The latest excitement in the Makerspace workshop was using some of the robots! We used an ipad app to move and manipulate the Dash robots, and the kids had a great time. You can see some of the action in the photos.
On Tuesday, we built a fort (un fuerte)! The class worked together to create a fort out of sheets, pieces of fabric, and lots of clothespins. It took some cooperation to get all of the pieces together. We had fun playing board games in the fort.
The new vocabulary words from last week and this week are:
la nariz (nose) nadar (to swim) nueve (nine)
la nube (a cloud) negro (black) nieve (snow)
la niña (girl) el niño (boy) nada (nothing)
la fresa (strawberry) la familia (family) frío (cold)
la flor (flower) feliz (happy) las formas (shapes)
la foto (photo) la foca (seal) la fila (the line)
Here is a link to the mountain game board, but you could easily draw your own. The object of the mountain game is to be the first to climb your mountain, in number order, and then descend the other side. Player 1 rolls the dice and hopes for a 1, which will allow him to cross the number 1 off his mountain. He must “ascend” in numerical order, so cannot cross off the 2 until he has crossed off the 1. If he rolls a 1 and a 2, however, he can cross both numbers off in one turn. Play continues until someone has made it all the way up their mountain and down the other side in the correct order. (http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/mountain)
November 22 and 24 - Thanksgiving break
Friday, December 1 - Teacher Professional Development day
for enthusiasm, questions, and imagination,
for innocent smiles and boundless energy,
for curiosity, excitement, and a love of learning,
for heartfelt hugs, crayon drawings, and funny stories,
for all this and more...
...thank you for sharing your children with me!
Best Wishes for a Safe and Happy Thanksgiving Weekend!