The Neutrons last week investigated leaves on a nature walk and pavilion activity. First we looked at a book about some different types of leaves in our area, we touched and studied samples I brought from my neighborhood, and discussed
Gym: Rainy Day Masks
This week in gym we decided to stay indoors for a special activity due to the rain. The children were given options to play board games or color skulls to go with our halloween theme activities. They were able to
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
Science/Math: Paper Bag Monsters
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Science/Math: Rosie Revere Engineer
This week we capped off our three week Questioneers series with Rosie Revere Engineer (previous weeks were based on Ada Twist Scientist and Iggy Peck Architect) We then used recyclables to do our own building/inventing – a bridge with train
Science/Math: Weaving Wonders
This week we learned about spiders. We started with the book Weaving Wonders: Spiders in Your Backyard by Nancy Loewen. We explored some ways that spiders typically make webs with a shape matching game. Then each kiddo experienced life as a spider
Art: Tin Can Creatures
This week in art class, the Neutrons and Electrons each made Tin Can Creatures. We started with soup cans and used supplies like doll hair, pipe cleaners, paper, corks and more to craft unique creatures. We ended up with things
Writing Workshop: Descriptive Writing
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Snowflakes
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