Dear
Mead Room families and friends,
At the
beginning of the week we made a colossal batch of playdough. This sensorial
experience always results in rich discussions and hands-on investigations
incorporating science, literacy, numeracy, and creativity!
Scientific
Exploration—We talked about how we had several solid materials (flour, salt,
cream of tartar) to which we were going to add liquids (oil, water.) What was
going to happen? Numeracy and Literacy
—We followed a recipe and instructions, measuring out cups, half and full,
stirring and mixing. Finally the
children were able to explore and observe the changing state of materials and
marvel as the bowl of unrelated ingredients came together to form a sticky then
smooth and squishy ball of dough!
Our
Water investigation continues…..
This
week we read ‘Who Sank The Boat’, by Pamela Allen. Then dived into more sinking and floating experiments;
Paige – The stick floats,
it’s made of wood
Danica – A rock will sink
because its too heavy.
Sienna – The stick will
float, the giraffe was floated because it can stay still, it can stay up.
Alana – Some things just
float and sink!
Oliwer – Spoons and rocks,
the same, sink.
We
have also been painting our representations of water, and sharing the stories
that spontaneously emerge during these rich moments of creative expression;
Yifan – Water, lots and lots
of water. The water coming from the raining.
Cooper – It’s a ship with
robots in it.
Paige – It’s an icecream at
the beach on my holiday.
Patrick – A boat, it goes with
super boosters, and a submarine, it goes down, down, under the water and up and
under.
From
Melissa, Elodie and Sharon
