First, we checked the rain gauge to see if we got any rain over the last 24 hours. It was empty. After that, Remington and I discussed different kinds of weather. Then, we explored a "Dress for the Weather" Nearpod lesson. He took a virtual field trip to a park where children were flying kites. Next, he had to help a cartoon dog and cat dress for the season. He had a lot of fun with this section. Lastly, he completed a quiz and "Time to Climb" to determine his comprehension.

Remi and I began by stretching to avoid injuries. Then, Remi took a lap. We focused on hitting something above your head, below your head, and at arm's length. I let him use boxing gloves and asked him to hit below his head ten times. After that, he hit at arm's length ten times. Next, he hit above his head striking the punching bag ten times. Due to the high temperature and humidity, we headed inside to cool down.

We were unable to go outside due to the air conditioning being fixed. So, we stayed inside and discussed our heartrates. Then, we had Library. Remi picked out a few books on games and gaming. We sat on the couch and perused them. He decided that he wanted to checkout a Captain Underpants book. Now he has two books checked out with the Dog Man book he took home last week.
We had a wonderful session.

As we begin our second unit, we will be focusing on weather, weather safety, and collecting rainwater. Remi completed a brainstorming web exploring what he already knows about weather. He shared his story about when the tornado hit his mom's restaurant and overturned a few cars. Then, we created a rain gauge. We will measure the rainfall for every day including the weekend for one week. Remi will record the rainfall for each day in his notebook. We will discuss trends. He will take notes in his notebook.
Lastly, we discussed rain dances and why people incorporate them into their communities.

The lower school has been learning about the layers of soil. They include bedrock, parental material, subsoil, topsoil, and humus. As an extension of his learning, we completed a Science Lab where we created Edible Soil. The bedrock layer was a solid shortbread cookie. The parent material was crumbled shortbread cookie, For the subsoil, we used vanilla pudding. Next, we used chocolate pudding with mini chocolate chips for the topsoil. We added a few gummy worms to represent real worms in this layer. For the humus, we used chocolate pudding and crumbled Oreos. Lastly, for the green grass, we dyed coconut flakes with green food coloring.
Remi really enjoyed our Science Lab today.

Remi has been learning about the layers of soil. They include bedrock, parental material, subsoil, topsoil, and humus. As an extension of his learning, we completed a Science Lab where we created Edible Soil. The bedrock layer was a solid shortbread cookie. The parent material was crumbled shortbread cookie, For the subsoil, we used vanilla pudding. Next, we used chocolate pudding with mini chocolate chips for the topsoil. We added a few gummy worms to represent real worms in this layer. For the humus, we used chocolate pudding and crumbled Oreos. Lastly, for the green grass, we dyed coconut flakes with green food coloring.
Remi really enjoyed our Science Lab today.