Yesterday, we transferred them to little pots that sit together in a self watering tray. There were some plants that did not survive so we put them in a bowl to better observe them at our science table. We looked at the roots, the leaves that were forming and the stem and compared plants that were very delicate to the ones that were more sturdy. We were VERY careful when we took them out of the egg cartons and into the new pots! Stay tuned for updates!
Let me start by saying that these little plants have become part of our family! Every single day, we care for them, make sure they have plenty of water, are positioned accordingly so as to get the most amount of sunlight and admire their growth with patience and excitement! Yesterday, we transferred them to little pots that sit together in a self watering tray. There were some plants that did not survive so we put them in a bowl to better observe them at our science table. We looked at the roots, the leaves that were forming and the stem and compared plants that were very delicate to the ones that were more sturdy. We were VERY careful when we took them out of the egg cartons and into the new pots! Stay tuned for updates!
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Below are a few rhymes and songs we have done at circle time. Click on the image to enlarge the picture and ask your child to sing or recite them for you. They may not know all the words quite yet but we will learn them! ☺
Our paper has dried out and we are ready to use it! I asked the students what they wanted to use to draw on our new and beautiful paper and the majority chose paint so that is exactly what we did...democracy at it's finest ;)
We used water paints so that we kept the effect of homemade paper and painted away. After we finished, we watched the video below to better understand the paper making process. Take a look with your child at home, they were very interested and it's a great little video.
This morning we talked about and labelled the parts of a plant. Even though our Life Cycles unit has not yet begun, the students have been very interested and curious about plants. We did a group labeling activity before we did our own writing, colouring and labeling.
We displayed our work and went on to watch a time lapse video (same as below) of a bean plant growing. This was actually because one of the students had a question about how our plants were growing. They wondered why the bean was growing the way it was, looking somewhat like a loop. We then discussed what we saw and went on to watch a few more! Before lunch, we all did a silly dramatic play activity where each student was a seed and when I watered them, they began to grow. Once fully grow, I asked each student to tell me what their plant parts were called. They thought it was quite funny and it was a great way to reinforce the language in French and the understanding of the few parts of a plant we were talking about. Ask your child to demonstrate what we did and name you each part we learned about today!
Today, we had so much fun making paper with the scraps from our recycling center! After a short chat about what we were going to do and all the steps required, we got to work. We started by tearing the scrap paper into small pieces, an exercise that is great for our little fingers. Then we took turns to fill the blender with paper and water. Once we finished blending the paper and water...into something that was described in some very funny ways...we were ready to use the mesh and felt to make our sheets. In teams, we took turns inserting the mesh frames into our mix and then flattening them down and squeezing excess water with the felt sheets. Everyone worked so great together and we are really excited to see how our paper will turn out!
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