Froglets and More
/We continue to be fascinated by the amazing life bursting forth all around us. Yesterday we noticed a beautiful moth in our outdoor classroom. We worried that one of its wings may have been damaged. We are hoping it survives. Inside at our nature table we discovered that many of our tadpoles have developed front and back legs. One was even climbing the walls of the aquarium today! Students have been experimenting with an iPhone camera to take close up photos of our froglets. The frog photos below were taken by student photographers. When we were straightening up our outside classroom on Friday, one of our stumps split in half and we discovered a tiny world inside that single stump. We even found several egg sacs!
Our days at school are filled with joyful exuberance. On Friday we got new class books from our book orders. We read several books about inspiring individuals. During our choice times this week students continued to work on their Rube Goldberg contraptions, play chess, design figures out of natural materials, and construct three dimensional structures outside. During numeracy this week Pod 2 is exploring fraction concepts and Pod 1 is working on mental math strategies and building large numbers. Pod 1 is learning how to play Yahtzee too. This game is not only great fun, but it also helps students develop number fluency with addition and multiplication. Students are beginning to work on their Google Slides presentations about their inspiring individuals. This week we also get to write birthday letters to Ryker and Jackie! During our science explorations this week we are building and designing various structures. Yesterday students designed tin foil boats. They used their money counting skills to count how much money their boats could hold before sinking. They compared and contrasted different design ideas to determine which worked best.
