Making Learning Fun

Today's science lesson was a little silly, but lots of fun; we went to 'dental school' and as part of our training had to brush gigantic teeth. No pictures - sorry, but hopefully your child's tooth-shape name tag was a conversation starter and they told you about what they did. This was the first time I had tried this activity, but it was quite popular, so I'll likely do it again next year, with a few changes. Your children are such a wonderful class. I really enjoy trying new activities with them.

Here are a few pictures from last week.
This is an activity called Read the Room. Children go around and read whatever they can find anywhere in the classroom: posters, signs, charts, name tags... Add some funky glasses and a pointer, and it is quite fun.
Or, if you prefer, you can read the room through a magnifying glass.
There are lots of things to read in our room!
Here are some children practicing their sight words by forming the letters with playdoh.
Playing the time game (matching digital and analog clocks). "Game" is like a magic word. If you say "Match the clocks" then the activity is okay. If you say "This is a matching game" it's suddenly perceived with greater enthusiasm. Is that called manipulation? Garnering greater enthusiasm leads to more practice and learning. :)