Insect Metamorphosis

In the morning, they were first graders, in the afternoon, the change began..

Grasshopper

Anything Bug

Paper Wasp

Bee

Firefly

Grasshopper

Monarch Butterfly

Monarch Butterfly

Rainbow Bug

Ladybug

Wasp

Ladybug

Butterfly

Bug with Mandible

Butterfly

Pink Butterfly

We used authentic assessment, to see how much student's had learned about insects. Did they create 3 body parts? Did they include 6 legs? Did their insect costume include other features and structures of insects?

Conferences are coming!

Please check below for your conference time. If you are now unable to make this time, please let me know ASAP. Thanks

	Monday Oct 14	Tues Oct 15
8:00		Karen Supan
8:20		David MacVicar
8:40		David MacVicar
9:00	Angela Mongeon	Zephyr /Jeremy
9:20	Julia	Linda/Jeremy
9:40
10:00	Emma /Moritz	Terri Sincyr
10:20	Elvis
10:40
11:00	Adelit	Raj/Bhavna
Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
12:00		In-service
12:20		In-service
12:40		In-service
1:00		In-service
1:20		In-service
1:40		In-service
2:00		In-service
2:20	Mediatrice	In-service
2:40	Janna / Dan Clar	In-service

	Wed Oct 16	Thurs Oct 17
3:00		Ivy/Steve
3:20		Dena
3:40	Wendy/Dan

Sun and Shadows

Many thanks to Angela and Bhavna for their efforts to teach the first 4 Winds  science lesson of the year.The lesson was called "Sun and Shadows" . We enjoyed learning about the rotation of the Earth, and the revolutions of the Earth. We also used flashlights to simulate sunshine, and to see how shadows change. This video was intriguing as first graders attempted to use their hands to make shadows too!
http://vimeo.com/59196587

Using Community Paper, like Eric Carle

We have been using Eric Carle books throughout our insect unit, to discover the unique characteristics of insects. We also learned about Eric Carle's method of creating his own paper, and his effort to make paper "more than paper." we set out to mimic his style of paper making, by creating our own painted paper, which we called "Community Paper".

 

 

 

 

 

 

We then began to really study the collage technique used by Eric Carle. Each first grader was able to look carefully at an Eric Carle book, and to find something interesting to share with classmates. this literature study was captivating, and lasted for about 30 minutes!

 

 
 

 Each student then set off to create their own insect in this collage style. We had a checklist nearby, to help remember the parts of an insect.

 Beatiful insects were created, and each student also named their artwork! These pieces will be hanging outside the classroom for further viewing!