This week the class finished up the "4 toothpick math challenge". The students worked in groups to figure out how to order the 16 patterns so that one changes into the next by only moving one toothpick at a time. The workbook group reviewed patterning and the clipboard group started to learn about muliplication (presented as adding of equal groups).
The sock creatures are now almost finished. The children are becoming very independent with their sewing! They all finished writing and editing their stories starring their sock creatures. These will be made into books next week.
The children learned how to make pins using a badge making machine. They designed a nametag for their sock creature and created a button-style pin.
The class is working toward the Speed Stacking Contest on Tuesday June 23 by practising all the stack formations.
We have new "pets" in our class this week. We now have a "vermicomposter" or a worm composter. As part of our soil/plant science unit, this shows the children the important role that worms play in breaking down organic material into the humus of the soil. Each student studied a red wiggler worm with a magnifying glass and we talked about what they looked like and how they move. The worms live in a mix of soil, water, shredded newspaper and fruit/vegetable scraps. Because the worms are "photosensitive" or light sensitive they will only be fed twice a week. 
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