we made whole wheat chocolate chip cookies- the kids were in charge of measuring each dough ball so they were all the same size, then had to align them on the pan so they were each 3 inches apart.
Showing posts with label math. Show all posts
Showing posts with label math. Show all posts
sand writing...
strengthening our math and writing skills with colored sand- always a crowd pleaser...
our last days before the big move...
our 2011 resolutions. apart from building more houses, i think we're doing a good job so far!
a cute moment with beckett and julian.
feeling left out of the affection, mia asked beckett if he would pose for a similar photo with her- which he very quickly and happily obliged! aren't these kids the best?
after making our own counting beads we began making up different math problems. after the kids got comfortable with the process i had each child stand up in front of the class and present their own math riddle.
if a child is having difficulty wrapping up their time in front of the class (this tends to happen during show and tell) i find it extremely helpful to tell the child that they get to choose who will go next. works every time!
what do you do with a class full of extremely energetic children on a freezing day? have them jump to their hearts content on a floor mattress!
making marionettes...
the kids measured pieces of cardboard and string...
(this photo of coco will always make me smile- the way she's multi tasking cracks me up...)
added some final touches...
et voilà!
feeling grateful for water...
we read precious water and made a list of the different ways in which we use water- and how we take it for granted. i talked to the kids about how some countries don't have running water and how people have to walk great distances to get it. in order to help them understand how much work this requires i took the kids to a bodega and had them buy a gallon of water. afterwards i challenged them to carry it home!
they also tried balancing the water on their head- something everyone agreed was very difficult!
in the end they made it a little over half a block until they decided they had had enough...
code breaking...
i love finding sneaky ways to practice writing. i made different "codes" for the kids to break- they loved it!
julian's visit!
the kids were very excited for julian's day at school with us! we talked about the different ways julian could be feeling and how we could make him feel welcome. julian couldn't have picked a better book to bring- magic pickle was great ice breaker! he explained the whole story to the kids!
and later the kids practiced their pattern making skills...
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