We continue to use a range of material to make sense of fractions. We wonder how we might: compare and order 1/2, 1/4, 1/3 and 1/10 of shapes and sets using concrete materials model equivalent proper fractions 1/2, 1/4, 1/3 and 1/10 We watched the BrainPop video on Equivalent Fractions. Then, we used manipulatives to model […]
Ms. Tina introduced the children to ‘Haha’. Teacher “What is an art gallery? The children wondered… Teacher “It is a place with a lot of art.” Sebastian “Toys?” Teacher “It could be.” The children talked about what people might do while they look at the different displays. Teacher “Can we be loud in the art gallery?” Children “No we have to […]
The students have been reflecting on their ‘powerful word‘ to explore how they can use it in meaningful ways. They decided to take action by planning and creating movies, posters and models that share important messages about our ‘powerful words’ and ‘actions’. PROTECT Action by Grace “My powerful word is protect. I made a poster about protect. This […]
Over the last few days, the students have been discussing the concept of ‘WASTE’. What do we waste? How does the waste affect or impact other things? What can we do about waste? The students shared what they thought humans waste. The list included: Oil Food Paper Plastic Time Wood Electricity Cardboard Playdoh etc. Next, […]
We started by looking closely at different structures. As the students shared their observations, ideas and connections, we wrote these down on chart paper. The students helped create questions to help them think deeply about the concepts: Purpose – Why do we NEED this structure? (Sky/Hannah) Connection – What connection does the structure have to our (someone’s) […]
We went on a field visit to observe nature, document what we noticed and ask questions that can be researched. We were curious, thoughtful and responsible inquirers. We collected different samples of interesting living things to bring back with us. We teamed up to talk about what we saw, and created a large mural together! […]
What are these objects? What are they used for? What do we already know about these items? The students worked in two groups to observe the items, and document their thinking and questions using the thinking routine ‘Chalk Talk’. During this activity they had to write without speaking to each other. Making Thinking Visible through […]
We began by guessing how many dice were in the glass jar. First, everyone estimated how may were in the jar. Then, we counted to check how many dice were actually in the jar. There were 55 dice in the jar! Next, we discussed how we might round that number to complete the sentence ‘There are […]
We continue to work on our project for our performance ‘The Little School of Horror‘. The children add leaves on the ‘Eating People Flower’. The children cut out different shapes of leaves and put them inside and outside of the plant. Then, they decided to add blood on the plant because “The plant has eaten many people”. They […]