Balancing
The ice rink that has taken over our playground is helping all of us to improve our balance and gross motor skills! We have been making good use of all that ice by playing hockey (with baseball bats and balls), riding bikes (yes, you read that correctly), boot skating, collecting ice chunks, and running and […]
Meeting the Needs
Have you ever heard of Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs? Simply put, Maslow said that people are motivated to achieve certain needs. When one need is fulfilled a person seeks to fulfill the next one, and so on. The needs, in order, are: 1. Biological and Physiological – air, food, drink, shelter, warmth, physical contact, sleep […]
Wild Animals
Vacation week is arriving just on time! Our classroom was bursting with excited energy, so we spent as much time outdoors as possible, including “running” sessions with Sue during morning work time. Tuesday brought us a late start due to the icy roads, but it also brought the best snow of the winter so far. […]
Gonna Mail Myself To You
When we arrived for school on Monday we had our own personal ice rink to skate and glide on. Then we got a bit of snow, which made it even more slippery. By the end of the week when the temperatures were almost too cold to go out, there was just enough snow so we […]