Our mini-lesson today was on writing dialogue. Partners worked together to spot examples in books and then write examples of their own. We focused on indenting when a new person speaks, putting quotation marks around what is said, varying the
Art: Foam Creations
This week was a mish mosh of various creations! The prepared activity was to use paper-weaving to decorate animals cut from foam. Googly eyes, feathers, markers, and other tools were also available for decorating the animals. In both the Neutrons and
Gym: Exercise Circuit
The rain didn’t stop us from having fun getting our exercise outside. We started with a bean bag warm-up activity (with challenges based on the alphabet)/ this was followed by a circuit that included partner stations like jump squat stairs,
Science/Math: Number Patterns
Today we were hunting for patterns! Attached is a blank sheet that students worked on today plus a picture of my “starter” (which I actually did NOT give them to start with!) This is actually super fun with all ages,
Art: Model Airplanes
This week we made model airplanes to commemorate National Aviation Month and because, well, making airplanes is always fun! Two model types were available – craft stick planes and cardboard planes. Hot glue was used to connect the pieces and
Math/Science: Being Misunderstood
Today we learned what it’s like to be misunderstood and that “fail” can be an acronym rather than a verb. 🙃 Students took turns giving instructions to their classmates on how to draw a simple line drawing that the drawers could
Gym: Squats & Affirmations
Today we practiced using squats and running in our activities. We used power word affirmations (I am strong, focused, determined, etc.) for our relay to help us stay focused on our strengths. I’m preparing for the colder days when we
Writing Workshop: Webs
Our mini-lesson today was on using webs as a pre-writing tool to help brainstorm and organize our writing. We did a whole group example (topic “My Vacation”) and then the kids worked in partners to create one of their own.
Science/Math: Classification
This week, students were given a bag of random things that included a potato, balloons, a highlighter, a canning jar ring, a pipette, some beans, a pipe cleaner, a sugar packet… just lots of random things! Each groups bag was
Gym: Squats
This week in gym, we worked on squats. We are roughly following the Boks Kids Functional Fitness curriculum, featuring a different skill each week. We practiced planks and running the past couple weeks. After a warm-up of gentle cardio, practice