Our STEM project for the week was to engineer a device to save Humpty Dumpty when he fell.
ASK: Why does Humpty break? "He hits the ground, the ground is hard." IMAGINE: What types of materials will keep him safe? "Something soft" What would happen if I put Humpty Dumpty in a bag with rocks? "He would break" PLAN: What are some soft materials we could use? "My clothes", "String", "Those white balls" (cotton balls)...By Wednesday they were shouting, "That green bag with all the clothes in it!" CREATE: Students were given a sandwich bag and soft materials. IMPROVE: After watching Mrs. Reynolds Humpty Dumpty hit the ground and ooze all over, may of the students decided they needed MORE soft materials to improve their bag before they tested it! Whoop! Whoop! Most AMAZING Pre-K students in the world! We only had 4 eggs crack! One was broken after the experiment, three were in bags with too little material. The BEST news is that the students knew why they broke and how to improve it for next time!
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I'm crazy right? Homework in Pre-K is ridiculous! However, about half of the students keep asking for homework...seriously. So, starting next week, I am going to have a homework basket where the students can choose one or two sheets a week to work on at home IF they want to.
I will have a homework station open during center time next to our school prop box. Students will be able to "grade" their own homework papers by putting stamps and stickers on their work. I want to treat this activity as something fun and imagination centered. I am not collecting or grading their work. If your child colors all over their "assignment" and brings it back to school, puts a sticker on it, and brings it back home, he/she is learning responsibility and feeling like a big kid in a stress free environment (hopefully for both you and your child). If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know :) |
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