June 2nd, 2017
We learned all about tornadoes this week! How timely, considering there was just a tornado not too far from Calgary!
Spin, Spin, Spin…went the kids! We learned that tornadoes move in a circular motion and they form when hot air and cold air come together. We used two hands, in a circular motion to draw our very own colourful tornadoes. So much fun! Although tornadoes happen on land, we did an experiment where we made a tornado in a glass jar with water and dish soap. Everyone took turns holding and spinning the jar in a circular motion, to see a mini water tornado.
We learned that tornadoes are so powerful that they can lift up large objects like cars, so we tried to figure out what objects would move when we blew through a straw. The kids did a great job trying it out and placing the object on the correct side of the board (will blow and will not blow). Everyone also made a 2 part art project where they drew an image of a place where they think a tornado would be (i.e.: a farm, as many images we looked at were in the countryside) and then used shaving cream, a few drops of black paint and their hands to mix up a tornado within a stencil. The results were quite neat. We had a bunch of fun using straws to blow paint around a larger paper to make a neat tornado painting as well.
It was fun learning about the job Storm Chasers do too. It was cute seeing them run around pretending to follow the tornadoes!
This weeks letters were A and M. How many different ways can you build A. It’s neat to see how differently each child’s mind works. They are do things just a bit differently from each other. I saw some write with the buttons in the play dough, some build with small sticks, some use their finger as a pencil to write in the play dough and some use buttons to outline the letter. Good thinking everyone!
We revisited Mat Man this week as well. Mat Man is a great tool that helps to improve body awareness, and in turn helps children to draw people. It also opens the floor to discussing other details like, colour of eyes, eyebrows, clothing, jewellery, etc.
Some other things we did this week include journals, a couple outdoor adventures, and a picnic lunch.
We learned all about tornadoes this week! How timely, considering there was just a tornado not too far from Calgary!
Spin, Spin, Spin…went the kids! We learned that tornadoes move in a circular motion and they form when hot air and cold air come together. We used two hands, in a circular motion to draw our very own colourful tornadoes. So much fun! Although tornadoes happen on land, we did an experiment where we made a tornado in a glass jar with water and dish soap. Everyone took turns holding and spinning the jar in a circular motion, to see a mini water tornado.
We learned that tornadoes are so powerful that they can lift up large objects like cars, so we tried to figure out what objects would move when we blew through a straw. The kids did a great job trying it out and placing the object on the correct side of the board (will blow and will not blow). Everyone also made a 2 part art project where they drew an image of a place where they think a tornado would be (i.e.: a farm, as many images we looked at were in the countryside) and then used shaving cream, a few drops of black paint and their hands to mix up a tornado within a stencil. The results were quite neat. We had a bunch of fun using straws to blow paint around a larger paper to make a neat tornado painting as well.
It was fun learning about the job Storm Chasers do too. It was cute seeing them run around pretending to follow the tornadoes!
This weeks letters were A and M. How many different ways can you build A. It’s neat to see how differently each child’s mind works. They are do things just a bit differently from each other. I saw some write with the buttons in the play dough, some build with small sticks, some use their finger as a pencil to write in the play dough and some use buttons to outline the letter. Good thinking everyone!
We revisited Mat Man this week as well. Mat Man is a great tool that helps to improve body awareness, and in turn helps children to draw people. It also opens the floor to discussing other details like, colour of eyes, eyebrows, clothing, jewellery, etc.
Some other things we did this week include journals, a couple outdoor adventures, and a picnic lunch.
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