The Neutrons and Electrons played a game called Four Strikes You’re Out, which I’m so grateful Elizabeth shared with me. Here is a description of how the game is played: https://marilynburnsmath.com/four-strikes-and-youre-out/ Rather than breaking into pairs, we played the game
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After seeing two groups enjoy trying to prise apart the giant fallen log in the woods, Ananda and I thought the Muons would enjoy the same adventure. So, we headed into the woods and invited them to put their burgeoning
For the last 2 weeks in Art, both the Neutrons and Electrons have been working on the concept of perspective in drawings. During the first period, we discussed how implementing concepts like 1-point perspective and vanishing points can help make
Today we took advantage of a windy day to delve deeper into wind and air pressure. First we reviewed air pressure, which we touched on in our water cycle lesson two weeks ago. We made our high-pressure faces (puffing out
We started with reading a picture book “Antsy Ansel: Ansel Adams, a Life in Nature.” We discussed how Ansel Adams found beauty in nature in large picturesque scenes as well as in the tiny beauty of a single leaf. We
This week began with a story Nat. Geo Kids “Jump Into Science: Rocks & Minerals.” Thanks to all my helpers (Griffyn, Mike, Nicole, and my normal helper Kathy) we had the tables prepped with supplies. The book explained how the
The BOKs program called for planks today and we did find a fallen tree to do planks and pushups on. However, most of the rest of the lesson will have to be done another time as it was just too
Loaded with a bevy of rainbow colored popsicle sticks and a gallon of glue, we began building hexagonal wall shelves. Turns out it’s tricky to keep all 15 layers of the sticks aligned, evenly spaced, and angled! I love how
Davy has to win many boffer battles to become a knight. But when he becomes a knight, he notices the other knights are very mean. He tries to quit being a knight, but the only way to quit is to win a duel against all of the other knights. Also, his friend Dutch goes on a sidequest (the “noblest of most noble”) to become the true ruler of Wobblybottom (the fair).
