On the 101st day of school, our Kindergarten and First Grade students came dressed as black and white Dalmatian puppies. The children made their own head-bands; they painted a black spot on their noses and faces, and added black circles around their eyes. Everyone wore white t-shirts with black spots, and they even sported white or black socks for ears! As the children paraded all over the campus, the “puppies” stopped and barked this poem:
We are black and white dogs, our number is hundred – one. Come with us and let’s have some fun!
Even the Kindergarten and First Grade
teachers turned into Dalmatians (Mrs. Oakley, Ms. Arndt, and Mrs. Hendrikson)
and Cruella de Vil (Mrs. Bright) was there too wearing her signature crazy
black and white hair and a fur coat.
In line with our Common Core State
Standards (CCSS), the children noticed patterns in Math and saw how easy it is
to count to 100 and add a 1 to start all over again. In English Language Arts,
students talked about events in the story 101 Dalmatians and followed a Writing prompt to tell their own
puppy story.
As always, we were blessed with the help
of many wonderful parent volunteers. They painted puppy noses and helped the
teachers with the parade. Thank you to everyone who made this darling adventure
possible.
Nancy Oakley
Kindergarten 1 Teacher
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