Sunday, April 26, 2009

Lots of Spots

So Jupiter class is working on their Short O sounds this month. Part of their homework was to memorize one of the Short O books that we are reading in class. This was assigned by the principal (not myself seeing as I don't think it's necessary that children of five memorize books) but needless to say, it was pretty dang adorable. They each had to "present" their book to the class on Friday. I couldn't be happier with how they did. I graded on accuracy, pronunciation, eye contact, and voice expression - each child did a fantastic job! After everyone presented, I decided to capture some of the performances on video. This is one of our favorite kids reciting Lots of Spots. He is much more relaxed, knowing he is not being graded on this performance, so his pronunciation is a little off which makes it super cute. (I've included the actual words since he is a little hard to understand to the untrained ear)

Lots of Spots

Moppy has a spot.
Floppy has a few spots.
Dottie has lots of spots.
Moppy and Floppy want more spots.
Dottie dips a mop in paint.
Dottie drops spots on top of Moppy.
Plop, plop, plop.
Dottie drops spots on top of Floppy .
Plop, plop, plop.
Now Moppy and Floppy have lots of spots!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dilVofz6qI

PS...check out how Jun congratulates his friend for a job well done at the very end...too cute!

4 comments:

Two Laughing Birds said...

So so cute Lauren - looks like you guys are loving it all! We love keeping up with your adentures!

Z said...

I am quite convinced after seeing that video that your kids are much more mature and have a higher intelligence than my 8th graders.

Kathleen said...

Sweet class, Lauren. What fun to work with these little ones.
Gram

Truth said...

That was really cute.