the results of who wants vanilla ice cream and who wants chocolate ice cream.

Using a game of Hide and Seek as an example of trying to find someone’s position, Miss Palomine reviews the terms above, below, up, down, under, and behind.

Using two different lines as examples, Miss Palomine demonstrates positions from first to tenth. The student describes the position of objects using ordinal numbers.

Miss Palomine demonstrates how to divide objects among groups of people. She also explains the definition of "equal."

Miss Palomine explains that numbers are not the only way to show the amount of something. Students can use objects or marks of their own choosing to represent numbers.

Miss Palomine uses various measuring tools to measure the height of herself and Socrates. She then explains how smaller measuring tools give a larger number than do bigger measuring tools and encourages the student to measure various...

Miss Palomine explains why recycling is so important. She explains that recycling saves trees. She also talks about other ways to protect natural resources.

Miss Palomine reviews her Cars, Buses, Trucks graph. She then tells the student about Socrates’s cookie-eating contest and how he will practice for the contest. Socrates will choose 10 cookies from a jar of 20 different kinds of cookies....

Miss Palomine tells a funny story to illustrate the concepts of inside and outside. She then revisits the day her friends stood in line waiting for tickets to the Smiling Poppers concert to illustrate the concept of in front of and behind.

To illustrate the concept of three-dimensional objects, Miss Palomine tells the story of Socrates titled, “That’s Not the Right Size.” She then explains the properties (height, width and depth) that make a three-dimensional object. She...

We find Miss Palomine doing her spring cleaning. She tells us that Socrates is also cleaning and needs help sorting all this things. Miss Palomine and the student then help Socrates sort his things into groups.

Miss Palomine introduces the numbers of the week, zero and one. She gives examples of the numbers, both with words and with amounts. She plots zero and one on a number line. She introduces the student to the number friends Zoe Zero and...

Miss Palomine introduces the shape of the week, the circle, and the color of the week, red.

Miss Palomine reviews height, weight and age, and demonstrates how graphs may be used to make comparisons.

Michael S. Roth '78 became the 16th president of Wesleyan University on July 1, 2007 Formerly president of California College of the Arts (CCA), Roth is known as a historian, curator, author and public advocate for liberal...

Socrates and Miss Palomine play a game of “Socrates May I” to incorporate hopping, jumping, marching, etc.

Coach Socrates explains that you need good coordination skills for any sport that uses a ball. Throwing and catching are good skills to practice coordination. Dewey pays Miss Palomine and Coach Socrates a visit to practice throwing and...

Coach Socrates uses the Food Pyramid to remind the student that grains are an important part of a balanced diet. He teaches Miss Palomine how to make a delicious and nutritious cereal snack mix.

Coach Socrates explains that cheese is another food in the milk group of the food pyramid. He and Miss Palomine talk about their favorite cheese foods, and then Coach Socrates shows Miss Palomine how to make a healthy cheese snack.

Coach Socrates explains the differences between hopping, jumping, and skipping. He then puts Miss Palomine through an obstacle course where hopping, jumping, and skipping are required.

Coach Socrates explains the food pyramid and shows Miss Palomine how to make a delicious fruit salad. Miss Palomine remarks that exercise is only one part of being healthy, and that eating right is very important.

The grater and the non-stick skillet will be featured in the preparation of Coach Socrates’ recipe. Today’s treat: Cheese Quesadilla.