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Parachutes
Posted by Kathryn on 21st July in Science
I teach science to all my students. Today was my day for the beginner 7 year olds. There are only four of them, but they can be a handful. OK, the two boys are a handful… the girls are fine. :) Today we made parachutes. It’s really easy. All you need is a plastic bag, [...]
Food Pyramids – D4 Class
Posted by Kathryn on 15th May in Science
Welcome to the world of D4 class. They are a group of 4th-5th graders. I teach them science, math and listening skills. Recently, we’ve been talking about health in our science classes. As a culminating activity, I had them make food pyramids on poster boards. Ignore the fact this is the “old” food pyramid. It [...]
Planting Seeds
Posted by Kathryn on 27th April in Science
These are pictures of August Class. They are a group of 7 year olds in their second and third years of English studies. I teach them science and math as well as reading. They are a handful… In science, we’ve been talking about plants. They been learning about the parts of plants, their life cycle [...]
Ivory Visits Newton Class
Posted by Kathryn on 16th February in Science
Newton class is a group of 6 year olds. I teach math and science to them. Over the last few months in science, we’ve been talking about the five senses. The unit finishes with the sense of touch. I mentioned as we were talking about soft and rough that my cat Ivory is very soft. [...]
Spring Open House 2009
Posted by Kathryn on 20th June in Science
It’s over. Oh thank goodness it’s over. It’s definitely been a stressful few weeks for all involved. Open houses here are always interesting. I kind of prefer the way we did it at my last school. They were just open classes where the parents dropped in. We knew when they were coming and planned an [...]
