Community Helpers Division 16 is learning about community helpers and places. People who work to help others in their community are called community helpers. As a class, we brainstormed some community helpers: Teachers, cooks, mechanics, construction workers, doctors, firefighter, paramedics, nurses, grocers, coaches, engineers, police officers, mail carriers, and boat drivers. Next week is our…

March 27 was National Scribble Day. I read the class the story, I’m NOT just a Scribble by Dianne Alber. It is a story about a scribble who was left out because he was different and didn’t look like everyone else. Scribble teaches other drawings to accept each other for who they are and in…

Spring is here! At school, we learned about Easter. In Art, we drew a rabbit directed drawing. The Easter Bunny also visited us last Thursday and left us lots of yummy chocolate eggs.  

Leprechauns are known to cause mischief of all sorts. So before spring break, with our big buddies, we made leprechaun traps using recycled materials. We didn’t catch any leprechauns but we did get some gold coins and leprechaun confetti.

At our provocation table, our students are asked to build a bridge for the animals to cross the river safely. Students were creative in building a bridge for the animals.  

STEM- Marble Maze Task: As a group, work together to build a marble maze using Lego pieces Materials: Marble, Lego base plate, Lego pieces Students worked in small groups of 3 or 4 to create a marble maze out of Lego pieces. After creating a maze, they tried out their own before trying other groups’…

Wassily Kandinsky was a Russian painter who was known as a pioneer of abstract painting. We were inspired to create concentric circles.

STEM- Tallest Structure Task: To build the tallest structure Materials: Stacking cups of various sizes and shapes, wooden blocks, straws and connectors, and magnetic tiles Students worked in small groups and experimented with different materials to create the tallest structure. We focused on teamwork and cooperation- sharing, taking turns, and communicating with one another. The…

We are starting our unit on healthy eating. We read Lois Ehlert’s book, Eating the Alphabet. Then we brainstormed different vegetables and fruits and made a rainbow of them on our bulletin board. How can you eat the rainbow on a daily basis?      

There is always room for everyone under the Big Umbrella. The students read The Big Umbrella, a story about kindness and inclusion. Then each student created a self-portrait of themselves. Here is a YouTube link of the story: