Book of the Month: If I Built a House by Chris Van Dusen or (If I Built a Car) . In this book, a boy named Jack designs the house of his dreams, complete with a racetrack, flying room, and gigantic slide. His creativity and enthusiasm immediately inspire young inventors to imagine their own fantastical designs. Kids are immediately captivated by the possibilities of a “Dream House,” and it easily leads into a discussion about smart homes of the future that use cleaner forms energy, withstand natural disasters, and offer exciting entertainment features. Have students design and create models of a “Smart Home” with features of the future and rooms of their dreams. Have them research alternative energy sources, strong construction materials, and methods of insulation.
We will still have our 7 stations to explore as well! Robotics, Tinker, Drawing, Computers, Maker Table, Animation Station, & Listening Station. October "FLI Lesson"
Each month, your kiddos are introduced to a new app or STEAM initiative during their CL&I weekly visit. We are still completing Stop Motion Animation lessons (ask them about this!) with grades K-3 and will introduce our digital drawing apps later this month. We are so fortunate to have ipads & Apple pencils in the CL&I as well as in our art rotation with Mrs Atkinson! These were purchased with a grant funded by our wonderful DS Education Foundation!
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Beth
9/25/2018 02:31:25 pm
Is this something my kiddo needs to sign up for, or built into classtime?
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Rachel Amrine
9/25/2018 02:48:11 pm
This is built into their CL&I visit (K-2 comes weekly and 3rd grade visits every other week).
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