April 5th, 2019
Bridges and Tunnels were our focus this week. We brainstormed the many ways in which bridges and tunnels are used and who uses them/makes them. We learned how a bridge is stands up and the importance of having the right materials and a strong base. We did an experiment to see which out of 3 paper shapes (cylinder, rectangular prism, triangular prism) is the strongest, to hold up a bridge. The prisms fell over as 8 and 3 books. The cylinder stood the strongest at 30 books! The kids did a great job counting how many books each shape held.
We made bridges using big and small marshmallows, chopsticks and toothpicks. We also made tunnels using paper tubes and masking tape. It was a real test in patience because building it doesn't always work the first time!
The kids started a tape resist painting. When the tape comes off they will have a maze of white tunnels.
Our letters this week were K and A. We used popsicle sticks to build these letters, and other letters and shapes.
The big kids have been working on their "at" words. We did an activity where they had to match the "at" word on the tube with ball and slide it through into the cup. The big kids did a great job trying to teach and guide the little ones.
We also did a bunch of crafting, we made muffins and went on an adventure to the “Secret Park”. They definitely got a little muddy along the way!
Bridges and Tunnels were our focus this week. We brainstormed the many ways in which bridges and tunnels are used and who uses them/makes them. We learned how a bridge is stands up and the importance of having the right materials and a strong base. We did an experiment to see which out of 3 paper shapes (cylinder, rectangular prism, triangular prism) is the strongest, to hold up a bridge. The prisms fell over as 8 and 3 books. The cylinder stood the strongest at 30 books! The kids did a great job counting how many books each shape held.
We made bridges using big and small marshmallows, chopsticks and toothpicks. We also made tunnels using paper tubes and masking tape. It was a real test in patience because building it doesn't always work the first time!
The kids started a tape resist painting. When the tape comes off they will have a maze of white tunnels.
Our letters this week were K and A. We used popsicle sticks to build these letters, and other letters and shapes.
The big kids have been working on their "at" words. We did an activity where they had to match the "at" word on the tube with ball and slide it through into the cup. The big kids did a great job trying to teach and guide the little ones.
We also did a bunch of crafting, we made muffins and went on an adventure to the “Secret Park”. They definitely got a little muddy along the way!
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