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Math/Science: Geometric Shapes

We started our time together with an art project using geometric shapes. True to form, many of The Neutrons took this in their own direction and ended up drawing whatever they felt like 😀 We ended with some of Elizabeth’s

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Gym: Bean Bag ABCs

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

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Nature Study: Water Cycle Terrariums

The water cycle was our focus during nature study this week. We read a lovely book Water is Water with beautiful illustrations of the water cycle in action throughout the year. Then we started their own water cycle experiment by

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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

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Nature Study: Signs of Spring Hike

Last week at co-op the Neutrons took advantage of the beautiful weather to take a spring hike. We walked along the south path toward the river, noting some differences in the path from the last time we walked that way. 

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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

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Math/Science: Bar Graphs

Today we studied bar graphs. We practiced graphing various sets of data – Ages of Neutrons and Pets. Then they split into pairs to create their own studies, collect data, and create graphs. We saw favorite sport, favorite country, favorite

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Nature: Winter Bingo

The Nuetrons played a winter bingo game as we took a nature walk today. Some kids played until they achieved 5-in-a-row for Bingo, some of the kids played until their entire card was filled. We walked down the gravel path

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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,

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Nature: Snowflake Design

Today, we read Elizabeth’s very cool books about how snowflakes are made, a book with magnified photographs of snowflakes, and a biography of “Snowflake Man” Wilson Bentley. Then the kids cut out their own paper snowflakes. There were so many

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