Magda was back this week with the sourdough bread they made from the wild yeast starter and the regular bread made from the store bought yeast. They got to try both types and see if they could taste the difference. What a great (and yummy) project! We learned more about owls, hawks, eagles, blue jays, […]
The students have been busy with their work this week! Since pictures speak louder than words: Robert is working on a pre-reading activity. Claire is transferring water with a dropper, an activity that develops fine motor skills. George is sculpting a reptile (dinosaur?) from play dough. Emma is working with the Addition Strip Board. The […]
The children enjoyed a presentation from Tammy about recycling. We sorted some “trash” and discussed which items can get recycled. We identified the trash bins in our classroom that are for recycled items and discussed what food items from our lunches are able to be put in the compost. We started another science experiment to […]
This week Magda visited with a special lesson about bread. The children learned how bread is made and what ingredients are included. We learned that yeast feeds on sugar and releases carbon dioxide so the bread will rise.Then we helped perform two experiments with yeast! The first one included putting warm water, sugar and yeast […]