Category: Learning

The pigeon wants a puppy…he really, really, really does! But is it a good idea? He promises to take good care of it—to play tennis with it, to water it at least once a month. But is he ready for the responsibility? The book The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! by Mo Williams is about how the pigeon asks, pleads, moans and begs to let him have his way and get what he wants.

The children have been learning about the difference between a need and a want? (e.g., people need food to live but ordering pizza is a want).   We sorted the pictures into things we need and things we want:

• needs (e.g., water, food, clothing, love and acceptance, safety, education, shelter)
• wants (toys, entertainment, luxuries, eating out at a restaurant)

Stories and traditions about ourselves and our families reflect who we are and where we are from.

We have been talking about how families differ and are the same;  including physical characteristics (e.g., hair, skin colour, eyes), cultural characteristics (e.g., language, family origins, food and dress), and other characteristics (e.g., preferred activities, favourite books and movies, pets).

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We also talked about our personal and family history and traditions, such as;

• important events in life (e.g., starting school, losing a tooth, getting a new pet or moving)
• family stories (e.g., immigration to Canada, First Peoples oral histories, notable ancestors, memories from older relatives)
• traditions and celebrations (e.g., Christmas, other winter festivals around the world), special cultural holidays (e.g., Lunar New Year, First Peoples celebrations, birthdays, and associated foods, clothing, art)

Have a wonderful Family Day!

As scientists the children have been;

• observing objects and events in familiar contexts
• asking simple questions about familiar objects and events

They observed that the snow melted when we brought it inside our classroom.  They were surprised that there was so little water left in the container.  Why?  They learned about the life cycle of snow and about the water states of matter (gas, liquid, solid).

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The children were looking at pictures of snowflakes and this is what they they noticed; 

• Snowflakes have 6 sixes
• Snowflakes have a hexagonal shape
• Every snowflake is different
• All snowflakes are symmetrical (the same on both sides)

Here are the snowflakes that they made;

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