Inquiry

 Creating spinner with the gears .

Painting our hands to go with the poem.

Making train tracks.

Counting pegs.

Making a hopscotch and jumping.

Measuring our bodies with string. 

It is still work in progress..

Playing Trouble.

Playing with number mats

A tiny green grasshopper on a leaf.

Building structures and adding animals.

Collecting and counting rocks.

Writing in the sand with sticks.

Discussing the maple tree and wondering....

What is that yellow stuff on the bark?

A fun week so far. 

Have a good weekend.

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First week of School

 

Mrs. Himes and I are excited to spend the year with your child.This year may be diffferent with regard to appearance but we  are still the kind supportive educators behind the mask and shield. We are partners in your child's education. Please reach out to us if you have questions or concerns.

THINKING  AND  LEARNING

Thinking and learning time a when children learn through play. A large block of our day is set aside for thinking and learning time. The students  are learning through hands on , guided and independent play.  The last 10 minutes of time are set aside to document the learning.The blog will show samples of the learning in our classroom.

DOCUMENTATION

Year 2 students have used this process to  document their learning.

Children may be talking about documenting during thinking and learning time.The last 10 minutes of thinking and learning is set aside so children can document their learning. 

WAYS TO DOCUMENT

1 Take a photo with ipod or ipad

2 Use chalk boards to draw a picture and then take a photo

3 Use white boards to draw a picture and then take a photo.

4 Paper and pencil to draw a picture.

5 Write sentences about your learning.

CONSOLIDATION

We gather together with distance to  discuss our learning and to explain what we did during thinking and learning time.

 We are showing the students this process . They are fast learners.