Tigers and Zebras (Tianna)

In gym yesterday, we played a game created by Tianna.  Here is the conversation we had explaning the game:

Mme Maklin: What is the name of your game?


Tianna: The name of my game is about Tigers and Zebras.


Mme Maklin: How do we play your game?



Tianna: We need some people  in corners, 4 in each.  Only 

3 people can be it. Zebras are in 3 corners and tigers are in 4 corners. Girls are zebras and boys are tigers.                                                                                          

Mme Maklin: When the zebras and tigers get touched, what do they have to do?

 

Tianna: They have to jump over hula hoops.

 

Mme Maklin: How many times?

 

Tianna: 10 times. When the tigers and zebras get tired, they lay down. When you touch them they wake up.

 

Mme Makin: When does the game end?

 

Tianna.: The game ends when the teacher tell us.

 

We played Tianna's game today in the gym.  She divided the tigers and the zebras by sending the girls in 2 corners and the boys in the other 2.  The children followed the instructions very well.



Goodbye and Welcome!

 

Recently we had to say goodbye to two friends and other living things. Adam moved to Autralia, Chili went to heaven, Rachel (our pumpkin) and another of our classroom plants died. The children had the opportunity to draw something that represented their best memory with Adam and Chili. We talked about new beginning by welcoming a new friend Ella to our classroom and by planting new seeds so life can begin again.

 

 

 

Candy Cane Experiment

Just before the Christmas Holidays, we did an experiment with candy canes. We wanted to know what would happen if we put a candy cane in hot water and cold water.

 

Here are some of the chidren`s predictions (and connections) on what will happen if we put a candy cane in hot water:

 

Ben: It`s gonna broke.

 

Devin: It`s going to shrink because in the cold water there isn`t enough pressure to make it shrink but in hot water there is.

 

Giuliana G.: The candy cane is stickier than the gingerbread man.

 

This observation from Giuliana directed us toward another question "Why is it sticky?"

 

Adam: Junk! Fruitloops that`s definitively junk.

 

Giuliana M.: There is a lot of sugar.

 

 

Here are some predictions on what will happen if we put a candy cane in cold water:

Adam: It`s gonna stay cold.

Devin: It`s gonna stay the same.

 

 

 

Then we put one candy cane in hot water and one in cold water. We also decide to put one candy with its wrapper in each of the cups. The children predicted that the wrapper would protect the candy canes. Here are the observations made by the children:

Hot Water:

 

Anthony: The colours are melting.

 

Kaitlyn: It`s turning white.

 

Alessa: (After touching the candy cane) This one is cold.

 

Kaitlyn: (Looking at the dye in the wrapper in the bottom) It's red at the bottom.

 

Anthony: The hot one is more red (the water).

 

Colin: They both turned into red and I see white sugar in there.

 

 

 

Cold Water

 

Sean: It`s melting.

 

Alessa: (Touching the one in cold water) This one is cold.

 

Tianna: This one is broken a little.

 

Kaitlyn: This one has two lines (stripes) at the bottom.

 

Anthony: This one has a little red. This one is going to break.

 

Nahisha: (touching the candy cane) It's wet.

 

Colin: The one with "c" is cold.

 

 

At  the end of our experiment, we concluded that a candy cane in hot water melts faster than in cold water and plastic protects the candy canes like our skin protects us.

 

 

 

Gingerbread Science Experiment

 In the story the Gingerbread Man did not want to get wet.  We did the Gingerbread Science Experiment to find out what happens when a gingerbread gets wet. We took a picture of a gingerbread man to show what it looked like before he got it wet. The chidren drew a picture of what they thought he would look like after he got wet and explained their predictions. See the slideshow to view the children's predictions.

Here is what our gingerbread man looked like after he got wet.

Children`s observations:

- It broke (Alessa).

- It cut in half (Folu).

- All of it breaked (Colin).

- It smells good (Brandon).






Then, we asked the question "Why did the gingerbread man break into pieces?"

Adam said that the water is rougher than the food you make. We agreed that the water creates friction against the cookie and helps to break it down. We then asked if an apple would break down if we put it in water. The children all agreed that it would not. We asked "What protects the apple?" Adam explained that the skin makes apples stronger than the water. We added that the skin also protect us from the water. That because of our skin, we are waterproof. We conclude that the gingerbread had absorbed the water and it is the reason why he broke into pieces. Sean commented that the gingerbread man broke because he did not have skin.This directed  us to ask the question what could the Old Lady from the story have put on the gingerbread man to help protect him from the water. Here are some suggestions: buttons, coat, chocolate, candies. After the New Year, we will test the impermeability of those objects to see if they could have been good choices and to see if we can find other objects that are waterproof.

Gingerbread Man

After reading the story ``The Gingerbread Man,`` the children got to help the Gingerbread Man return home. They had to build a road using tubes, place the gingerbread in the tubes and send him home (bucket) using water.

Here are the books that we read about the Gingerbread Man.

Problem: ``Peux-tu aider le Petit bonhomme en pain d'épice à retourner à sa maison.``



 We made a mini gingerbread man out of plasticine but it kept getting stuck so one of the children suggested that we roll it into a ball. Look at the video to see Hannah helping her Gingerbread Man get home.

 

 

Following the reading of our fairytales The Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood and the Gingerbread Man, we discussed what action to take when feeling unsafe or uncomfortable, and when and how to seek assistance in unsafe situations. You can help your child by talking with him or her about safety at school, at home and in the community. You can also help them learn your phone number and when to dial 911 in case of an emergency.

To see other activities that we have done this week go under the tab Our Classroom Activities.

The Three Little Javelinas

We read thes story The Three Little Javelinas. Then we comparared this story from the original version The three Little Pigs.

Different
Title: The Three Little Pigs Character: Wolf Setting: Forest The first house is made of straw.	Title: The Three Little Javelinas Character: Coyote Setting: Desert The first house is made of tumbleweeds.
Same
Characters: 3 pigs Problem: The wolf/ coyote wants to eat the three little pigs Ending: The wolf/ coyote got his tail on fire. Sayings: “Little pig, little pig, let me come in.” “Not by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin!” “Then I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house in.” The houses being blown. The second house is made of sticks and the third is made of bricks.

Les trois petits cochons



 After reading the story «Les trois petits cochons» the children got to make the pigs` houses using different materials.  Then, they made the characters of the story. We displayed their work on our bulletin board. The children answered questions about the story and we had a discussion about what we could add to the bulletin to create the setting and time «Where» and «When». The children decided to make suns, clouds and trees to better show the setting and time.

Here are the questions and the children's answers in English:

1.      What is the title of the story?

The Three Little Pigs

       2.      Who are the characters?

 The three little pigs and the big bad wolf

      3.      Where is the story happening?

 In the forest

      4.      When is the story happening?

 In the morning

      5.      What is the problem in the story?

 The wolf wants to eat the pigs.

       6.      How is the problem solved?

 They are going to put a fire on the wolf`s tail.

 

Here is a summary of the story:

 First, the three little pigs left their mom’s house.

Then, they built a house of straw, sticks and bricks.

After, the bad wolf came to get the pigs by blowing their houses down.

Finally, he could not blow the brick house. He went down the fireplace. He got his tail on fire. He ran away.


Here are the questions and the children's answers in French:

1.      Quel est le titre de l’histoire?

 Les trois petits cochons

2.      Qui sont les personnages de l’histoire?

Les cochons, le loup

 

3.      Où se passe l’histoire?

 forêt

 

4.      Quand se passe l’histoire?

 Il fait soleil, in the morning (le matin)

 

     5.      Quel est le problème dans l’histoire?

 Le loup (veut) mange(r) les 3 petits cochons.

 

     6.      Comment le problème est résolu?

 Le loup got in fire.

See more activities under the tab Our Classroom Activities.

Do not forget to read our new inquiry about Wild Kratts and the children`s answers to our Rescue Heroes inquiry under the tab Our Inquiries.