INTERNET PROJECTS

 

 

FALL LEAF EXCHANGE

Our class took part in a fall leaf exchange with other kindergarten classes and friends across the Unites States.  Our leaf and letter exchange intergrated science, geography, literacy, and computers in a fun way. Below are photos from the project:

 

Mrs. Pohlmeyer's Kindergarten Class

                    Bay City, Texas

 

  Here are the oak and plum leaves we sent Mrs.

  Pohlmeyer's Kindergarteners in Bay City, Texas.

             

 

We also sent Mrs. Pohlmeyer's class a state map

         with photos of famous NJ landmarks.

             

 

Mrs. Pohlmeyer's class sent us many beautiful leaves, including one from a pecan tree, the Texas

                        state tree.

            

 

     The Texas loquat leaf was our favorite!

          

 

   Mrs. Pohlmeyer's class sent us Texas maps  

   containing interesting facts about the state

                        of Texas.

          

 

     Our favorite part of the package from Mrs.  

     Pohlmeyer's class was a leaf puzzle we had

     to unscramble to form a sentence. Can you

                guess what the leaves say?

           

 

Hmmm...

 

After putting our heads together, we solved the puzzle! Here's the answer.This is how we get beautiful fall leaves on the Gulf Coast of Texas. 

Because most Texas leaves don’t change colors until November, when they turn brown and quickly fall off the trees, Mrs. Pohlmeyer and her students acted like Mother Nature and created red, orange, yellow, and brown leaves using an Ellison machine!

 

 Miss Bonney's Kindergarten Class

                  Cayuga, New York

 

 Miss Bonney's Kindergarteners mailed us leaves

 they collected on their school playground along

  with their giant letter.

 

Bobby Revells

 Franklin, Massachuttes

 

Our friend, Bobby, sent us leaves from the state of Massachuttes. In his letter, Bobby told us about famous Massachuttes sights such as the Salem Witch Museum, Boston, and duckboats that travel in the water.

 

Bettie Jo Revells

 Jakin, Georgia

 

Miss Bettie's letter included a live oak leaf, which comes from the state tree of Georgia. Miss Bettie also told us that the live oak tree is an evergreen.

 

 

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Our class, along with hundreds of other classes across the United States, participated in the Dear Soldier Project and wrote cards to U.S. troops stationed around the world. One of the places we sent letters to was the  143D Transportation Command that is in charge of all transportation across Iraq and Kuwait.They sent us back a thank-you letter and mini notepads with the U.S army emblem on them.

 

 

Flag clip art provided by Founding Fathers. info.

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Great States of America Project:

We particpated in an internet project hosted by Kelly Lynch involving classrooms across the U.S.A. Each participating class adds their state flag and information about their state on to their classroom website to be shared with other classes. The project

is a fun way to learn about the United States as well as other classrooms across our country.

 

Here is our information about our state of

:

 

 

N.J was the 3rd state to become part of the U.S.A on

December 18, 1787. The state name originated from James, Duke of York, who was given NJ by his brother, King Charles II of England.

 

State Capital: Trenton

Major Industries: farming,chemicals, pharmaceuticals, petrolem based products,insurance,tourism 

 

State flag:

The NJ state flag displays the state’s official colors, Jersey blue on a buff background. George Washington picked these colors in 1779, while he was

headquartered in NJ during the Revolutionary War. These were the military colors used by NJ troops.

 

The state seal in the center of the flag displays a horse’s head. A helmet is below it to symbolize that NJ governs itself. Below that is a shield with 3 plows on it to symbolize how NJ is the “Garden State”. Liberty is the goddess on the left. Ceres, goddess of agriculture, is on the right.

 

State Tree: Red Oak

 

State Flower: purple violet

State fruit: blueberry

    

State Animal: horse

 

State Bird: Eastern Goldfinch

          

State Insect: honeybee

           

 

State Shell: knobbed whelk

         

State Dance: square dance

        

 

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