In one of my first posts this year I told you about a book I got by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. Yesterday, we finally read it as a class! The students really liked it, and then they wrote their own equations. Here are a few of my favourites:
recess + math = school
presents + tree in your house = Christmas
tape + box = robot
daddy + mommy + me + sister + cat = love
barking + commands = puppy
hockey + LA Kings = mad
imagination + mysterious = writing
We have been doing an artist study of surrealist artist René Magritte. Magritte liked to combine unexpected object in his art, to make the viewer think.
Last week we did some sketching of unusual combinations of items (an animal and a piece of clothing, food and a sport, etc.) This week we cut out some pictures from magazines and arranged them on a background where they wouldn’t normally be seen. I tried to take pictures of most of them, check out our gallery below.
Check out the math links I added. They may be helpful for the Grade Twos to complete their homework, and of course the Grade Ones can explore the site!
Welcome to Division Seven’s Viking village! We used what we’ve been learning about viking communities (clothing, housing, transportation) to build a village.
We were inspired by the viking settlement at L’Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland which I visited last summer. Mrs. Clark helped make the papier maché mountains, which we then painted, as well as the water. We stained the houses, and I put soil and grass seed on the roofs, since the houses in L’Anse aux Meadows had sod roofs. Lots of students made various other items for the village (fires, beds, weapons) and clothing for the people.
I think our village looks pretty good, especially now that the grass is growing! Click on the photos for a closer look.
We have been busy with our viking activities, I took pictures, but I left my memory card at school, so photos will be coming soon. In the meantime, I thought I would share some interesting websites I found.
Nova Online – The Vikings This site has some interesting sections to explore, I especially like the videos of a model viking village.
BBC Viking Quest This is an interactive game, you can choose your own adventure as a viking.
BBC Primary History – Vikings This is my favourite viking website. It is very kid-friendly, with lots of photos, videos, and interesting facts to read.
Hope you enjoy learning a little more about vikings!