Busy week of learning

We're going on a Word Hunt !!!

Over the last several days we have noticed the children walking around the room and copying the sign in sheets, poems and words around the room. Today, we suggested they go on a "Word Hunt" so we could add more words to our word wall.

Dress-up Centre 

We would like to thank the families that donated all of the awesome clothes to our Dress-up Centre. The students were very excited to show them off.

Painting and Sharing 

Sign-in

We noticed on another blog that they were looking at the use of a mirror to enhance exploration and creativity. We were eager to try this with our class.

We set up our mirror on top of the water table and set some small blocks beside the table. The children became curious and started to explore right away.

 Later in the day, we set some large blocks on the floor so they could stand on them to get a different view.

Block Centre

We would like to thank Mrs. Taylor for the large tubes she donated to our classroom.

When the girls were working on this structure, it reminded me of the structure they built at the Lacy Table. I listened to their conversation while they were building and I could hear them refer to it too.  I could hear them say, "We can't make it too tall because it will fall over, like the one we built before."  They couldn't remember how they built it so I suggested they draw a picture.

They both worked independently drawing their picture and you can see in their pictures how they both saw their structure.

They were excited to share this with the class at the end of the day.

Team Work and Cooperation

A student/building structure!!

The student inside this structure asked his peers to build something around him. While his friends were building, he gave them verbal instructions on what to do.  A lot of great oral communication going on!

These girls worked on and off all week building in the block centre.

First they made a building. 

When children use their imagination and create something, it is important to ask open ended questions.  When these girls were finished building, they were excited to tell us all about their new creation. We assumed it was a desk or table.............

"This is a car with a table to draw and work on when you have time or need too!!! They also continued to tell us that next centre time, they were adding something really special but we had to wait to see!!!"

 They added a camera.

I wonder what they will create next?