Yesterday the Kindergartens did a cross-curricular project on Chinese Dragons, in advance of us learning more about Chinese New Year next week! We listened to a folktale read aloud about how dragons came to be, had a great group discussion about the events in the story, and made connections to it as well. Make sure … Continue reading
Several weeks ago, the 2Js learned about and followed the design thinking process to build games for one of our Kindergarten classes using our scientific knowledge of magnets and magnetism. The following set of videos highlights each stage of our project from beginning to end. Take a look! Empathize 2. Define 3. Ideate 4. Prototype … Continue reading
The 2Js recognized National Day of Truth and Reconciliation in several ways this week, one being participating in a school-wide art project. We followed video instructions from Cree artist Lance Cardinal to create our own moccasin paper weights. First we learned what moccasins are, the different materials they are made of and decorated with, and … Continue reading
After we finished reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, students each chose a character to retell their sequence of events in a story strip. As a class our writing goal has been focusing on adding details and descriptive words. Once our story strips were done, students illustrated their writing as a digital flip book using … Continue reading
During one of the first days of our staggered entry, Gage asked if we could learn about the atmosphere. Dude? Heck yeah – let’s do this!!! Once our class was all together, we began determining importance by reading and viewing about the atmosphere. Students wrote and drew and created and played and imagined about this … Continue reading
Our kids made towers out of spaghetti & straws, then measured the heights & widths using non-standard units. It was a tough project, but they were resilient and persevered! Take a look!!!
For our STEAM project this week, students made 3D solids using marshmallows and toothpicks. After they drew and constructed the four different solids, students counted the number of faces, edges and vertices on each. They also wrote a short paragraph reflecting on their STEAM project. Take a look!
Students followed video and written directions to make a sculpture of a person doing some type of activity out of tinfoil today. After they were done, students wrote a paragraph about it focusing on the 5 Finger Writing model. Take a look!
Today students did a STEAM project incorporating math and engineering into an art project! This was our first time doing a project like this remotely. Students did a GREAT job following directions from our class website and being super creative. A special shout out to all the parents who sent me videos!!!
As a culminating project for our Hot and Cold Temperatures science unit, students designed, constructed, tested and reflected on their own “Keep-It-Cool” devices. The challenge was for students to keep an ice cube frozen for 2 hours. Take a look!
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