We've started something new in Math called "Counting Collections". The idea is that we have a wide selection of little collections to choose from and quite simply...we count them! But here's the beautiful thing... some of us count small numbers, others count large numbers. Some of us skip count, others count each item individually. Eventually we could even use our collections to arrange items and multiply. Everyone can work at the level they're at! We had the big buddies help us kick off this new activity and had a great time discovering all the mini collections, finding the numbers on 100s charts and number lines, and then building the numbers out of play-doh. And the best part - Madame is letting us keep the play-doh! She even let us mix the colours. Who is this crazy lady??! We've been continuing our inquiry on squirrels by doing some active research. How do squirrels jump? Do they jump in the same way as us? We decided to examine the differences by jumping in some leaf piles. Even Madame got in on the jumping, which we thought was HILARIOUS! We realized that we jump feet first while squirrels jump head first. While their head is pointing towards the ground, they are able to make split second calculations that enable them to always land on their feet. We also went on a squirrel hunt with some homemade telescopes. The squirrels were tough to find in the rain, but we "supposedly" saw 6 or 7 of them. ;-) We found some other cool things and places along the way, as Madame navigates our ability to follow along on walking trips and listen to directions when outside of school grounds. And Happy Diwali! We have a couple of students in our class that celebrate this festival of lights, originating from India. We enjoyed watching an episode of Mira on Disney+ that taught us about the festival, then played around with Google Earth to find India and compare it with our own position in the world. We even made our own diyas (lanterns)! We also had the privilege of having an amazing presenter this week called "Release the Rhythm". He brought rhythms to us from all around the world and got us involved in playing a wide variety of authentic instruments from different cultures. We are an incredibly active group so Madame has begun inviting us to just run out our energy during afternoon play time. She stands in the doorway while some of us do laps to the end of the building and back. Rain? We don't care! And now you know why some of us come out of school with our hair dripping wet. Extra pics...
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