Many thanks to Dan and Judi for getting gym started with a freeze tag relay the Neutrons invented. Thanks to Sabrina for centering the quarks with a freeze dance warm-up. This week we built a workout together with a memory
Science: Winter Bird Study
We studied winter birds with quarks today. We looked at pictures of non-migrating Illinois birds and studied their calls and songs. We played a fun game of matching the sounds to the pictures of the birds. We discussed how the
Art: Ice Spheres
Sorry for the late update, but this past week the Quarks read a charming story of mischievous Curious George wreaking havoc on the ski slopes and then we decorated ice spheres. First we sprinkled some (or gobs) of salt on top and
Math/Science: Catching Snowflakes
Today we started off talking a little bit about how snowflakes are formed and how they are each unique shapes. We attempted to use black construction paper to catch and investigate the snowflakes. The fact that it wasn’t snowing didn’t
Gym: Sled Relays
The snow was a bit too powdery for snowballs today, so we substituted dodgeballs for target practice. The kids did a relay race to knock all the cones over with the balls instead of snowballs. Next they relay raced pulling
Science/Math: Winter Trees & Pinecones
Winter trees was the theme of our last science class. We started off by chatting about what happens to trees during each of the four seasons. The students got to color a sheet divided into four quadrants (each one having
Nature Study: Poem Hike
Today, we had two objectives. First: memorize a poem. And second: make it to this river everyone’s talking about! (The kids had all been before, of course, but I hadn’t.) The chosen poem was “Cold”, by Shirley Hughes. We read
Gym: Holiday Bingo
Today we opted for a fun Holiday theme session. We started with Holiday Bingo looking for items that could be found indoors and outdoors. We had fun searching and settled at the shelter to play pin the nose on the
Science: Secrets of Winter
Today turned out to be wonderful but not at all what I planned 😀 We started off by reading Secrets of Winter by Carron Brown. It’s a super fun book where you use a flashlight to show animals in the winter.
Nature Study: Foxes & Stars
We started (as we often do) with some coloring during readaloud. Today it was Little Fox in the Snow by Jonathan London, illustrated by Daniel Miyares. This is a neat, poetic book that does “day in the life of an animal” better