Moments in Learning

Please check out the flyer below about the party:

Flip Flap Jack Party Flyer

Here is our donation/volunteer list, too!

Room Party Sign Up Lists

Next week is exciting!  We will have the interns read books at the end of the day.  We are also having a walking field trip on Thursday!  Please keep an eye out for sign-up sheets for our room parties (2/12 and 2/13).  It’s going to be a fun week!

Teacher Planning Document February 3

Environment Planning -2-3-14

This week there were several fun and exciting things that happened in Room 4.

STRUCTURES:

One thing that was particularly exciting was the development of the structures project.  We were planning to put the plywood scraps away, but the children started to use them again!  To see what they did, visit this photo album:

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Then, to make it even more exciting, the teacher showed some children these photos today and then the children went and built the structure again!

JUICING ORANGES:

One of the families brought in oranges from their tree and an electric juicer.  We used their juicer and some hand juicers to make fresh orange juice twice this week!  To see the photos, please visit this album:

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Squeezing oranges to make juice is a great STEM activity (science, technology, and mathematics are included). It takes a lot of oranges to make a little bit of juice (measurement). The juicer is a great technology tool! We also talked about which juicer worked better: the electric one or the hand-held one. We tested our predictions and made observations (science)! It also tasted great and was super healthy.

GAME CENTER:

It is fun to see how children are using some of the games together in our “game center.” The sand timers, spinners, and dice have been a great hit! The teamwork and turn-taking are fun to observe. Plus, the children have been deciding the “rules” of the games on their own!

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SCIENCE – PREDICTIONS:

The children also explored ramps this week.  To see some of their predictions and the results, check out this documentation:

Here are our environment plans:

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And here are our weekly activity plans:

Teacher Planning Document January 28

Here is the updated daily routine that we are following in Room 4.  If you have questions, please let us know.  Thank you!

Room 4 Daily Routine-Spring2014