Arts Festival and Tadpoles, the eclectic world of K1...

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The students were so excited to show you all they could do at their Arts Festival.  They are still talking about it this week!  Here are some of their reflections about the experience.

Using the app Drawing Pad to capture their thoughts

Tadpoles!

The sign-in question "Are tadpoles alive?" was much too easy; everyone signed in on the yes side.  Here are some of the reasons why:

"Because they go into a life cycle." -Lyla
"Because they turn into frogs." -Alfie
"They have to be alive because they are part of the frog cycle." -Ante
"Because tadpoles can move." -Laura
"Because they can swim." -Christopher
"Because they come from a frog.  They come in small eggs and the black thing is them hiding in a ball." -Agnes
"I saw tadpoles alive on a documentary on my tv." -Som

Yes, a better question would have been "Do you think your teacher can KEEP the tadpoles she brought into the classroom alive?" but I'm not going to ask that! I'm just going to keep my fingers crossed, because the students are very interested in them, and I hope we can see some changes happen over these last few weeks of school.  Two more tadpole/frog sign in questions also led to some interesting discussions.

"Do tadpoles sleep?" 
Most said "Yes" and here are some of their reasons why:
"Because if they don't have enough sleep they can't go fast and they can't grow into a frog then." -Kai
"Because they will get too tired. They swim around, and then they get too tired and sleep." -Yaana
"Because every living thing sleeps." -Nadia (But is that true? Perhaps a question next week will ask if trees or plants sleep...)
A few friends said "No" and this is the thinking behind their answers:
"Because tadpoles want to play." -Rinka
"I think they are always moving." -Mira
"Because they are small and fast." -Mercer

"Would you like to be a frog?" 
20 students said "No".
"Because all you do is jump." -Aaryav
"Because then you can't go on land for a long time." -Ben
"Then my body would be slimy." -Laura
"I will miss my mummy and daddy." -Mercer
2 students said "Yes"
"Because I like jumping." -Liam
"Because I like to swim for a long time." -Christopher

Studying the tadpoles

Making sketches

Displaying her work

Using teamwork to finish the frog life cycle puzzle

Playdough frogs

Reminders:

The June Show and Tell Roster will go home on Monday.