This has been a short week as we prepared for our student-led conferences. Students practiced for hours at a time with peers and teachers, getting ready to present to families. They presented cubing successive squares and squaring trinomials as examples of their work. In addition, they discussed their history packet; for example we have been...Read More
This week, love was in the air as we celebrated our friendships on Valentine’s Day. Friends enjoyed passing out valentines to one another and decorating bags to hold their Valentines. We also had a special art activity where students could make a valentine, fold an envelope, and deliver it to a friend in the classroom!...Read More
This week students were presented with a new history unit on famous Americans. As this unit is on our shelves, students can learn about U.S. Presidents. Students learned about Presidents such as Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Calvin Coolidge, and many more. In addition, students will explore various works on the shelf, from making...Read More
In our Toddler classroom, students worked on practical life activities such as tonguing and spooning to help strengthen their hand-eye coordination and fine motor movements. Students are exposed to this type of work that is used for real-life activities. Read More
This week we added the trinomial cube, our last cube, to the sensorial shelf. We have also introduced baric to our sensorial shelf, where students used their sense of touch to feel the difference between light and heavy. Solid cards were added to our geometric cabinet to match the three-dimensional to the two-dimensional objects....Read More
Students have begun work with fractions for our new Math unit. They have started using fraction metal insects to discover 1 whole, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, and 1/5. Later on, students will work to identify a shaded fraction and an unshaded fraction of a shape. As the work progresses, they will order fractions on a...Read More
Students have begun work with fractions for our new Math unit. They have started using fraction metal insects to discover 1 whole, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, and 1/5. Later on, students will work to identify a shaded fraction and an unshaded fraction of a shape. As the work progresses, they will order fractions on a...Read More
This week we introduced how to identify nouns in our classroom environment, and it is always fun to watch what students notice and write on their lists. In practical life, banana slicing with a special slicer was demonstrated to students. They also got to enjoy the bananas that they prepared. We also introduced pouring...Read More
Our new Science unit for the month is on the Skeletal System. Every person has a skeleton made up of many bones. Students are learning that our bones have three main jobs: to move, protect delicate vital organs, and produce blood cells in the bone marrow. Other activities on the shelf include learning the common...Read More
