Thursday, September 11, 2014

Bubbles, Bubbles

Students in Ms. Armstrong's Kindergarten learned about sharing as they tested different solutions to determine which would create bubbles.  One thing they learned was that it is sometimes hard to wait your turn when there is only one bubble wand.  Following the experiment, students designed and created their own bubble wand.



Friday, September 5, 2014

Who Will Help Me?

Kindergarten students in Ms. Nicklas' class learned about the value of helping.  After watching The Little Red Hen, students helped Ms. Nicklas pick up popcorn that had been spilled.  

Students discovered that the task was easier if 
everyone worked together.

Everyone watched the popcorn pop!

"Who will help me eat the popcorn?"
"We will," said the students.

Finally, students wrote about the experience.

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

First Day of School

Students in Ms. Campbell's fourth grade class started the school year off with the Marshmallow Design Challenge. This activity allowed students to work in teams as they built the tallest structure possible to support a marshmallow using only the materials given.