Grade K Category
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 3, Day 2) – What’s the Matter
Jun. 28, 2016—From hydrophobic sand to sodium polyacrelate and artificial snow polymer, we had a very exciting morning in What’s the Matter! Students began investing the physical properties of two cups of solid particles that looked similar enough but acted in very different ways when introduced to water. After recording our observations on a Venn diagram, we...
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 3, Day 1) – Dive into Design
Jun. 27, 2016—Dear Parents: Day one was a great start to our week! It was so nice to welcome back students who had been in my Entomology class last week. We began our day with students doing a Concept Map on measurement so we could get a starting point upon which to begin our course by checking...
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 3, Day 1) – What’s the Matter
Jun. 27, 2016—Today in What’s the Matter, students explored lab safety, worked on their concept mapping skills, and made observed change using their senses. In anticipation of our upcoming experiments, we explored how change is everywhere, how change is related to time, how change can be natural or manmade, and that change can be either random or...
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 2, Day 4) – Entomology: The Science of Bugs
Jun. 23, 2016—Dear Parents: Tomorrow is our parent Open House. It is from 9:00am-9:30am. This is your opportunity to visit the classroom and have your student share their work and activities with you! Siblings and relatives are welcome. After the Open House, we will commence with the remainder of our time of learning together for our last...
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 2, Day 4) – Playing with Words
Jun. 23, 2016—Today we looked at using words to form analogies. Drawing random items from our Gab Bag, one of your young authors said, “Writing is like keys because it unlocks a door to a whole new world!” Another said “Writing is like keys because when you don’t know what to write, other people may give you a key...
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 2, Day 3) – Entomology: The Science of Bugs
Jun. 22, 2016—Dear Parents: What a fantastic day we had today! On our journey over to the field trip to the Bioscience lab, the students were so excited, and they experienced such enjoyment remarking at buildings, bugs, sculptures, bridges and the overall scenery. We were met by our host, Dr. Hillyer and some members of his staff....
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 2, Day 3) – Playing with Words
Jun. 22, 2016—We had a special treat today, learning about writing from Jessica Young, Nashville children’s author. We are learning about the various purposes of author’s writings [persuade, inform, entertain]. Ms. Young helped us stretch our perspectives of simple things, such as colors. In discussing her book, My Blue is Happy, we considered the various emotions that colors might...
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 2, Day 2) – Entomology: The Science of Bugs
Jun. 21, 2016—Dear Parents: Today the students began their day with hands-on station rotations of live ecosystem explorations in our classroom. These ecosystems included earthworms. Meal worms, crickets, and freshwater fish. The young entomologists wrote down detailed notes and drew pictures of what they touched and observed. They were very excited to explore these live labs, and...
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 2, Day 2) – Playing with Words
Jun. 21, 2016—These authors are already beginning to synthesize the new content they are learning. It’s fun to see them notice adjectives, hyperbole and idioms as we enjoy various literature. Today we jumped into similes. Crazy Like a Fox sparked our imaginations as we began our simile lists. We began noticing how the language of books can elicit...
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 2, Day 1) – Entomology: The Science of Bugs
Jun. 20, 2016—Coming soon!