Grade K Category
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 4AM, Day 3) – Budding Botanist
Jul. 13, 2016—Greetings! Today was a fantastic day! We started by observing the lima beans that we placed in Ziploc bags in the window, and the kids were so incredibly excited that they started growing! Many have roots extending from them and were able to find the plant embryo growth! We talked about how they have everything...
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 4PM, Day 2) – Story Creations
Jul. 12, 2016—Dear Parents: Today we began with or first student author reading an original story while sitting in the author’s chair. The class was spellbound while Our author read a story about growing up. As is the tradition in third grade classroom, Sam chose three friends to give her a specific positive comment about her story....
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 4AM, Day 2) – Budding Botanist
Jul. 12, 2016—Greetings! Today, we read a Magic School Bus book about plants. Through the literature, the students learned about pollen, flowers, the role of bees in pollination, and were introduced to seed germination. We also talked about different forms of seeds and how some can be very large and some are very small. They also discussed...
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 4PM, Day 1) – Story Creations
Jul. 11, 2016—Dear Parents: Our story creations first day was full of ideas! We began by listening to a storyteller who told the story of Brer Rabbit. Students enjoyed this unique form of story creating, and we talked about how stories can be told as well as written. Next, I read a book called “What to do...
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 4AM, Day 1) – Budding Botanist
Jul. 11, 2016—Greetings! We got off to a great start today for Budding Botanist! We went over rules and procedures, and then we explored what students knew about plants. For many, this is a completely new area of expertise, so they are excited about learning more! We started by designing our own plant. It is always fun...
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 3, Day 4) – Dive into Design
Jun. 30, 2016—Dear Parents: We had a whirlwind day of activities and hands-on learning! Tomorrow is the Open House in our classroom! The students have been working really hard on their pool models and they are excited to share them with you. We will still have more finishing touches to put on the models after the Open...
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 3, Day 4) – What’s the Matter
Jun. 30, 2016—Students were hard at work this morning in What’s the Matter! They continued honing their concept mapping skills before learning how to float paperclips in a bowl of water! Who knew surface tension could be so fun? Next, students made paper airplanes as we talked about air. They made observations, took measurements, adjusted variables, and...
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 3, Day 3) – Dive into Design
Jun. 29, 2016—Dear Parents: Today, we began our day with two books that were lead ins to our opening lessons. We read, Rosie Revere, Engineer and How Big is a Foot, and then we talked about the engineering process. On Tuesday we had also read a cute book about the engineering process called, The Most Magnificent Thing....
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 3, Day 3) – What’s the Matter
Jun. 29, 2016—There was a lot of excitement in What’s the Matter this morning! Students began their work learning how to use a triple beam balance. They measured the mass of a number of different solids, recorded their data, and shared their work with the group. As we moved into our liquids lessons, students were challenged to...
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 3, Day 2) – Dive into Design
Jun. 28, 2016—Dear Parents: We had another wonderful day today in Dive Into Design! We began our day with a learning discussion on volume by using an aquarium to demonstrate space filled up with water. We discussed how to find the volume, and we led students to discover why it makes sense. We also did a quick...