Ananda, Brigit, and I took the Muons on a hike to the Trailside Museum to check out the barred owl (who was quite lively) and get our movement on. The Muons were full of movement, albeit not always the forward
Weekly Summary: Sunlight – Quarks – Nature Study
The forecast said it’d be clear, so we took the opportunity to discuss sunlight! We tracked the energy in our bodies first to our food, then to plants, then to sunlight, and finally all the way to the sun. I
Weekly Summary: Scene Writing/Smash Boom Best Debates – Electrons – Writer’s Workshop
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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
Weekly Summary: Air-Dry Clay/Painting – Quarks – Art
Today in Art Quarks put finishing touches to their air-dry clay creations. Using tempura paints kids decorated their bowls, hearts, and a tank 🙂 Once everyone was done we moved on to the next project. Using a sharpie we free
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
Weekly Summary: Volcanos – Quarks – STEM
Since the kids had gotten a primer from Mr. Chris on how Volcanoes begin, most of the heavy lifting was done for me. I was really impressed with the group’s knowledge and memory from his previous lesson. After our brief
Weekly Summary: Winter Animal Shelter Building – Neutrons – Nature Study
Over the past couple weeks, we have been learning about how many different animals survive in winter climates. We have learned about birds and last week we dove deeper into some mammal adaptations. Today we put all the knowledge to
Weekly Summary: Felt Masks – Electrons and Neutrons – Art
This past week in Art, we focused on felt as our material of the day. We used cereal-box cardboard to create a template for Mardi-Gras style masks. The kids then covered the base template with felt and other decorations to
Weekly Summary: Quarks – Gym
We went on a (somewhat) winter hike last week with quarks. We hopped, we slid, we jogged and then raced some. Students utilized a fallen tree as nature’s balance beam, and they also came across a mound and got busy