A playful approach....

Great article:

A playful approach to learning means more than imagination and exploration.

RASTRE-ARTE

This morning, some student of our school took part in a Scavenger Hunt (RASTRE-ARTE) 

 around our nieghborhoud to know the Urban Gallery. Wonderful experience.

One story, different endings

The students of the third grade were given a creative task. In pairs they were supposed to create their own story which begun with the given words: "One sunny day little Chris found a piece of paper with a ribbon. There was a castle and a map leading to it on the paper. The route to the castle went through different countries, each one was different, each one was beautiful..."
Children finished the story and took their little helper on the tip with them - Ozobot, a robot which they use during lessons. Everyone finished the task.

Here are some pictures:

                                                                             by Iwona Tylman

Sorting and Using Materials (III)

Today, the third lesson on the topic...

First, we have made predictions about which material would let more water through

 

These are our predictions.

Finally, we did the VIRTUAL EXPERIMENT, and our predictions were not very accurate. Our only correct prediction was plastic: it does not let any drop through.

In the graphic you can see the comparison between our predictions an the results of the experiment. 

What I like most, as a teacher, about this resource, is how easy it is to talk about these topics using the English language in a "real context" and making it possible to use language to speak about difficult content in a significant way. 

Using and Sorting Materials (II)

This is the second lesson on the topic... (LESSON 1)

Students produced some beautiful sentences, i.e.:

"A kite is made of plastic because it is light."

This is me!

Here I leave some drawings of myself, by my second grade students.

That's how they see me...

Sorting and Using Materials

I have used VIRTUAL EXPERIMENTS years 1&2 with my second grade students. 

They were able to produce wonderful sentences, such as: 

"A climbing frame is made of metal because it is hard."

(I include a screenshot for reference)

First Lego League Junior Grand Final

Once again, the JUNIOR teams of our school SANTISIMA TRINIDAD gave us the opportunity to attend LEGO LEAGUE GRAND FINAL SPAIN. 

We visited workshops and they showed us how water resources are managed...

we even used a rain gauge.

We also defended our projects (three altogether) in front of the audience...

We received honorable mentions for our work.

And we also had time to play!!!!

Thank you very much for making us enjoy the great work of other children from all over Spain.

Feeling proud of you all!