This week we used the cold weather to inquire about changes of state. Students gave hypotheses about what they thought would happen when we put water outside on a super cold day. Then we actually did the experiment, finding that it began to freeze and that it froze on top first. This led to a discussion about how the top of rivers and ponds freeze first so even if they look frozen, they may not be. We also had a day where we put buckets outside to freeze and it warmed up! Instead we decided to use the opportunity to fish for letters and numbers! We also began to talk about reversible changes like water to ice and back to water and irreversible changes. We will continue to explore this in the coming weeks.
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We have begun to explore patterning this week. We used loose parts such as hooks and wooden rings to create hanging patterns in our hallway. Not only does this help us to learn about patterning by creating, continuing and describing patterns but it also helps just us to develop fine motor control when we are putting together our patterns. I have been a part of a First Nations TLLP (Teacher Learning and Leading Project) for the past two years focused on bringing First Nations teaching into early years classrooms in an authentic way. On Wednesday a group of early years teachers from our school spent time with Tammy and Bernard Nelson who are First Nations Elders. As we beaded our own medicine pouches with them we learned about their history in Canada and discussed how we could best teach our early learners about First Nations knowledge and traditions.
This week we had arrivals in our classrooms of tadpoles!!! This was very exciting for our students as they observed the small animals. We will keep the tadpoles in our classroom until they become froglets and them release them back to the pond.
On Friday First Nations Elders came into our classroom to teach us about First Nations people. We were so grateful for this experience. This opened our eyes to the diversity that exists in Canada and we had an opportunity to learn about the first people in Canada and their history. |
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