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Tastes, Sounds, and Favorite Things

A young girl in a pink shirt lies on a colorful mat in the foreground, while other children are blurred in the background.
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The kindergarten students in Ms. Wapniarski's class were excited to talk about their senses as they went over what they could taste and hear.

A young blonde girl with her hands clasped under her chin sits attentively among other children in a classroom setting.
A group of young children, with a boy in a yellow shirt in the foreground, are gathered in a classroom setting.
A teacher writes on a whiteboard in front of a classroom of young students.

The students sat on the carpet as she asked them to raise their hands and share their favorite foods with the class.

A young girl in a pink shirt lies on a colorful mat in the foreground, while other children are blurred in the background.
A young girl in pink pajamas sits attentively in the foreground, while other children and a blurred background suggest a classroom or group setting.

As they spoke, she wrote their answers on the board next to the sense of taste.

Two young girls, one with blonde hair in a ponytail and a blue dress, and another with dark curly hair in a pink shirt, sit on a blue floor in the foreground, while a blurry blue object is visible in the background.
Young children sit attentively in the foreground, while a green chalkboard with colorful decorations is visible in the background.

They then talked about what they hear when they are outside or inside. Some of the students said they hear trucks, birds, and people outside.

A group of young children, with a girl in a pink sweater in the foreground, are sitting together in a classroom.
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Children in the foreground are watching a screen in the background displaying a person dancing with a crab.

After going over some of the senses for the day, they had a body break. Ms. Wapniarski played a video to get the students moving in place.

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A young boy in a white shirt with his hands raised looks at the camera in the foreground, while other children are blurred in the background.

They then went to their tables and were given a sheet to draw their favorite thing about school so far. When they were done drawing, they tried to spell what it was by sounding out letters.

A young boy in a white hoodie concentrates on his drawing with a pencil, while a blurred background shows other children and a basket of colorful objects.
A young girl with a watch on her wrist draws on a worksheet titled "My favorite thing about school" with a pencil, while a colorful stack of crayons sits in the background.
A young girl with a ponytail focuses intently on her drawing at a table, with other children and a blurred classroom in the background.

Ms. Wapniarski helped them spell words if they needed assistance or if a word was too long.

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A young girl with pigtails focuses on her work in the foreground, while other children are blurred in the background of a classroom.

Then, they colored their drawings. If they finished early, they could color a picture on the back of a pigeon from a book they had read the day before, or they worked on writing their names until the lesson ended.

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A young girl with her hair in a ponytail focuses intently on her drawing in the foreground, while other children are blurred in the background of a classroom.
A child's hands hold a pencil as they color a worksheet with a drawing of people and flowers, while a purple shirt is visible in the background.

The students enjoyed connecting with their peers while working on their drawings.

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