Unit of Inquiry - Sense of Hearing We started our week by guessing which sounds we heard in the mystery boxes! Without using pictures, we managed to identify the sound of sand, coins, and pom poms! Once we saw the pictures, we were better at guessing which boxes had which things inside. What sounds can we hear from food? During lunch and snack time, we listened to what sounds we could hear from our foods. Were they loud or quiet? Does it make a chomping sound or a crunching sound? We also explored the key concept of change in food. What happens when we add water to Rice Krispies and Alka Seltzers? Using only our sense of hearing and sight, we couldn't hear anything but once we added water they changed and we could hear fizzing, sizzling, snapping, crackling, popping sounds! Listening Walk We took a nice stroll through the school and listened for all the sounds we could hear! We heard a lot of birds, cicadas, people talking, cooking noises from the canteen, water, footsteps and more! Math - Shapes & Skip counting This week we further explored our shapes, using words like "edges" and "corners" to classify and sort our shapes. We also made videos called "What does the shape say?" Please enjoy watching them below!
Finally we explored skip counting! We learned that skip counting makes counting to 100 much quicker, and we counted by 10s and 5s.
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Unit of Inquiry - How the World Works Experiments
As true scientists, we conducted some sight experiments where we asked questions, made hypothesis (I think...), conducted our experiment, and finally we recorded and wrote what we know afterwards! Open Inquiry We ended the week with open inquiry time, focusing on our sense of sight. We created our own questions, then took our learning outside to observe and record. Outdoor learning has a range of benefits and we enjoy using our outdoor learning spaces to learn! Literacy This week we returned to literacy routines, having times in the day for reading, writing and word work. We also spent time doing transdisciplinary learning, where we used our literacy skills during Unit of Inquiry time. Have a look at our reflections from the week on the purpose of having a sense of sight. Math Shapes and numbers are all around us! During Maths lessons this week we explored number sense, number formation, and all about 2D shapes and simple patterns through a range of activities. We played with toys, used our room to spot 2D shapes, and created patterns out of manipulatives. We also spent a lot of time developing our fine motor skills when cutting out shapes and using push pins in cork board to create shapes. Fine motor skills are very useful, and will help us in our self management (being able to button pants and tie laces) and in our academics (helping us to achieve tidy handwriting!)
Exploring our new classroom! We enjoyed our new classroom space so much and spent a lot of time exploring it! Fizzing eggs As our upcoming unit is a science based unit, we started this week by inquiring into what we know about scientists and conducting a science experiment! We "hatched" cold eggs by using a dropper to put vinegar on frozen baking soda... To our amazement the eggs "make lots of little bubbles" and "Looks like a volcano" and "is making noises!" After awhile, we found animals inside! Maths & Literacy We had a lot of fun playing various math and literacy based activities this week! Including a ten-frame hunt around the room, puzzles, creating rainy day stories and creating shapes and words in shaving foam!
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AuthorWe are a class of 4, 5 and 6 year olds at an international school in Singapore! We learn by playing, inquiring and having fun. Our teacher is Ms Bustamante, and this is our learning journey! Archives
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