Fall Scavenger Hunt

For the month of October we will be learning all about Autumn. Throughout this thematic unit we will be exploring fall weather, animal adaptations, leaves, the five senses, apples, pumpkins, bats & owls. 

Last week we read a variety of fall books and we observed the fall weather by going on a nature scavenger hunt. We compared living & non-living objects and we completed a leaf report. 

Spring is in the air!

The snow is melting and spring is just around the corner! 

Weather & Seasons

For the past month the students have been learning all about different types of weather. Last week we finished off our unit by focusing on the four seasons. We went over each season and matched them to the months of the year. We reviewed what clothes we wear in each season, what the trees look like in each season and how animals adapt to seasonal changes. 

Matching seasonal pictures to the correct season.

What clothing do we wear in each season?

We learned how weather changes from day to day.

Spring Tree

Summer Tree

Winter Tree

Fall Tree

Weather & Seasons

Last week in science we focused on how clouds are formed and the water cycle. 

First we read "Spilt Milk." Then the students created their own cloud pictures.

The next day we discussed different types of clouds (Cirrus, Stratus, Cumulus and Cumulonimbus).

Then we made a cloud with hot water and ice! 

After that we discussed the water cycle and different types of precipitation. 

First we did an experiment. The students had to make a hypothesis on what would happen to the food colouring...would it stay above the cloud? Sink to the bottom? Or would it disappear. The students quickly figured out that the food colouring represented rain and would sink. Eventually the clouds (shaving cream) became heavy with food colouring and it "rained." This experiment showed that when clouds fill with moisture it rains, snows, or hails depending on the temperature. 

We then learned a song that helped the students remember the water cycle (run off, evaporation, condensation, and precipitation). 

Water Cycle Song:

(To the tune of "She will be coming around the mountain."

Water travels in a cycle, yes it does

Water travels in a cycle yes it does.

It goes up as evaporation.

Forms clouds as condensation.

Then comes down as precipitation, yes it does! 

                                                 
After that ROY. G. BIV helped us remember the colours of the rainbow!