Nature School
Sound Map
On Monday Divisions 7 & 8 went to Confederation Park during nature school. We learned about sound mapping. Students got ready for the activity by listening to the story, The Listening Walk, by Paul Showers. We then worked together to find some idea for things that they might hear. The nearby construction made it easy … Continue reading
Lion Art
During nature school on Monday Divisions 7 & 8 walked over to “Chestnut Town” and collected a variety of natural materials to create some art. Some of the items we found: pine cones chestnut ‘shells’ blossoms sticks leaves We filled up a wagon and headed back to school to create… Working alone, with partners or … Continue reading
Spring Sketches
This week we got out to enjoy the sunny weather and did some sketching of the spring blooms in our garden. It looks amazing already. If you haven’t seen it, go take a look. We are very proud of the bulbs we planted last year! We used our regular pencils to sketch the outline of … Continue reading
Outdoor Adventures
This week we ventured into “Mother Nature” and “Baby Court” (also known as our garden and the grassy field right next to it) to do some exploring. We planned two activities: Build the first letter of your name using sticks and raffia Measure the items that have begun to grow in our garden and record … Continue reading
Bird’s Nests
We have been noticing all the birds around us during our nature school adventures. There are so many to see!! We have a list that includes 10 different species…can you remember them all? Lately the Robins have been very busy–singing, eating worms, and making nests. We were inspired by their construction and attempted to make … Continue reading
Comparing Shortest to Longest
This past week we explored some measurement in Math. We read a story called “How Long? Wacky Ways to Measure Length”. It is a great book about using unusual items to measure with–like sandwiches (960 equals a football field!), licorice sticks (7 stuck together equals a peacock tail!) and peanuts (42 equals an elephants trunk!). … Continue reading
Story Workshop
We are story tellers!! Each week we work on our story telling through story workshop. We gather materials, create a setting and characters, then create or ‘play’ a story. We share our stories with our classmates and listen to their stories in turn. These are great opportunities for us to develop our creative thinking skills … Continue reading
Math Games
We have been working hard on building our numeracy skills through the use of a variety of math games. (Some of these skills are for Kindergarten and Grade One students–some are just Grade One.) That includes: Subitizing: To subitize is to identify the number of things in a set simply by quickly looking at them—not by counting … Continue reading
Outside Adventures
Yesterday we ventured out into the rain with Division 7 to explore our school garden and begin to prepare it for spring bulb planting. One group at a time headed to the garden area (AKA Mother Nature) to learn about the difference between ‘annual’ and ‘perennial’ plants. They helped to cut back plants and compost … Continue reading
Butterfly Photos
Last Week, Divisions 7 & 8 went out on a neighbourhood walk with our butterfly ‘viewers’ (thanks to Div. 7 for making those!). In mixed grade groups we went to look for some interesting patterns and symmetry. The groups had a digital camera and at least 1 viewer and were tasked to work together to … Continue reading