In Math, students are learning number concepts to 10. They used number mats and math manipulatives to demonstrate their understanding of numbers 1-9. They were asked to do one-to-one correspondence: matching the number to the number of items in the box. To challenge themselves, students used dice and/or dominoes to show the number of dots…
Building a Marble Maze out of Lego Blocks
Task: To build a marble maze using Lego blocks Materials: marble, Lego blocks, Lego plate In groups of 3 or 4, students had a STEM challenge to build a marble maze out of Lego blocks. They worked together to create intricate mazes. At the end of the challenge, the students tested out their own mazes…
Rudolph the Reindeer Directed Drawing
“Rudolph the red nosed reindeer, had a very shiny nose.” The students did a directed drawing to create Rudolph. Afterwards, they used tempura paints to paint the reindeer. Next, they used a black Sharpie to outline their reindeer. Finally, the students used watercolour paints to paint the background. End result, beautiful paintings!
Div. 16 is One in a Minion
Mrs. Wong’s class is one in a minion (I mean million). With the help of our big buddies, the class created minions to put on our class door for the school year.
Colour Scavenger Hunt
We have been learning about colours in Science this term. The class was asked to find items with solid colours and sort them into different colour groups. Colour groups were: Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, brown, and black. The students enjoyed looking around the classroom and collecting items of various colours. Take a…
Using Nature to Create Patterns
We are learning about repeating patterns in Math. We learned that a repeating pattern has a core that repeats at least three times. AB, ABB, AAB, and ABC are examples. You can create a pattern in a variety of ways- things, size, shape, colour, and material. Using this knowledge, the students applied their learning outside…
Leaf Man
Div. 16 has been learning about the autumn (fall) season. When asking them what they see in the fall, many children replied seeing, “leaves fall from trees” or “different coloured leaves”. Students collected different coloured leaves to graph. These same leaves are now at the provocation table for a Leaf Man activity. Students are invited…
Remembrance Day
In Flanders Fields by John McCrae In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved, and were…
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween! The students looked so cute wearing their costumes. The students did an amazing job performing at today’s Halloween assembly! Thank you to the families that brought treats and goodies for their classmates. Have a spooktacular evening and stay safe! Halloween STEM Challenge: Challenge: Can you trap the ghost inside a haunted house? Materials:…
Pumpkin Sink or Float Experiment
Do pumpkins sink or float? Hmmmmm… as scientists, we were wondering what happens to a pumpkin when we put it in water. Will it sink to the bottom or float like a boat? We each came up with a hypothesis (fancy science word for “my guess”) and drew our guess. Hypotheses include: Alisa- It’s going…