Our new science unit was about life cycles. We explored the life cycle of plants, insects, amphibians, and chicks. In Practical life, we used a grater to grate soap and then a hand-whisk to whisk and make bubbles! We also made bubble prints for a fun art lesson by blowing through a straw to make...Read More

We began the week with the Kindergarten field trip to Wintergarden Park. This is a wonderful time exploring prairie and wooded trails and looking for tadpoles in the wetlands! Classroom work included butterfly symmetry dropper art and in practical life we added washing a baby doll geoboards.   On the movement shelf, we added using...Read More

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