On Thursday, October 9th, the day after we went to the Dallas Children’s Theater to watch the play “Rapunzel! Rapunzel!”, I invited my students to share their thoughts. One of them compared the knight to […]
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“Rapunzel! Rapunzel!”
Weight, Mass, Volume
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Learning through experimentation is important for students to master Science objectives. Here Upper Elementary students learn about mass, weight, and volume using a scale, spring scale, and graduated cylinder. They learn how to calculate the volume […]
Oil Plus Water Equals?
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Some things just don’t get along well with each other. Take oil and water as an example, you can mix them together and shake as hard as you like, but they’ll never become friends….. or […]
Volunteer Spotlight-TKG Academy Clean Up
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During the winter break, while all was quiet and peaceful at the end of the temple block known as TKG Academy, a storm erupted. The bus tour coming from Mexico descended upon the playgrounds. Nearly twenty youth, […]
Symbols of Texas
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Fourth graders create posters depicting “Symbols of Texas”. The Pecan tree, the Mockingbird, the state seal, the Bluebonnet, the motto “Friendship”, and the state flag are all symbols of Texas. After describing their symbol, what […]
Rama’s Quiver….fun time with Parents
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On March 26th we invited the preschool students’ parents to join our fun. Together we crafted Quivers and arrows for Lord Ramacandra. We are now ready to observe Rama Navami next week as well! [slickr-flickr private=on search=”sets” set=72157643407299663 […]
“O” for Octopus & “P” for Porcupine
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Crafty kids, crafty sounds. After making a cute Octopus for “O” we pasted Prasadam Plate with many “P” Preparations and were amazed at how many food items we found! We also made a Pasta Porcupine from clay, which […]
Experiment Time!!
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One of the joys of teaching is seeing students master concepts that previously gave them trouble. Long division no longer phases the fourth graders! Students begin a flower experiment, in which five of the same […]
Lord Gauranga Ki Jai !!
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Mother Nrtya kishori says”For Gaura Purnima My little ones absorbed themselves the last couple of weeks in meditation on Lord Caitanya and His transcendental pastimes. We read stories about the thieves who try to steal […]
Dive into the Ocean..
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Fourth graders used different materials to create dioramas of the ocean. They labelled different parts of the ocean, including the continental shelf, continental slope, and ocean floor. They also included various sea creatures which they […]
Little Hands….Colorful art
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Our little ones love arts and crafts. Their little hands get busy, coloring, folding, cutting, gluing. They especially like to color “rainbow style” – where everything, even the sun, or a dog, or anything becomes […]