La classe de Mme Turcios

Curricular competency: Understanding and Solving:

Develop, demonstrate, and apply mathematical understanding through play, inquiry, and problem solving.

In Math for term 1 we have been focusing on number sense and place value.  We have explored different ways to represent numbers using different manipulatives such as play money, loose parts and cuisinaire rods.  We also play with the materials a lot so we can become familiar with their affordances.  During Math we often work together with our table buddies and in small groups.  One activity we really enjoyed was doing esti-mysteries.  We enjoyed making estimates and reading the clues our friends’ made to help us get closer to the correct amount.  We’re excited to do more Math together in January.

From the B.C Early Learning Framework: Early learning Framework principles

“Play is integral to well-being and learning”

“Relationships are the context for well-being and learning”

In term 1 we work on building our class community.  We enjoy doing centres and pause active together.  We learn to communicate with each other, navigate relationships and resolve conflicts.  When we play we get to experiment, participate and engage with the world around us. Through play we also develop relationships which help us to respond and reciprocate in a respectful and meaningful way.  Play is also fun! We enjoy spending time with each other through play and discovering and creating together.

Big ideas: All matter is made of particles: Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.  Atoms are building blocks of matter.

During our unit on Matter we focused on the the states of Matter; liquid, solid, and gas.  We also learned more about conducting experiments using the Scientific method by coming up with predictions, evaluating results and making conclusions to our experiments.  Our biggest take away from this unit is that Matter is all around us and that it can be grouped or categorized by their properties; such as what it is made of, the colour, the texture etc.  One of the experiments that was a class favourite was making ice cream in a bag.  It was exciting to see the change from liquid to solid and also into something we could eat.  We also learned to work together when doing experiments in groups and to build on each others ideas and questions.

Even though Thanksgiving has passed it’s important to remember what we are thankful for throughout the year. Here are our Thankful leaves from the fall.  Notices the changes in the leave but we are still thankful for these things.

In Art this term we have been focusing on this big idea

Creative experiences involve an interplay between exploration, inquiry, and purposeful choice.

We began by reading a book called “Anywhere artist” and created different works of art with our table buddies using found objects in the forest.  Later on we read the book “Beautiful oops” and explored mixing colours using paints and pastels.