Pumpkin Extravaganza-
Last Friday, we had our big Pumpkin Extravaganza! We made estimates on how much our pumpkins weigh, how many cubes tall, their circumference (in inches using string) and if they thought they would sink or float. Then we went to different "hands on" stations around the classroom to determine their actual weight, circumference and how many cubes tall each pumpkin was. We cut open our classroom pumpkin and each child helped count the seeds using different counting strategies. At the end of our day, we celebrated our learning with a taste test of pumpkin pie, pumpkin muffins and chocolate chip pumpkin cookies! Even the kids that said they didn't like pumpkin- enjoyed every treat! This week, we will continue our learning and taste pumpkin seeds from our classroom pumpkin seeds. Thank you so much to our parent volunteers for all of your help! This day is a success due to all of you and your help.
Last Friday, we had our big Pumpkin Extravaganza! We made estimates on how much our pumpkins weigh, how many cubes tall, their circumference (in inches using string) and if they thought they would sink or float. Then we went to different "hands on" stations around the classroom to determine their actual weight, circumference and how many cubes tall each pumpkin was. We cut open our classroom pumpkin and each child helped count the seeds using different counting strategies. At the end of our day, we celebrated our learning with a taste test of pumpkin pie, pumpkin muffins and chocolate chip pumpkin cookies! Even the kids that said they didn't like pumpkin- enjoyed every treat! This week, we will continue our learning and taste pumpkin seeds from our classroom pumpkin seeds. Thank you so much to our parent volunteers for all of your help! This day is a success due to all of you and your help.
Fire Prevention Week- Fire Marshall Jamie Fender came to talk about fire safety last week.
Project Lead the Way- LIGHT
Exploring with mirrors, flash lights and colored lenses.
Exploring with mirrors, flash lights and colored lenses.
Making 10's-
Friday, September 22nd was Montana Heritage Day and we had an afternoon of learning some Native American games planned with other classes. Due to the rain, we had to reschedule the games but we we did have time to learn Making 10. Each pair of two kids gets 10 sticks small enough to fit into their hands. They put the stick behind their back so their partner can't see.They separate the sticks into a partner of 10 (there will always be 10 sticks) then show them to their partner quickly. The goal of the partner is to look at one hand and count as quickly as they can before the other person closes their hand and puts it behind their back again. The guesser needs to determine if one hand had 2 sticks in it then the other hand had 8 (2+__=10). The same person that has the sticks has 3 turns. The person guessing keeps track of how many they get right out of 3 turns. If they get 2 of 3 correct, they get two tallies as a win. Once the 3 turns are up, the other person hides the sticks and the other person guesses to try to earn tallies. The game continues until they get bored or time is up. Have your child teach you this game with some sticks you find in you back yard. They had a great time and lots of giggles with this game and learning partners of 10!
Friday, September 22nd was Montana Heritage Day and we had an afternoon of learning some Native American games planned with other classes. Due to the rain, we had to reschedule the games but we we did have time to learn Making 10. Each pair of two kids gets 10 sticks small enough to fit into their hands. They put the stick behind their back so their partner can't see.They separate the sticks into a partner of 10 (there will always be 10 sticks) then show them to their partner quickly. The goal of the partner is to look at one hand and count as quickly as they can before the other person closes their hand and puts it behind their back again. The guesser needs to determine if one hand had 2 sticks in it then the other hand had 8 (2+__=10). The same person that has the sticks has 3 turns. The person guessing keeps track of how many they get right out of 3 turns. If they get 2 of 3 correct, they get two tallies as a win. Once the 3 turns are up, the other person hides the sticks and the other person guesses to try to earn tallies. The game continues until they get bored or time is up. Have your child teach you this game with some sticks you find in you back yard. They had a great time and lots of giggles with this game and learning partners of 10!
Project Lead the Way (PLTW)-
We collaborated with Mrs. Jenks first grade class to learn and explore sound last Friday! We used tuning forks, Slinky's, cups of water, metal water bottles, stethoscopes, plucked plastic cups with rubber bands and used plastic cups with string to create telephones. The kids explored how we hear through vibrations that create sound waves and the sound tells our brain what it is.
We collaborated with Mrs. Jenks first grade class to learn and explore sound last Friday! We used tuning forks, Slinky's, cups of water, metal water bottles, stethoscopes, plucked plastic cups with rubber bands and used plastic cups with string to create telephones. The kids explored how we hear through vibrations that create sound waves and the sound tells our brain what it is.