This summary is for the past two sessions. Group Exploring: We brought out our clay bag with the wet towel still wrapped around it from last week. We explored the flexibility of the clay by grabbing chunks of clay and
Weekly Summary: Word Origins and Spelling Fun! – Electrons – Language Arts
We tackled that many-headed monster, spelling in English, by reviewing the three main languages that shape English (Latin, Anglo-Saxon (Old English), and French (Middle English). To make the discussion more interesting, we talked through the conquests that brought each language
Weekly Summary: plank position/ harvest – Neutrons – Gym
For the harvest theme this week, the Neutrons warmed up performing different activities of (pretend) harvesting: Picking apples and pears from high trees (walking on tip toes, stretching overhead), lifting very heavy large pumpkins (squat, raising up slowly against isometric
Weekly Summary: Harvest – Neutrons – Nature Study
This week the theme was harvest. Since this course is the last course of the day, I have the benefit of them already having discussed a lot of the things prior to my class. We discussed what we thought harvesting
Weekly Summary: pH/Changing Color – Neutrons – STEM
We began our first class with a review of the Scientific Method, focusing on using prior knowledge and research to make an educated hypothesis. We learned about pH/the power of hydrogen, and discussed a few attributes of acids vs bases
Weekly Summary: “Pool Noodle Sharks & Minnows” and “Lanes” – Muons and Electrons – Gym
For our first week of combined Electrons-Muons gym, Jessica and I set the stage with the kids for how we would like to organize gym this year. Each week we will have 2 options: a competitive game and a non-competitive
Weekly Summary: Anatomy and physiology – directional terms – Muons – Anatomy & Physiology
We kicked off our A and P with the introduction of directional terms. These terms help to describe where body parts are in relationship to each other. The wrist is distal to the elbow for example. The muons were assigned
Weekly Summary: Bodies and bridges / teamwork exercises – Quarks – Gym
We started class with warm up exercises moving our bodies in various forms : “as big as we can be” and “as small as we can be”. The kids then shared shapes they can make with their bodies, then we
Weekly Summary: Replicating Portraits – Electrons – Art
For our first class, we worked together as a group to reproduce some old portraits. Some brave volunteers would sign up to be subjects, and (based on the image) we would decide on the background and how to frame the
Weekly Summary: Exploring Colors in Nature – Neutrons – Nature Study
We started the day reading “Planting the Rainbow” by Lois Ehlert. It discusses how there are many options and color choices when planting a garden. Next we looked at some color swatches from various paint stores. We briefly discussed the