For the harvest theme this week, the Neutrons warmed up performing different activities of (pretend) harvesting: Picking apples and pears from high trees (walking on tip toes, stretching overhead), lifting very heavy large pumpkins (squat, raising up slowly against isometric
This week the theme was harvest. Since this course is the last course of the day, I have the benefit of them already having discussed a lot of the things prior to my class. We discussed what we thought harvesting
We began our first class with a review of the Scientific Method, focusing on using prior knowledge and research to make an educated hypothesis. We learned about pH/the power of hydrogen, and discussed a few attributes of acids vs bases
For our first week of combined Electrons-Muons gym, Jessica and I set the stage with the kids for how we would like to organize gym this year. Each week we will have 2 options: a competitive game and a non-competitive
We kicked off our A and P with the introduction of directional terms. These terms help to describe where body parts are in relationship to each other. The wrist is distal to the elbow for example. The muons were assigned
We started class with warm up exercises moving our bodies in various forms : “as big as we can be” and “as small as we can be”. The kids then shared shapes they can make with their bodies, then we
For our first class, we worked together as a group to reproduce some old portraits. Some brave volunteers would sign up to be subjects, and (based on the image) we would decide on the background and how to frame the
We started the day reading “Planting the Rainbow” by Lois Ehlert. It discusses how there are many options and color choices when planting a garden. Next we looked at some color swatches from various paint stores. We briefly discussed the
We broke some ice by creating a class playlist, which was wonderfully varied (Parents, look for the playlist in your email soon!). Then, I asked folks what they knew about or associated with the word “rhetoric;” we established that rhetoric
First week of co-op the Quarks were introduced to their nature journals . We will be exploring recording our findings in them the rest of the year . The week theme was Autumn leaves . We observed the color shades
