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Weekly Summary: Write it/do it – Electrons and Neutrons – STEM

Weekly Summary: Write it/do it – Electrons and Neutrons – STEM

Each group was split in two to work together to create instructions for the other group to complete a specified “build” or structure, a concept borrowed from Science Olympiad. They then switched instructions and tried to recreate the “build” using

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Weekly Summary: Story telling – Neutrons – Nature Study

Weekly Summary: Story telling – Neutrons – Nature Study

This week my plan was to attempt to introduce story telling with some games I had at home “Tell Tale,” “Tell me a story,” and “Story Cubes-Harry Potter.” They are all very similar giving kids some prompts through pictures or

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Weekly Summary: Four Strikes You’re Out – Electrons and Neutrons – STEM

Weekly Summary: Four Strikes You’re Out – Electrons and Neutrons – STEM

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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Weekly Summary: 1-point Perspective Drawing – Electrons and Neutrons – Art

Weekly Summary: 1-point Perspective Drawing – Electrons and Neutrons – Art

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

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Weekly Summary: Natural Beauty – Neutrons – Nature Study

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

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Weekly Summary: plank to full body workout – Electrons and Neutrons – Gym

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

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Weekly Summary: Seeds – Neutrons – Nature Study

This week we celebrated the impending return of spring and the power of seeds. We found a quiet spot and read Maybe You Might by Imogen Foxell. The group settled down after a rambunctious indoor day and seemed drawn in

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Weekly Summary: Ice Melting Experiment – Electrons and Neutrons – STEM

This week, the Neutrons and Electrons did a hands on experiment with melting ice. We started out creating hypotheses about which substance melts ice best, then each set to work testing our substances using pipettes to melt ice cubes. Substances

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Weekly Summary: Sit-ups and fun in the snow – Electrons and Neutrons – Gym

What a beautiful day to be outside! It was a bit of a challenge to find a dry spot on the benches for sit-ups but some kids preferred the snow on the ground anyway. Their form was really good, we

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Weekly Summary: Yarn Art – Electrons and Neutrons – Art

Weekly Summary: Yarn Art – Electrons and Neutrons – Art

The medium we experimented with this week was yarn. The plan was to ‘color-by-yarn’ and use the yarn to color the sketch or composition we each made.  Both groups were not shy with their feelings – it was pretty much

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