We always have a great time on our walks up to Summit Park but today was an exceptional one. I am sure I heard kids repeat "this is the best day ever" a dozen times or more. I'm not entirely sure what made this walk especially good but we were all feeling it.
The task today was to find heart shapes in our neighbourhood and in nature. We found heart shaped leaves, heart decorations on houses and even a heart in a sawed off stump of wood. We couldn't stop there though so we also looked for other shapes including rectangles, diamonds, triangles and circles. Along the way we also identified multiple signs of Spring, picked out a few letter shapes and listened to the birds chirping. Check out all of the pictures from the walk here. Another component of the walk was all of the neighbourhood construction. We came across large diggers in action on two separate parts of Fifth Street and even got to see inside a hole they were digging for a new water line close to the school. It was pretty amazing to see the tree roots below ground level. I am feeling pretty grateful that we got to get out and have this rich learning adventure in our neighbourhood! What is Science if not an opportunity to get messy and experiment? We had a great time learning about how some substances respond to force. Oobleck is a simple mixture of cornstarch and water but it is anything but "simple". If you apply force to the Oobleck it acts as a solid substance, but if you are gentle with it, it flows like a liquid. As always I am very grateful to the adults who helped - we wouldn't have had this opportunity without Karin, Mrs. Cashin and Rebecca! We had a great visit from the Sierra Club today. It was a wonderful opportunity to learn a little about how interconnected ecosystems are and appreciate nature. The kids got to play some games, explore some artifacts and get outside to hunt for various items. |
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