Exploring possibilities with playing cards
Playing cards are a wonderful way of developing children’s mathematical skills and thinking, from Kindergarten all the way through to Upper Elementary. This link shows some examples. Personally, I...
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Kindergarten Scientists
As part of our unit of inquiry into the properties of materials, we have been exploring ways of combining and changing materials. Recently, some of the children have been showing an interest in...
View ArticleBuilding a community of learners
For the first few weeks of school, our focus is on building a sense of community amongst the children and the key adults they will be working with. The quote below is from “Starting the School Year...
View ArticleA moon inquiry
Recently the children have been engaged in a student initiated inquiry into the moon, sparked Otsukimi. Jaiden: It’s a light that shines at night. Scarlett: The moon gets smaller and smaller every...
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Twitter sparks a measuring inquiry
When we got back after the winter break, we found a twitter message from KinderPals, our Twitter buddies in Abbotsford, Canada, thanking us for the Japanese New Year cards we had sent. We responded by...
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A reply from KinderPals
A few days ago we tweeted our Kindergarten buddies in Canada the measurements for our Nathan in KC. We got a reply from KinderPals saying they needed more information. Hmmm! More information! We...
View ArticleFairy scientist
Yuri was wondering about the difference between pixies, sprites and fairies. Zoe invited me to join the conversation as she knew that fairies (faeries) play an important role in Irish culture. The...
View ArticleKitchen Science -exploring properties of materials
As part of our unit of inquiry into the properties of materials, a team of Kindergarten parents came into school this morning to do some ‘kitchen science’ with the children. They offered five different...
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