The Kindergarteners and 1st grade students, in the School for the Deaf, have been hard at work learning and identifying the differences between 2D and 3D shapes! They enjoyed scavenging the classroom while remote learners hunted around inside their homes and brought back examples of each shape to share and compare! They concluded the unit with STEM projects which required that they build 2D and 3D shapes using toothpicks and gummy bears!
We also had our celebration of 100 Days of School! The students enjoyed engaging in different activities surrounding this such as stacking up 100 cups and wearing our 100 Days of School shirts they made at home with their families! They also made silly 100 Days of School crowns to celebrate! They learned about how our Deaf elders may sometimes feel lonely or isolated and made cheerful cards to mail out to our local Deaf club consisting of many Deaf senior citizens. What a fun way to have the youngest Deaf community connect with the oldest!
We have been learning about hibernating and migrating animals as well as beginning to learn more about adapting and camouflage animals. The students learned that all animals living in any of the habitats need water, food, space, and shelter to survive. Play-based centers in the classroom have been centered on animal habitats with the light table featuring the arctic penguin’s habitat! One center called for bringing in snow and the student there that day would make a den for polar bears in the snow or burrow animals underneath. Students have particularly enjoyed learning about how animals can adapt to winter. This Friday, the students will present their animal diorama that they made at home with their families! The animals and their habitats that will be displayed are the polar bear, the coyote, alligators, tigers, zebras, and deer. They are brimming with excitement to present their very first research project!
