It was a beautiful sunny day when the K/1's went bird watching. Because they walked quietly, they were able to hear and see birds. They saw nests too! In Science class the children learned about bird beaks. They pretended to be birds as they used different tools to pick up seeds. They used spoons, clothes pins, tweezers, and tooth picks. They were given a couple of minutes to see how many lentil seeds they could pick up with each tool. The children recorded their findings on a data sheet.
In language arts class the children studied bird feathers then made observational drawings, and wrote comments.
The mom of one of our kindergartners visited to do a lesson on philosophy - What is Real? was the big question! She read
Harold and the Purple Crayon. There were discussions around the question: How do we know if something is real? Also the children got to draw their own world and share with the class. Thank you Kristen and Helen!
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| Bird!!!! |
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| Different kinds of bird beaks. |
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| using a spoon to pick up seeds |
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| counting the seeds |
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| This is not easy! |
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| Not tooth picks!!!!! |
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| I almost got one! |
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| Sharing data sheet and discussion! |
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| What is real? |
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| Our own worlds! |
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| It's fun to imagine and draw our own world! |
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| Sharing our world! |
It's Friday afternoon and I'm sitting in the classroom enjoying student-led conferences. It's so wonderful to see the children share their work with confidence and joy. During the week the children chose work to share. They enjoyed reflecting, remembering, and wondering about sharing with their families.
Have a happy week everyone!
Liliana
