New Choosing Stations

This week we introduced new choosing stations that the open are does together.  Below are some of the children trying out the new activities.

Science:  candy cane slime

K'nee

Writing:  Christmas messages

Brio Train 

 Sand

Rice

Duplo

Technology:  the Grinch

Blocks

Paper:  pattern chains

Make it:  Making a Christmas tree

Social Studies:  Dreidel game

 Drawing 

Puzzles 

Painting

Brio

Performances

This week we had 2o performances.  On Monday Duffle Bag Theatre can and performed Peter Pan.  It was an interactive performance including children from the audience.  The children laughed and laughed.

On Tuesday a group did a performance on the importance of water conservation.  Also, enjoyed by the children.

Woodland Creatures

This week for outdoor learning  we took clay into the forest and the children worked with a partner to create a woodland creature on the trees.  It was cold and wet but they made some very interesting characters.   Today they wrote about their creature and shared it with the class.  Below I have reprinted their creature's Bio.

                                                     My creatures name is Branch.  

                                                 He can run super fast like a cheetah.

My creatures name is Waddles.  She can jump.

My woodland creature's name is Duke.  He can fly.  

He's a bat and his wings are green.

                            My creatures name is AJ.  He can cut down trees in zero seconds.

                                         My creatures name is Spot.  He can run really fast.
                                                      I also have another creature.
                                                            His name is Hay Hay.

My creatures name is Buzz.  He can cut trees.

                                          My creatures name is Bob.  He can fly in the sky.

My creatures name is ice cream.

My creatures name is Woody.  He can ride a motorcycle.  

He can do backflips on his motorcycle.

My creatures name is Squishy.  She can do backflips.

                                      My creatures name is Inspector.  He can do backflips.

My creatures name is Blue.  She does jumps.

My creatures name is Woody.  She can watch like an eagle.  She can eat fish.

My creatures name is Tim.  He can make people laugh.

                                         My creatures name is Bluey.  He can help people.

My creatures name is Buzz.  She can eat plants.

                                My creatures name is Big Eater.  He can jump.  He likes food.

Genius Hour

Today the children choose one of their wonders from the wonder wall to investigate.  Some on the children chose to work together while others wanted to work on their own.  Everyone starts with what they already know and then use an iPad to find more information.  They were all very excited to start the process.  Some of the inquiry topics include:
                                  -What are UFOs?
                                  -How do spiders make webs?
                                  -How do trees grow so big?
                                  -How does the sky go from night to day?
                                  -How did the earth form?
                                  -How do evergreen trees stay green?
                                  -How do tornados come?
                                  -How is the sun hot?
                                  -Why is a thumb not a finger?