It is the first week of March! That means we switch it all up and start a new theme... but sometimes last month's theme isn't quite finished as the new month starts.
The old theme: simple machines. This week will culminate with our school-wide Invention Convention, and I'm hearing lots of great things from the kids about the inventions in progress (or already completed!) at home. In school, we're taking some time this week to work on big Rube Goldberg machines, in groups: the creativity and problem-solving that go into this—not to mention the teamwork—are beautiful to watch!
Here are some photos of the machines as they've come along:
The new theme: poetry! The kids and I had a fun discussion of "Jabberwocky" on Tuesday, identifying invented words and talking about onomatopoeia. As we move into this new month, we're going to explore all kinds of poems, and have lots of fun playing with language.
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