We continue to work with numbers up to 100 in many ways. Yesterday we counted collections of objects. Many students chose to group their objects and count by 2s, 5s, and 10s. Kiddos need to practice counting 'things', not just memorizing a counting sequence, in order to build their number sense.
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Today Mrs. Schauble set up a STEM challenge based on the well known song ‘5 Little Pumpkins’ sitting on a gate. Student teams had to design a plan on how to build a gate that would hold up a pumpkin using only toilet paper rolls, clothespins and tongue depressors. Future engineers at work!
Yesterday we discussed the works of Pablo Picasso and looked at some of his paintings. We noticed that he did not paint realistic portraits and was an artist who expressed himself through cubism, a style of painting that involves geometric shapes. With Halloween approaching, we made Frankensteins in the style of Pablo Picasso.
Today we talked about the amazing features of an owl's body. For example, clear eyelids to protect eyes, hollow bones and silent wings designed for flight, and hooked beak and sharp talons for catching prey. We looked at a wing, skull and leg from a red tailed hawk to discuss the similarities and differences of the two raptors.
Creativity at its best! All turkeys survived Thanksgiving weekend!
Have you heard of STEM? It stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. STEM activities are a great way for students to work on important core competencies like cooperating with others, as well as practicing a growth mind set (I can persevere and keep trying even when it's hard). In this challenge, students were asked to build a bridge with their partner, that could hold up a toy car, using only 10 plastic straws, a rubber band, scissors, and masking tape. Well done, littles! Division 19 has taken off on our journey through the sky, learning about the sun, the moon, and the stars. They are very eager to learn as much as they can about this topic, and have many interesting questions to ask. K.T. wanted to know "How many astronauts have landed on the moon?" P.V. asked "Do stars come in different colours?" (Just a few of the many wonderings the littles have had.). Today we painted our own moon with a paint/flour mixture and added some craters too!
What a great learning experience for our students today. We had to think about how the life of a Pioneer was the same, and different, than our lives. We found out that pioneer kids had a lot more chores to do then the kids of today! Did you know that in 1901 the population of Surrey was about 300! Can you guess what the metal tool in the photo on the far right is for? See if your child remembers! We got to go inside a real pioneer cabin that was built by a man for his family in Surrey. They kids were surprised to see what a washing machine looked like back then....metal tub, scrub board and ringer! We had a chance to play with toys that pioneer children would have played with. No flashing electronics here, but all the kids had so much fun! In the craft room, we made a Christmas cracker, a paper stocking, and a simple picture spinning toy.
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