It was an exciting week of visitors in our classroom! A group called "Science Alive", made up of students from SFU, came to do a STEM presentation for the students. (STEM = Science, Technology, Engineering, Math). They talked about coding language and had the kids give them exact instructions on how to make a peanut butter sandwich, as if they were writing in code. They also did coding magic tricks and helped us to make our own paper robots. But the best part was getting to practice some coding of our own, using spheros - little computerized balls that the students could program to move in different ways around the classroom by drawing shapes on an iPad. It was nothing but smiles all around as everyone experimented with changing the colour of the balls, making them move in star formation, hearts, or circles... We LOVED having Science Alive come to visit and can't wait for them to return with a new presentation in the Spring. We were also fortunate to have Mrs. Upton, one of the leading primary experts in our school district, come to our class to do a presentation called "Story Workshop". She began by reading us an adorable story about a narwhal, then inspired us to use all kinds of fun, random objects to each envision a story of our own. After we laid out our stories, we got the chance to tell them to the whole class and some of us even began documenting them. We can't wait to try the "Story Workshop" concept again! Ask me about: - visiting the Entrepreneur Fair - counting by 2s - bears and "hibernation" - coloring with oil pastels - walking to Mitchell Rd. Park with our buddies Comments are closed.
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