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Match That Shape
Miss Palomine hosts a game show called Match That Shape! The student must match shapes by size, by kind, and by picking shapes that are congruent.
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Let's Talk about Patterns
Miss Palomine is planning a new tile floor in her kitchen. She talks about the different patterns with which she can arrange her tiles. This leads to the discussion of patterns made with shapes, colors, sounds, and movements.
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Symmetry in Motion
To illustrate the concept of how two sides of a pattern stay the same when they rotate, Miss Palomine invites her double to help with the explanation. They explain that no matter which way a symmetrical object turns, both sides will...
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Splendid Symmetry
To illustrate the concept of symmetry, Miss Palomine begins with some simple paper cut-outs. She and her friend then demonstrate to the student how to play the Symmetry Game.
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Categories of Categories
Miss Palomine explains that there are many ways to categorize things. She begins by categorizing a variety of buttons. She then categorizes natural things such as leaves and rocks.
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What Do I See
Miss Palomine introduces the topic of the five senses when someone comes in and gives her a brownie. She then recites the poem, “What Do I See?” and continues the discussion about how valuable the sense of sight is. She challenges the...
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What Are the Properties?
Miss Palomine explains that scientists observe physical properties of various objects and experiment to see if the properties can be changed. She makes a variety of observations about several objects (solids and liquids) and discovers...
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Is It a Solid?
Miss Palomine shows examples of three types of matter: gas, liquid, and solid. She then describes the differences among them. She asks the student to help her identify solids from a list of pictures.
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Matching Two-Dimensional Objects and Three-Dimensional Objects
Miss Palomine reviews two-dimensional and three-dimensional objects. She then looks for matching two-dimensional objects in her environment and afterward, searches for three-dimensional objects.
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Comparing Two-Dimensional Objects and Three-Dimensional Objects
Using the drawings in her sketchpad and some graphics, Miss Palomine demonstrates to the student, the similarities and differences between two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes.
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That is Not the Right Size
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...
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The Purple Oval
Miss Palomine introduces the shape of the week – the oval – and the color of the week – purple. Together, she and the student look for ovals and objects that are purple.
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Drawing and Tracing
Miss Palomine introduces the shape of the week, the rectangle, and the color of the week, orange. Together, she and the student look for rectangles and objects that are orange.
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The Orange Rectangle
Miss Palomine introduces the shape of the week, the rectangle, and the color of the week, orange. Together, she and the student look for rectangles and objects that are orange.
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The Yellow Triangle
Miss Palomine introduces the shape of the week, the triangle, and the color of the week, yellow. Together, she and your student will look for triangles and objects that are yellow.
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The Blue Square
Miss Palomine introduces the shape of the week, the square, and the color of the week, blue. She sets up a game of checkers to show an example of squares.
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The Red Circle
Miss Palomine introduces the shape of the week, the circle, and the color of the week, red.
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Go with the Flow
Miss Palomine shows examples of three types of matter – gas, liquid, and solid. She then describes the differences among them. She focuses on the properties of liquids, and asks the student to help her identify liquids from a list of...
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Complete This Pattern
Miss Palomine shows the student the two patterns she likes for her kitchen tile floor and asks the student to help her complete the patterns. She then reviews the Little Lincoln Early Color Cards and the Shape Cards and encourages the...
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The Green Star
Miss Palomine introduces the shape of the week, star, and the color of the week, green.
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Anthropomorphism
Jessi discusses anthropomorphism and how it can interfere with communication and your overall relationship with a non-human animal.
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What You Don't Know About Trans Fatty Acids and Depression
Do you know what Trans fatty acids are? Recent studies have shown a correlation between high levels of Trans fatty acids and depression. In this video, I talk about what Trans fatty acids are, how they can affect your mood, and some tips...
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Candy Classification
The video “Candy Classification” discusses how to describe, compare, and classify candy based on observations of its physical properties.
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Introduction to Cursive Writing
Explore the star writer focus points and cursive writing strokes and achieve an introduction to forming both lowercase and uppercase cursive letters.