Today we stayed warm with a running interval ladder: Walk 1 minute, run 30 sec., walk 1 minute, run 1 minute, walk 1 minute, run 1:30 sec., and then descended. This was roughly 10 minutes of movement, and a great
Writing Workshop: Catch-up Day
We had a pretty laid back “catch-up” day…making plans in our folders, writing, and circling up to share! Thanks to all the bakers today! Hope everyone enjoys their holiday!
Gym: Rainbow Review
Today we did a rainbow review of everything we’ve practiced so far and built our burpees. There were stations around the grove, one for each color of the rainbow. Each station included a movement opportunity: breathwork, dynamic stretches, 30 second
Writing Workshop: Persuasive Essays
Today we focused on creating outlines for persuasive essays. The outlines included introductions (catching attention, thesis statements), reasons 1, 2, and 3 with details, and conclusions (summary & thought for the future). We did a whole group one first, then
STEM: Pascal’s Triangle
We had some fun yesterday with Pascal’s triangle and finding patterns. All of the kids seemed to catch on to the patterning and then predicting what would be in the empty boxes. So then we messed with it and changed
STEM: Tin Foil Boats
Today we built boats out of tin foil. The goal was to build a boat that would hold the most pennies. The group was split into three smaller groups and each had a roll of aluminum foil. They could create
Writing Workshop: Starting in the Action
Our mini-lesson today was “starting in the action” for our narrative/creative writing! The kids worked in partners to write examples, and then shared. We were certainly drawn into these (potential) stories! Then, as usual, everyone made plans for themselves for
Math Games: Spirolaterals
Today we talked about how science and math intersect in art… Two students play stringed instruments and one sings. We talked about how counting beats for notes is math and the vibration of strings and vocal chords is physics. We
Gym: Push-ups in the Cold!
We survived the cold! Many thanks to Vicki for sharing and rounding up extra gloves for us. Today we worked on push-ups, practicing them on a wall first to work on form, tempo, and breath, then inclined on the two
Writing Workshop: Genre Tour
Well, I didn’t actually end up leading these today, but I can at least send a brief report! The intention of the mini-lesson was to explore and understand different genres. Partners acted out genres from the list for others to