Our drama center
Our current learning invitation for students to explore.
Our art center.
Our writing center.
Our reading area~ plus it also serves as a building space.
Our "Little Passports" area.
We will be exploring the 7 habits from the Leader in Me this term.
Math and Science centers.
Our group discussion area at the front of our classroom.
Our fish, job chart, and sand table.
We have our own sink!
View from the front looking towards the back.
Our new calendar routine is going to involve a few extra things, such as the weather, a number, and our jolly sounds.
We began our day with free choice centers. Our schedule is going to be a bit different now, as we will be having Phys.Ed on our own (rather than with the Grade 1 and 2 class) and it will be at the end of the day.
The jolly sound that we learned today was the sound of the letter l.
To go with our learning invitation and the a new addition of a tipi to our classroom, we had some discussions around First Nations culture today. We read the story of Raven, which is a tale from the Pacific Northwest of how the people got the sun.
We had a look at the medicine wheel and discussed the shape and how many parts it has. We talked about how their are four directions and four seasons. Then we focused on the seasons. Students worked in the The Circle book. They practiced printing the season words and then drew a picture for each season.
Everyone did a great job! I've never seen them work so hard and quietly! A few of them even noted the difference with one commenting on how peaceful it was! :)
We also had learning centers today, where I assigned groups of students a specific center for them to explore.
2 worked on the Starfall website on the computer.
2 explored the writing center.
3 explored the art center and chose play dough.
It was a fantastic way to start our third term. I look forward to the adventures that we will have in this new learning space.
Yes we are!
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