Colour to Cope with COVID 19

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week (May 4-10). Thank you to Ashlyn's Mom for passing on this information.

Underwater Colour Bursts/Go Noodle

Happy Friday! Enjoy some fun activities for the weekend. First, explore at home with liquids and colour. This experiment can be conducted in your kitchen or simply watch the video to experience the investigation. If conducting the experiment and you don't have a medicine dropper, a small spoon can be used to make food colouring droplets. Watch the link below:

Underwater Colour Bursts

Now, switch gears and get your body moving by watching this Go Noodle link:

Indoor Recess: Moose on the Loose

Lastly, relax for the rest of the weekend. Calm your body and mind with the Go Noodle activity called Melting- Flow.

 Melting- Flow

How to Make a Map

Read along with this RedCat Reading video and learn more about maps. At the end of the video learn how to make a map of your bedroom. You will need paper (graph paper is best), a ruler, a pencil, and crayons. Here is the link below:

How to Make a Map Video

Learning About Canada

From the West Coast across to the East Coast and up to the Northern Territories, we live in a very diverse, beautiful country! Take a tour across Canada and find out what makes each province and territory so special.

If you have difficulty viewing the video, it is called "Map of Canada: Part 2 Learn the Canadian Provinces". The running time is 6 minutes and 30 seconds. It can be Googled.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ4qBWz6o4Q

We live in Ontario. What facts did you learn about Ontario? What city in Ontario is Canada's capital?

STEM Challenge/Crazy Hair

Pop Pom Drop STEM Challenge:

Get your kids thinking critically and developing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) skills with just some simple items from around the house! Watch the link below to see how some pom poms, tape, and toilet paper rolls become a STEM challenge.

Pom Pom Drop

Crazy Hair Art

With all of the hair salons closed for months, many people are getting some crazy hairdos! We explored with Crazy Hair Art in the fall. Watch the video link below to revisit this fun activity!

Crazy Hair Art Video

Week of May 4-8

The students will take a closer look at the parts of a map (title, symbols, key, compass rose) by viewing the video link below:

My Map Movie Digital Story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNcF53AEPeQ

Use the symbols in the key and the compass rose on the "My Neighbourhood" map to complete the questions. Enjoy looking at a map of Canada's Wonderland from 2008. What rides have you been on? What new rides are not included in this 2008 map?

Cardboard Box Marble Maze

Here is a weekend project:


Cardboard Box Marble Maze

Here is what you need to make one:

 - a cardboard box
- scissors or a utility knife (with parent supervision)
- craft sticks/popsicle sticks (the wide kind is best)
- hot glue gun (with parent supervision)
- a nickel
- a pencil

Start with a box with a lid and cut the lid off (e.g. a pizza box). Make the track by cutting craft sticks and hot gluing them to the box. Build the track a little at a time so that you can test it out.Trace a nickel (the perfect size) and cut out the circles with scissors or a utility knife with parent supervision. Place your marble into the box and play with your new labyrinth game!