The children of Room 8 have been observing caterpillars and their transformation into butterflies. This week we discussed the metamorphosis process which includes six stages. It starts with a caterpillar hanging upside down creating a J-like shape on a tree limb (when in nature) or on the ceiling of our class terrarium. Then the [...]

  The children have been excited learning about volcanoes over the past few weeks. This week, we explored through using a different type of medium, known as Craypas or oil pastel crayons. We used Craypas to create a picture of a volcano. Craypas were created in Japan in the late 1920’s. They are made from [...]

  The children have been learning about the scientific method and what an experiment is. We started an experiment using four different colors of water and placing a white carnation flower in each one to see if they would change to the color of the water. The colors were blue, green, red and clear. Then [...]

 The thematic unit we are studying in Room 8 is Volcanoes. As an art project, the children created a mosaic of a Volcano using small pieces of construction paper. Mosaic art is the art of putting together little pieces of materials (i.e.: construction paper, glass or stone) to create a picture. The children worked together [...]