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Leu Gardens Field Trip

4/25/2014

Our students went to visit the beautiful Leu Gardens this spring to celebrate their unit on plants and insects! Leu Gardens is a great place to visit this time of year. Students were delighted by the many habitats they were able to observe. From the butterfly habitat, where we released our butterflies; to the lake, where we observed fish and a family of turtles... Leu Gardens offered many opportunities for children to observe what they learned in the classroom to making new discoveries and asking more questions.

The students were also able to "travel back in time" while touring the home of the Leu Garden founders. The gardens and historical home were donated to the City of Orlando in 1961 by Mr. Harry P. Leu and his wife, Mary Jane.

Should you get a chance to visit Leu Gardens, be sure to bring a camera, though the pictures will not do it justice.

Check out our butterfly release below!

The butterflies we released are called Painted Lady Butterflies. They look very similar to Monarch butterflies. We ordered our butterflies from Insectlore and received 5 larvae. We watched them grow through each stage, in our classroom, for about three weeks before they changed in the adult butterflies.

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Palm Sunday

4/20/2014

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Academy students learned about Palm Sunday last week!

View our video to see how students used their multiple intelligence to demonstrate what they learned.

Do you know what intelligence they are demonstrating?

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Resurrection Day - A Children's Craft

4/18/2014

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Resurrection Day Kids Craft

Students spent the week learning about and celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Here is one of the cute crafts we created with the students. It was very easy to make and doesn’t require many materials. Directions are provided below if you would like to make your own.

Happy Resurrection Day!

Materials Needed:

2Foam Paper Plates
1 Foam Cup
Crayons/Markers
Scissors
Tape

Cut the edge from one of the plates.

Next, use the cup to trace a circle onto the plate you cut the edge from. (For younger students, have them trace the cup onto the second plate as it will be easier for them to cut out.)

*Both ways are pictured to the right.*

Students color their cave and the circle that will represent the tomb stone.

Then add the words "Jesus Is Alive"

to the top of the plate.

Tape the circle, tombstone, onto the side.

Insert the cup (cave) into the circle cutout.

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All About Plants - March Theme

4/1/2014

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During our study of plants, students were able to engage in the process of growing their very own Lima Bean. We were able to actively participate in the scientific process of making hypotheses, doing research and making observations. We documented our observations in our observation logs which helped us to make inferences and draw conclusions about our plants.

Each student then did additional research on another plant of their choice, organized their findings and prepared their presentation based on a rubric provided. The students were able to give an oral presentation during class to display their research. They were able to apply the process and be active participants which created memories with the learning. When learning can be tied to a memory, knowledge learned moves from short to long term memory which has lasting effects.

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Leu Gardens Field Trip

Palm Sunday

Resurrection Day - A Children's Craft

All About Plants - March Theme

Dr. Angela Kennedy

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