Critical Creative Thinking Challenges

We stretched our brains the other day with these challenges.

1) Make the tallest free standing structure you can using masking tape and newspaper.

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2) Make a structure that is at least 46 cm long using 3 pieces of dry spaghetti and an index card. There were some interesting interpretations on what a structure was…

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Take Me Outside to the Maple Grove Garden!

Gardening

last week our class helped out with the school garden. We helped by building a new compost, picking lettuce, and then cleaning it, cutting down old rasbery cane and planting garlic. I helped out with almost every thing accept building the compost but I helped take out the old one. Ms. G’s parents came and helped out with building the compost and planting galic. Gardening was a lot more fun then I thought it would be. I thougt it would be hard making new beds for the garlic and picking lettuce but it was fun. I really enjoyed gardening and I hope we can do it agin! by RL

Before

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After

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And in between…

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The Cup Song

This term in music, we are exploring beat and rhythm starting with the “cup song”.

A few grade sevens from Mr. Poole’s class came in and gave us a lesson.

Thank you Ladies!

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Here are some links to youtube videos that will help us practice.

When I’m Gone (both song and cups at speed)

How to Play Tutorial

Cups only

Lyrics only