Thankfully we were able to venture out today in the light rain/snow mix. I was expecting rain and planned indoor activities, but we managed to keep moving and stay warm outdoors. All groups did bean bag ABCs with a different
Writing Workshop: Integrating Feedback
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STEM: Book Support Challenge
This week students had to try to create a support for a book, and then expand that to a support for an open book. We had two books – one heavier than the other. The support had to raise the
Gym: Partner Circuit
Today I brought a couple of fun pieces of fitness equipment for a partner circuit. The Neutrons practiced partner squats and lunges with fitness towels, push up pyramids and pulling resistance bands, and mirroring each other making large letters with
Writing Workshop: Gathering Peer Feedback
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STEM: Water Tension & Cohesion
Today we learned about water tension and cohesion… words they might actually remember! LOL! Because people—when water molecules are about to break apart from their friends, THINGS GET TENSE! We also showed lots of other “co” words that meant “together”
Gym: Circle Soccer
The Neutrons, Electrons, and Muons used back-to-back partner work to practice passing a dodgeball side to side and over/under. Then we moved the passing into the full group circle, enjoying a game of cat and mouse with dodgeballs of two
STEM: Paper Airplanes
We made paper airplanes today. I supplied several different paper types: construction, card stock, drawing paper and foil. The Electrons each chose a paper and we made some cool paper airplane models. Then we tested the models indoors and out,
Art: Monograms
This week in art, we talked about monograms and made some of our own. We used only our first initials and decorated them. The suggestion was to use overlapping, multi-colored paper strips for decorating. Some of the kids liked that suggestion,
Science: Longest Paper Chains
Today’s challenge was to make the longest paper chain as possible from one piece of paper. They were encouraged to think through their strategy before they cut their paper loops. Each kid had a slightly different cutting and assembling technique.