The students have begun exploring with measurement on the Math Unit Shelf. They will be using standard and non-standard forms of measurement with length. They will use a balance scale to find the equivalent weight of mixed objects, as well as finding the weight of objects around the classroom in oz., lbs., kg., and g....Read More
April showers bring May flowers! This week, we learned about flower arranging and made a tulip flower artwork using paint and forks! We finished up a beautiful Mother’s day project and the children are excited to honor their special Mamas. More Practical Life lessons included using a strainer and transferring pins into a salt shaker....Read More
Our newest Math unit is graphing. Younger students were given lessons on graphs, including the pictograph, bar graph, and the circle graph. Older students were shown how to plot a coordinate. Activities on the shelf will allow them to explore this concept further. For our Science Unit, we will be discussing recycling and some ways...Read More
The month of April has quickly come to an end and May is in full swing! The lower elementary teachers and students have been hard at work in preparation for this final month of the school year. This week students have continued learning about the midwestern/central states in the U.S.A. On the Geography shelf, first...Read More
Our new science unit this week was learning about life cycles! We explored many hands-on works including models of life cycles of a butterfly, ladybug, chicken, and a sea turtle. We investigated how tadpoles turn into frogs, made booklets of different animals, and made play dough models of life cycle stages. Sensorially, we explored puzzles...Read More
This week children explored the concept of sink vs float as they experimented with a variety of objects in water! Our next science unit was all about birds. We identified many different kinds of birds, parts of a bird, and a life cycle of a bird. The children enjoyed one of the quails from Upper...Read More
I hope everyone is soaking up the sunshine! Students have been enjoying working outside this week. Our tadpoles have started growing their back legs. It’s really exciting to watch metamorphosis firsthand. This week, we learned about frogs’ skin permeability and its connection to ecosystem health. In biology, students learned about the digestive system and created their...Read More
The month of April has quickly come to an end and May is in full swing! The lower elementary teachers and students have been hard at work in preparation for this final month of the school year. This week students have continued learning about the midwestern/central states in the U.S.A. On the Geography shelf, first...Read More
With the teasing of spring weather, the lower teachers have made the transition from science work to implementing botany work into the classroom environment. In previous weeks the children have been exploring different works pertaining to the flowers unit on the botany shelf. To continue with the botany curriculum, children were introduced to a second...Read More
It’s hard to believe next week is spring break! Students will be off school from April 1-8 (Monday- Monday). Monday, April 8th, is the solar eclipse! Students received a lesson, books, and eclipse glasses this week to prepare for the phenomenon. This week, we pretended to be Paleoartists and reconstructed early hominids from skull pictures....Read More
